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Old 07-31-2014, 05:39 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by Tarana View Post
I think adding the word 'acceptable' in your question is what throws people. There is no right or wrong. However, the average college student would be really struggling reading at only 200 wpm. You can do it, but it will be a lot tougher. I read somewhere that the average college student reads 350-450 wpm. Very few read over 600 wpm.
I'm a fairly slow reader (it takes me about 2 minutes per page when reading fiction). However, I did pretty well in university in the sciences. My reading speed wasn't a bottleneck when studying. I suppose it might be different for someone studying literature. So, yes, 'acceptable' is a very elastic term in these cases.
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