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Old 08-18-2003 | 11:31 AM
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grand total if I get all used books.......ta da $395.85..Ouch!
and if I get all new......$515.00....why do they kill us we can barely afford the education itself....then they try to soak every last penny out of us with books....oh and all those books in the price are just the required books......aaahahhhhhhhhhhh! grr. :rant:
Old 08-18-2003 | 11:41 AM
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If that just for one class or all your classes?

I remember my gf engineering book $95 and it was only 150pages.

but that's nothing.
for my law classes there were not text books just readers.
I recall spending $400+ in readers for one class! due to copy right laws :doh:
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Old 08-18-2003 | 11:52 AM
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If I wasn't repeating two classes this semester, I'd probably be in the $500 range, used books h:


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Old 08-18-2003 | 11:53 AM
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Buy them online... you save 50 - 70%.
Old 08-18-2003 | 01:55 PM
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This is for three classes. Last time I tried to buy them online they never came...that sucked. One of the books is 141.95....its crazy.
Old 08-18-2003 | 02:24 PM
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which science major are you? engineering? bio? chem? chem e?
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Old 08-18-2003 | 04:23 PM
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I just spent $220 on books for 3 classes. Oh well at least my tuition fees are $45.:thumbup:
Old 08-18-2003 | 04:30 PM
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i didnt buy books for any of my classes the last 2yrs at UCI h: i just took notes and drew pictures :loco:
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Originally posted by DB7 2.0
drew pictures :loco:
i do that too. im not an art major tho :doh:
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i do that too. im not an art major tho :doh:
that was my homework sometimes :rick:




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