medicalmaryjane
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you can, my old laptop tht was like700 had everything u mentioned.
College textbooks are gonna bankrupt me
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forgetfulpenguin
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Yah I remember the first time I got hit with the price of textbooks. Whats really fun is when you shell out for a textbook and then the professor tells you the textbook wont be used the first day of class. Never-mind emailing ahead of time.
Here this comic takes the sting off it (but is aimed more at postgrads)
http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php
Here this comic takes the sting off it (but is aimed more at postgrads)
http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php
tip top toker
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One thing a few of my teachers tried to drum into me, was that during your first couple of days at college, don't waste them getting all fucked up, go and find the 2nd year folk and buy their books off them, there are often book sales set up specifically, they can also come pre-annotated 
college/uni books are ridiculously expensive, i don't get it.
college/uni books are ridiculously expensive, i don't get it.that's not that bad. you should look into, gasps, PHOTOCOPYING.
yeah it's illegal ............... who cares.. lol...
i did it at a public library late at night... sometimes they'd have people making sure you weren't photocopying textbooks... lol... you'd be amazed how good you get at guestimating exactly how much to shrink pages and exactly how to place the book.... it doesn't take long to do 15 chapters.... lol....
yeah it's illegal ............... who cares.. lol...
i did it at a public library late at night... sometimes they'd have people making sure you weren't photocopying textbooks... lol... you'd be amazed how good you get at guestimating exactly how much to shrink pages and exactly how to place the book.... it doesn't take long to do 15 chapters.... lol....
ganjames
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Yup, I lost a textbook and had to download it. Constant up and down with pages, always getting lost and confused. I ended up finding the book a week or two later but it still sucked. Forget the laptop and buy all of your books first.
Just go find a job already, you would be able to buy those books in a week.
dthfromabv79
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If you try to sell your books after the semester, you won't get shit. Renting is the better option. If they have to be brand new I usually just get the online version.
If you try to sell your books after the semester, you won't get shit. Renting is the better option. If they have to be brand new I usually just get the online version.
Urca
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Ive been applying but turned down everytime. And I could buy those books today, if I wanted, I just am upset I am losing a bit of my savings
ganjames
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Yeah I know, I'm just saying if you got a job after a week or two you could buy the books AND the laptop you want.
What kind of places have you applied to so far? Have any of them given you an interview?
ganjames
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Fuck that minimum wage shit, go apply for some waitressing jobs. And show cleavage at an interview if you get one.
ganjames
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Bullshit, my mom is a big woman and she waitressed all her life. which is sad considering she was an ace in college and has degrees in business and shit.
ShadyStoner
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Believe it or not you can do most courses without the text books
dam612
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yea my lib usually had the text books on refrence as well. cant check em out but u can read a chapter and do the hw in the lib.
Sgt. Floyd
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Don't buy any books from the college book store. That shit is a racket. And just because the class outline says the book is required does not mean you'll have to have it to get through. There are lots of ways you can find out about particular professors and former students are a wealth of information. Always research the professors because who is teaching the class will make a huge difference in your grades.
I bought maybe half of the textbooks that were "required" and was fine most of the time.
I bought maybe half of the textbooks that were "required" and was fine most of the time.
dam612
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well whos designing these cars? or the architect that planned out the house? who takes care of you when your sick? whos teaching your children?...educated people....some people just strive to be better then the middle class.