$571.09

[Dalya]

for USED books for THREE classes. over $300 was for organic chem alone.

fuck you, publishing companies. even used study guide/student manuals are almost $100. devil.

[monet2u]

[Phyllis]

i just added up my book total today and it is just under 400. my most expensive book is art appreciation which i signed up for as a blow off class. blaaaaaargh. haven't actually made the purchase yet, though.

oh yeah news flash guys: i'm going to community college!

[mr_j]

guys--

USE AMAZON.

i saved a pretty penny on my books this semester by buying from Amazon--like, 20 to 30 dollars per book on NEW purchases.

[Dalya]

that requires registering a month in advance so you have time for the books to be delivered. i continue to change classes until the day school starts, without fail.

[Irock]

Yes Dayla, but think of your ROI. (that's rich doctor-type-people code for "return on investment!!")

[mere1975]

I won't even go into how expensive software and art supplies were each quarter for an undergraduate degree I haven't even (won't?) finished yet. . .

- Mere "at least Sam and i have matching t-squares" 1975

[katie]

i was lucky, i rarely had to buy books. and when i did, i just bought them off my older friends who had just taken the class before me. thankfully.

[Jan]

for USED books for THREE classes. over $300 was for organic chem alone.

fuck you, publishing companies. even used study guide/student manuals are almost $100. devil.

$300 is a small price to pay to increase your understanding of the magical world of organic chemistry.

[Dalya]

And i need to buy a goddamn miniature 3D molecule kit.

Seriously.

Going back to school is such a bummer. I had O Chem today. Teacher seems really good but I just don't know how much I can bring myself to care about carbon right now. I'm taking a nap.

[katie]

ooooh 3d molecule kit! sounds crafty! bring it over, we can have fun with it like other people do with model airplanes!

[Jan]

And i need to buy a goddamn miniature 3D molecule kit.

Seriously.

Going back to school is such a bummer. I had O Chem today. Teacher seems really good but I just don't know how much I can bring myself to care about carbon right now. I'm taking a nap.

Fuck the molecule kits, they never helped me visualise anything. Especially when you are looking at 10-11 stage synthesis and that sort of shit.

Carbon is ace, though I've always got a soft spot for phosphorus.

[Tracy]

guys--

USE AMAZON.

i saved a pretty penny on my books this semester by buying from Amazon--like, 20 to 30 dollars per book on NEW purchases.

I wish they did, but when you do the list of required/recommended texts, the TCU bookstore doesn't list ISBNs and I don't want my kid to have to send books back. They do have titles, authors and editions but no ISBNs. Anyone know a way around that? The engineering department is so small and relatively new that there are often no used books unless you order them ahead and they get them from somewhere else.

For 14 hours:

$949.35 if all new books
$712.00 if all used books

[roach]

i had this dick prof who's own book we used for his class. he kind laughed at how much it cost and said something about thanks for sending his kids to college. he's the dean of the tv/r/f dept at unt now. some people love him. not this guy.


ro"how was he to love a smelly long hair with holes in his face?"ach

[monet2u]

I overheard this girl today, complaining about the book not yet being assigned...the cost and that she'd probably get only $10 for selling back then she just said...I'm not gonna buy it.

Perhaps a book buddy system? share the cost.