What does 30 pages really mean anyway?
The UConn writing program requires 30 pages of revised writing in the Freshman English seminars, and that’s a lot. Our students will be working on drafts or short assignments each week of the semester, however, and this work tends to add up. If, for example, you have four major assignments of 6-8 pages and one or two short assignments, you will achieve this “magic number.” Still, it is important to note that the courses are about much more than a simple quantity of pages. The page requirement helps us articulate a writing practice that is consistent across sections and campuses, but individual instructors will decide just how this requirement is best met.
