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Natural Harmonia Gropius wrote on 2014-01-13 21:05
Spanish textbook: $153 (custom made book, can't get anywhere else, 100% required for course, only option is to buy)
Geology textbook: $109.62 (That's just for renting a used copy, $200+ for a new one. Could possibly get by without it, very likely can get it for cheaper from someone on Amazon.)
Geology lab manual: $36 (used, custom made so you can't get anywhere else. Required).
Communications textbook: $31 (That's renting a digital copy. $70 for a new one. Required).
Total: $329.62, far more if you don't/can't rent/get used copies.
Fuck. This. Shit. Especially the Spanish one.
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Splatulated wrote on 2014-01-13 21:31
what happens if go to class and be like i couldnt afford the books how much is the class any way $800 ? cant they buy the books for you ?
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Compass wrote on 2014-01-13 21:41
My friend got some of his textbooks from pirating.
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Yuuki Asuna wrote on 2014-01-13 21:59
Yeah... I stopped buying those around my junior year.....
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Natural Harmonia Gropius wrote on 2014-01-13 22:43
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My friend got some of his textbooks from pirating.
Not really an option when they are made specifically for the class and specifically for this semester.
Quote from Yuuki Asuna;1187574:
Yeah... I stopped buying those around my junior year.....
Not really an option when they are required.
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Splatulated wrote on 2014-01-13 22:45
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Not really an option when they are made specifically for the class and specifically for this semester.
Not really an option when they are required.
what happens if you say you cant afford them ? they take money you already spent on class and kick you out ?
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Natural Harmonia Gropius wrote on 2014-01-13 22:47
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what happens if you say you cant afford them ? they take money you already spent on class and kick you out ?
You drop the class or fail because you can't complete the work. No refunds.
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Yuuki Asuna wrote on 2014-01-13 23:05
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Not really an option when they are required.
Professors stopped using textbooks and tests were entirely lecture based. I also asked upper classmates if I needed them (100% said no LOL). But if the professors use them regularly or assign homework from them, yeah, you're shit out of luck unless they're on hold at the library.
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Splatulated wrote on 2014-01-13 23:10
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Professors stopped using textbooks and tests were entirely lecture based. I also asked upper classmates if I needed them (100% said no LOL). But if the professors use them regularly or assign homework from them, yeah, you're shit out of luck unless they're on hold at the library.
teacher no has back ups ? or can photo copy pages you need ?
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Azareel wrote on 2014-01-14 00:46
wat u spakin bout
The Letters of Abelard and Heloise: $3.40.
Kidding, actually. The other books for that course total to $120, and around the same cost for my other classes.
It's nice that many classes in Computer Science can be taught using free online resources, or simply lecture notes. The professors at my university leverage this whenever possible.
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Friggerton wrote on 2014-01-14 00:58
Last semester I used coursesmart.com, which lets you rent e-books in periods of 6 months to more than a year. Not very expensive and certainly not a comprehensive selection, but it might help some.
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Sebbies wrote on 2014-01-14 01:04
Yeah, $300 isn't too bad. First semester of my junior year I took five classes and the books totaled to around $800. I rented where I could, but the science textbooks were updated over the summer and there weren't any used ones available.
Always angers me to no end when professors tell you a textbook is required but you only open it two maybe three times over the entire semester. Sometimes you won't even touch the textbook after you get it.
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Yoorah wrote on 2014-01-14 01:08
When professors tell you a book is required, it means you have to read it regardless of there being homework assigned from it or not. <_<
Unless, of course, you don't give a crap about the class in the first place.
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Sebbies wrote on 2014-01-14 01:14
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When professors tell you a book is required, it means you have to read it regardless of there being homework assigned from it or not. <_<
Unless, of course, you don't give a crap about the class in the first place.
Problem is when the topics not covered in class are never talked about or even tested on... and often not even referenced. Some class sections do share textbooks though and often times cover what the other sections don't.
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Yuuki Asuna wrote on 2014-01-14 01:42
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Problem is when the topics not covered in class are never talked about or even tested on... and often not even referenced. Some class sections do share textbooks though and often times cover what the other sections don't.
[S]Every upper division course ever.[/S]
But yeah, relying on overlap played a huge part in me saving 2 grand on textbooks during the remainder of Uni.