college textbooks

[dixiegirl]

Boy do I ever remember those days. My textbooks ran me anywhere from $250-750 per semester when I was in college. It was always worse when I had a heavy semester of Accounting classes (my major). Those textbooks always ran me around $100 a pop! Sorry to hear things haven't changed.

 

[poopie]

My school has a web for book exchange. I usually sell the current one and use the money to buy the next one. All I usually have to pay is a few $ extra and the postage. How's that for book recycling?

 

[Pin Wizard]

I withdrew from Bio lab (5 classes are too much right now!) and returned my book today. There was a guy in the line next to me who wanted to sell his book from last semester back. It came up as $12. The cashier told him that if he waits until November it will probably be around 50% of what he paid. The poor guy took the $12 because he needed to put it towards a book for a class he's now in. They get you coming and going!

 

[mickeyfan29]

Pin Wizard,
I had to cover my books in brown paper bags as well
what is your major? The only classes that I had to have 5 books were history classes

 

[Pin Wizard]

Originally posted by mickeyfan29
Pin Wizard,
I had to cover my books in brown paper bags as well
what is your major?

Elementary Ed. I just spoke with DS's teacher last night. I'll be helping out in reading lab and possibly art. Reading lab I'm excited about. Art? I can't draw stick people. But I'll take all the volunteer hours I can get.

 

[mickeyfan29]

Pin Wizard,
I am also majoring in elementary ed(social studies major and early childhood minor) I already have a bachelor degree in psychology so i'm a post bachelor student trying to get in the post bachelor teacher certification program. I'm not in the program
yet because I have to pass the math portion of the state basic skills test and Math for elementary teachers.

what college do you attend?

 

[Pin Wizard]

Originally posted by mickeyfan29
Pin Wizard,
I am also majoring in elementary ed(social studies major and early childhood minor) I already have a bachelor degree in psychology so i'm a post bachelor student trying to get in the post bachelor teacher certification program. I'm not in the program
yet because I have to pass the math portion of the state basic skills test and Math for elementary teachers.

Math...not my strong subject in the past. I'm hoping I'm better now! LOL! Right now PREalgebra is one of the classes I'm taking.