Again, I think the impt of the reading list depends on your committee. The rules regarding it have changed with the last two lcasses admitted after us--the latest making their own list! So, while we are technically bound to our given list, the faculty are of many minds regarding it, and only 3 faculty will read your dissertation. I'm noting this to ask in the meeting on Tuesday. A On 7/21/05, Natalie Dorfeld <natalie_dorfeld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hey, Joanna & Kittens -- > > I thought defending the first three chapters entailed just that. However, > do we have to know the core reading list inside and out, too? I can't > remember what I read yesterday, let alone three years ago. Agh. Off to > run. > > -- Maria > >