<p>Overall, how disposed are Reed College professors to read paper drafts and allow rewrites?</p>
<p>Be honest, and feel free to send me a PM if you'd prefer to do so.</p>
<p>Most professors are happy to meet with students during office hours to discuss upcoming papers. It would depend on the professor whether s/he would read or comment on a draft before it is submitted as a final paper. However, I don’t think that is a very common request. If you need extra help with your papers, there are free writing tutors available every “school night” in the DoJo who will help proofread and edit.</p>
<p>As far as rewrites go, it would probably depend on the specific situation, but I haven’t really heard of that being offered as standard procedure. I can only imagine that being a possibility if you completely bombed the paper, and even then it would depend on the specific professor’s generosity and/or your excuse. Perhaps Hum 110 or intro level classes would offer a little more leniency?? (Other Reedies-- please correct me if I’m wrong)</p>
<p>It’s more common to ask for an extension before the paper is due if you need extra time or help.</p>
<p>SHolmies,</p>
<p>Do professors generally grant extensions?</p>
<p>In my experience, my professors generally did grant extensions, but I rarely requested more than one per class. Asking for extensions in advance (>1 day) always helped. There was one specific time I can remember when I wasn’t granted one (fwiw, it was a relatively new professor).
I’m guessing willingness to grant extensions is dependent on a lot of factors, like if you are an upperclassman in middle of qual/thesis, if you attend class regularly, how often you ask for them, etc. But it’s always worth asking for if you really need it. Professors really want students to succeed, and they are usually understanding of how busy Reedies can get.</p>
<p>For labs, every day late is only 5% off. The professors really want to make sure you understand labs instead of just turn them in on time.</p>
<p>I should clarify that I’m talking about extensions for papers.
Weekly assignments, small assignments, problem sets, labs, etc. are different and often have separate late policies.</p>
<p>I think if you go in to Reed wondering if you will get extensions, it might not be the place for you.</p>
<p>wow reed seems like a cool place</p>