Did you know that some colleges on their application will ask you about the books you have read in the last 2 years? Did you know that most college admissions interviews will include the question, “So tell me what books you read last year?”
While catching up on my Tweets, I came across a great article outlining select schools and their summer reading lists. The whole article can be found HERE, and I have highlighed a few key points down below:
“Between One Book One Twitter and pre-college summer programs, you’ve got a few things to keep you busy — but why not take a look at summer college reading lists? These college bound reading lists will give you a better idea of the intellectual mind-set waiting for you at college – and, simply put, these are good books! My College Guide got in touch with college librarians to get their top picks for summer.”
- Bates College, for example, puts together yearly reviews of books based on staff and faculty suggestions.
- Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions Reading List
- Swarthmore Colleges Summer Reading List for even more recommendations
- The fantastic librarians at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill University Library sent along a list of their personal favorite books you most likely haven’t read in high school – but that you might want to borrow and read sometime before college welcome week! Their list includes:
Margaret Atwood The Handmaid’s Tale
Rachel Carson Silent Spring
Junot Díaz The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Anne Fadiman The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Neil Gaiman The Sandman
Atul Gawande Complications, Better
Tracy Kidder Mountains Beyond Mountains, Homecoming
Thomas Kuhn The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Gabriel Garcia Marquez One Hundred Years of Solitude
David Foster Wallace Consider the Lobster
Read the rest of this article HERE.
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