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Billek
Posts: 5665 - Karma: 98
What have you spend on books for the upcoming Fall semester?

For me it is...
$635.88
Aug 18 2009 12:55PM
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0123456789
Posts: 9226 - Karma: 148
havent gotten my books yet. school starts on monday. fuckkkkkk hopefulyl not too much but taking 6 courses is gonna cost me some coin
Aug 18 2009 12:58PM
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TimS
Posts: 236 - Karma: 33
5 courses, $750...  it's crazy
Aug 18 2009 1:01PM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
$0! But I'll probably end up buying some nice books anyway.

I think the most I ever had to spend for a quarter was around $300 - those low level classes and their big ass, expensive textbooks are a nuisance.
Aug 18 2009 1:45PM
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t-roy
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i spent 250 on a single book, and it was one sale.
Aug 18 2009 2:31PM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14502 - Karma: 10,728
$177 so far.  I still need to buy my English book which is unavailable at the moment.  I have 4 books for a natural resources class but I only bought the 2 that were available but they only cost $18 and I got a used one for $15.  My math book was $133.
Aug 18 2009 2:54PM
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Spacekroft
Posts: 1332 - Karma: 41
havent bought my books yet need to do that next week, last semester though it was like 550+ i used one of the books this year im going to find out what books i really need before i waste the money on them
Aug 18 2009 3:42PM
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foodisfun
Posts: 5427 - Karma: 287
under $100 for 5 courses.  u gotta check half.com, amazon, and chegg.com first cause they will most likely have the books you need for mad cheap.  like whoever else said above, most books you barely use so u can get a really used beat up book for cheap and not care because you won't need it too much.
Aug 18 2009 4:18PM
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An10a_Eng
Posts: 2505 - Karma: 26
850 for 3 classes, got the book for my fourth for free but it would have been another 138
Aug 18 2009 6:40PM
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Hannah.
Posts: 4625 - Karma: 56
no idea what books i need
Aug 18 2009 6:43PM
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BarockOvomit
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havent bought um yet, when ever i go over to get them there are lines. and fuck lines.

Aug 18 2009 6:55PM
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PagesHouse
Posts: 6024 - Karma: 104
I learned after freshman year first semester never to buy all the books until after classes start. You don't need half of them and will never open most of them.
Aug 18 2009 7:11PM
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pmills
Posts: 7162 - Karma: 59
don't forget the 7.50 you'll get back when you return them at the end of the semester!
Aug 18 2009 7:14PM
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neutralzombie
Posts: 8629 - Karma: 606
i think it'll be the first semester i get to pay 0-10$

Aug 18 2009 7:16PM
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InkShrink
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I paid $200 for two books today, and I've got get two more later this week, so probably around $350.
Aug 18 2009 7:20PM
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Billek
Posts: 5665 - Karma: 98
I expect around $150-$200 if they are new.

Since my mom pays for them, it's like a little present at the end of the semester, and it sets me off right for winter break.
Aug 18 2009 7:23PM
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pmills
Posts: 7162 - Karma: 59
you've got some high expectations my friend! good luck realistically getting $50
Aug 18 2009 7:26PM
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Billek
Posts: 5665 - Karma: 98
I had $400 and got $100 back, my room mate spent about the same and got $130

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sooooooo....
Aug 18 2009 7:48PM
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justinTpetricko
Posts: 287 - Karma: 1,043
sucks bro
Aug 18 2009 7:50PM
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yellav
Posts: 10056 - Karma: 1,217
this
Aug 18 2009 8:02PM
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Beans13
Posts: 441 - Karma: 12

$200 something for all of em.

5 courses 

Aug 18 2009 8:22PM
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BootySpunk.
Posts: 8148 - Karma: 84
He IS Asian :P

But nub college question...does the prof tell you which books you need to buy the first day of classes? or what?
Aug 18 2009 8:42PM
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Hannah.
Posts: 4625 - Karma: 56
$407 thus far
Aug 21 2009 8:24PM
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BootySpunk.
Posts: 8148 - Karma: 84
yay dropped 600$ today on books..oh joy.
Aug 30 2009 4:51PM
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kool.aid.man
Posts: 1416 - Karma: 526
5 classes @ $587.62

there goes my $600 scholarship >_< haha
Aug 30 2009 5:01PM
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49566738265
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6 classes in a CE major, so I needed multiple books for some.  I spent ~$750 for books and online registrations, and I got good deals.  I do need to buy a $150 book on Steel Framing Code soon though, so I guess you can toss that in too.  This semester was rough for me.
Aug 30 2009 5:01PM
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laxstar
Posts: 1051 - Karma: 11
dont buy your books rent them off chegg.com saved me multiple hundreds of dollars.. all my classes for just 190$ and im taking 16 hours of classes all you have to do is return the books at the end of the semester
Aug 30 2009 5:06PM
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sarahskis
Posts: 1587 - Karma: 41

4 Classes

$725

Anatomy/Physiology was $328

fuuuuck.

Aug 30 2009 6:33PM
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MAPLE_SYRUP
Posts: 1910 - Karma: 68
5 classes, go to the bookstore, lookin at $730,

F DAT

Went online, rented all meh books for $350,  just have to ship em back at the end of the semester
Aug 30 2009 9:26PM
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b-kul
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just about $1000. but my parents payed.
Aug 30 2009 10:08PM
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0123456789
Posts: 9226 - Karma: 148
281 for 2 classes, all i need tahnks to one of my roomates taking the same classes as me
Aug 30 2009 10:27PM
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Billups
Posts: 3960 - Karma: 329
Around 800, and that was including using most of the cheap sites and getting used books.
Aug 30 2009 10:33PM
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Black-Bandanna
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Just under $400 for 5 classes. Not too bad.
Aug 30 2009 10:44PM
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pommes_vertes.
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fortunately i only had to buy books for one class this semester (the other two are using books i have from previous classes) and still dropped $355.  it sucks.
Aug 30 2009 10:59PM
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sarahskis
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what classes?

Aug 30 2009 11:52PM
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Billups
Posts: 3960 - Karma: 329
Um, Accounting, Public Speaking, Ethics, American History and a computer informatics class. The real killers were accounting and history, i had 6 or 7 books for history to pick up. The total was probably closer to 700 but i can't find the receipts to make sure.
Aug 31 2009 12:18AM
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wintersway
Posts: 5115 - Karma: 128
$395 for all my classes
Aug 31 2009 12:40AM
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mattster
Posts: 4120 - Karma: 41
this semester(if i can afford to go back, still dont know yet >_
Aug 31 2009 2:37AM
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gr4
Posts: 1499 - Karma: 945
haha true that. I got like $150 to spend beer and such for my christmas ski trip
Aug 31 2009 2:55AM
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ski-plastic
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I seriously advise not buying books right at the start of term!! I just finished my first year of mechanical engineering in may and I managed the full year without buying a single textbook. Got decent enough grades to qualify for a masters degree as well!
THEY ARE REALLY NOT NECESSARY. Some will help for sure but dont just buy them cause somebody tells you to!
Aug 31 2009 4:32AM
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taaayyla
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$578 for fall term ... only taking 4 classes and two books are used
Aug 31 2009 4:47AM
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