College textbooks are gonna bankrupt me

Urca

Urca

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Fuck fuck fuck fuck... so I just went to the school website where they posted how much the books are gonna be for the fall semester, and I went and looked up the books I needed. Fuck me. Seriously. 370.75 is my total. Where the fuck do I get that money? I have my grad money, and thats all my savings excluding the 1,000 I have set aside for my new laptop, and totaled, I'd only have 80 fucking dollars left to get everything else I need. Fuck me i need a job...
 
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mattman

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look into used textbooks, amazon has all of them, also there is some companies that rent books. good luck
 
Urca

Urca

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Some of my classes will only sell new text books, but for those that are used, I will buy them in a heart beat. That total I came up with included 50% used books

The list is:
Art Across Time-103.75, used
Promenades (For French)-110.00, used
Promenades workbook-54.65, new
Into to Geography Workbook-62.05, new
Physical Geography CA-70.00, used
Supplement for Geography-13.35, new
Atlas-8.25, used
Think American Govt, 2010-49.75, used.

Thats hella books and hella expensive
 
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mattman

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That is quite a load of books, reminds me of last semesters book list, fucking $550 for a cell biology book that I barely used.... sigh
 
Urca

Urca

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i know me too. Its just such a big chunk of the money I have on hand, and my financial aid hasnt come in. I'd use some of that 1,000, but its a savings bond and I need to cash it for one, and for two I had to swear that when I got it, id use it for something big, like a computer or car. That was the stipulation of the inheiritance. My great grandpa left it for me when he died
 
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mattman

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Urca said:
i know me too. Its just such a big chunk of the money I have on hand, and my financial aid hasnt come in. I'd use some of that 1,000, but its a savings bond and I need to cash it for one, and for two I had to swear that when I got it, id use it for something big, like a computer or car. That was the stipulation of the inheiritance. My great grandpa left it for me when he died
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urca, go talk to who ever does financial aid. Tell them your situation, there is ALWAYS little loopholes in the college world..... little did I know after 5 years of college that my school offered a FREE laptop program, can you believe that? Fucking brand-new macbooks for just filling out some forms..... Also, if you MUST get the books from the school, they may offer book/supply vouchers
 
Urca

Urca

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its a community college. they wont do that. They havent even reviewed my paper work yet and I turned it all in on June 26th. I have a CAL-GRANT comming my way, but they havent sent it yet. Class starts august 15th, so I really need that check
 
heir proctor

heir proctor

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You have more options than you think. You can rent books from sites like http://www.chegg.com/

You can search the internet for a free pdf download. You'll be surprised by what all you can find. Google search with the title, author, ISBN, pdf, and download.

Now I don't advocate this one, but sometimes we have no choice. I had a friend last year who walked into the school bookstore and ran out with $500+ worth of books. Never got caught, and ended up selling the very same books back to the uni bookstore at the end of the semester HAHAHA

But seriously, look into renting them. Most are only like $30 for the semester. But do check the internet for free pdf downloads if of course you don't mind having your text on your computer.
 
medicalmaryjane

medicalmaryjane

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i got a computer once for 250 and it's prett decent. i don't think yo uahve to spend a ton on that. i could piss away 1000 in a week, t's really not much. you would find it disgusting if you know what i spend each week.
 
Urca

Urca

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Eh, I just thinking I'll buy them now and sell them back when I am done. I can return all of them for money, except for those expensive ass workbooks. Seriously, wtf is up with that? Now that I am buying my own textbooks, I can see why my hs was anal about getting your textbooks returned or paid off before you got to get your diploma, or before they sold you your prom ticket. Its way too expensive to have and then lose them
 
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mattman

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heir proctor said:
You have more options than you think. You can rent books from sites like http://www.chegg.com/

You can search the internet for a free pdf download. You'll be surprised by what all you can find. Google search with the title, author, ISBN, pdf, and download.

Now I don't advocate this one, but sometimes we have no choice. I had a friend last year who walked into the school bookstore and ran out with $500+ worth of books. Never got caught, and ended up selling the very same books back to the uni bookstore at the end of the semester HAHAHA

But seriously, look into renting them. Most are only like $30 for the semester. But do check the internet for free pdf downloads if of course you don't mind having your text on your computer.
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I find the pdf Books very inefficient... usually the pages of the pdf dont line up with the actual book pages, so your constantly having to search for the right page, figures sometimes will be placed on other pages, so say your reading "blah blah blah, refer to figure 32 A." you end up having to scroll down three pages then back to the page you were on...

For real tho, ask your school about a voucher, and like heir said there is always renting the books, but BEWARE!!! Dont fuck them up, if you do, when you send them back you will be charged for the original retail price I learned this the hardway when I left my books out in my hot car and the glue from the bindings liquified.
 
Urca

Urca

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medicalmaryjane said:
i got a computer once for 250 and it's prett decent. i don't think yo uahve to spend a ton on that. i could piss away 1000 in a week, t's really not much. you would find it disgusting if you know what i spend each week.
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Im cheap as hell, but since this is my money to spend on something, i want to make a good investment on my laptop, since it will replace my pc that I have had for four years. I want to get four or five years out of that laptop, and I want it to have good memory and capabilities, fast, and with a webcam
 
Urca

Urca

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mattman said:
I find the pdf Books very inefficient... usually the pages of the pdf dont line up with the actual book pages, so your constantly having to search for the right page, figures sometimes will be placed on other pages, so say your reading "blah blah blah, refer to figure 32 A." you end up having to scroll down three pages then back to the page you were on...

For real tho, ask your school about a voucher, and like heir said there is always renting the books, but BEWARE!!! Dont fuck them up, if you do, when you send them back you will be charged for the original retail price I learned this the hardway when I left my books out in my hot car and the glue from the bindings liquified.
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I was told to fill out this waiver to get my book fees cleared, but even though neither one of my parents went to college, and we used to get food stamps in the past, and my mom only makes 36,000 in a year, I dont qualify to have the fees waived
 
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mattman

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Urca said:
Im cheap as hell, but since this is my money to spend on something, i want to make a good investment on my laptop, since it will replace my pc that I have had for four years. I want to get four or five years out of that laptop, and I want it to have good memory and capabilities, fast, and with a webcam
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hey urca, get yah one of those new laptops that have the touch screen with the stylus... I just got an ipad and I must say I fucking love it. Its not so hot for browsing roll it up, but I use a stylus and a "note taking" app, and use it as pen and paper, works awesome!

good luck urca, Im off to go take a physics II test that Ill probably do bad on ( can't seem to grasp the concepts) , no money for a tutor either, fuckers want $20+ an hour!

By the way, what yah got growing?
 
heir proctor

heir proctor

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mattman said:
I find the pdf Books very inefficient... usually the pages of the pdf dont line up with the actual book pages, so your constantly having to search for the right page, figures sometimes will be placed on other pages, so say your reading "blah blah blah, refer to figure 32 A." you end up having to scroll down three pages then back to the page you were on...

For real tho, ask your school about a voucher, and like heir said there is always renting the books, but BEWARE!!! Dont fuck them up, if you do, when you send them back you will be charged for the original retail price I learned this the hardway when I left my books out in my hot car and the glue from the bindings liquified.
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Yeah, it really depends on the class. If it's one where you will be using your book daily, def best to have a hardcopy of the text. If it's one where the book will merley serve as a reference to back up the lectures, free pdf is the way to go. Although you won't really know what the class will be like until it starts.

Another tip, wait to buy your text until after your first class. You may find that the professor won't even require the text or won't be using it too much.

Damn, almost time for me to start thinking about getting text books too. Summers going by quick!
 
Urca

Urca

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I dont grow, cause I live with my mom, and plus every plant I try to grow, even non weed plants, die. Same thing happens when my mom tries. Must be genetic
 
Urca

Urca

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heir proctor said:
Yeah, it really depends on the class. If it's one where you will be using your book daily, def best to have a hardcopy of the text. If it's one where the book will merley serve as a reference to back up the lectures, free pdf is the way to go. Although you won't really know what the class will be like until it starts.

Another tip, wait to buy your text until after your first class. You may find that the professor won't even require the text or won't be using it too much.

Damn, almost time for me to start thinking about getting text books too. Summers going by quick!
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Thats the thing, all my classes have one book. Except french and geography. French only needs a workbook so Im not tripping, but did you see how many fucking books i needed for geography? wtf? am I gonna be using them all?
 
medicalmaryjane

medicalmaryjane

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Urca said:
Im cheap as hell, but since this is my money to spend on something, i want to make a good investment on my laptop, since it will replace my pc that I have had for four years. I want to get four or five years out of that laptop, and I want it to have good memory and capabilities, fast, and with a webcam
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1000 isn't a lot to spend for a really good computer. my laptop cost more thanthat bt you can get decent, not spectacular for 1000. not sure if it's worth getting that over just a 600$ computer. my last sony laptop was 700 and it lasted 4 years. i still have it, i just upgraded.
 
Urca

Urca

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I know, I would like to spend as little as possible and yet still get quality and the things I want
 
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