<p>its just great gatsby</p>
<p>Does anybody know where I can find Cornell's required reading list for the incoming freshmen? Or is it just The Great Gatbsy, which is on <a href="http://www.reading.cornell.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.reading.cornell.edu/</a> ?</p>
<p>Incoming freshmen are only required to read the one book (it was Things Fall Apart for '09), attend a meeting about it (didn't happen in my case; the person who was supposed to lead it never showed up), and write an essay (which I ended up not turning it in at all because my meeting was cancelled). </p>
<p>So yeah, just Gatsby.</p>
<p>The required reading is one of the stupidest orientation activities that Cornell offers (simply because everyone knows the essay and discussion don't "count"), but at least you '10-ers ave a decent book to read.</p>
<p>am i missing something...
never heard of a reading class at cornell before</p>
<p>The first thing you should learn is that nothing is every really required. Either you do it or you don't. Cornell issues a freshman reading project every year and the book for this coming year is the great gatsby. You are supposed to read it, and go to discussions as well as write an essay. They lie and tell you that you should read it because it will show up in your freshman writing seminar. I don't know anyone who had that happen. Speaking from experience, you don't have the read the book. You don't even have to go to the discussions, there is nothing that they could do to you. Most people just use spark notes (if they even go through that much trouble) and half of the discussion leaders don't care whether you read it or not. I should know, I was one of the discussion leaders for this past year. If you have time to read it, great. But if not, don't sweat. There will be a bunch of things (i.e. Alcohol Edu etc.) that you will find out aren't really required either.</p>
<p>do u get credits of any sort for this?</p>
<p>lol...nope</p>