OMG! Books=Expensive!

Painted · Post by **Painted** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:34 am

Well today I went down to SCC and got my books. OMG! Expensive. A whole $240...and I haven't even gotten my last two books because they weren't on the shelf. Also...I bought 2 used books. I don't know if we can afford this every 3-4 months.

Post by **bio** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:40 am

Ahhh.... so they're open.

I'm trying to get my lazy ass son to get ready... we're heading down there shortly.

Good to know on the cost. Guess it's time to sell plasma.

Post by **eddiecanuck** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:44 am

C'mon bio, you did college... you know how expensive books are. I remember dreading book buying every year. Welcome to higher education kids, it ain't cheap.

Painted · Post by **Painted** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:47 am

HA! We don't buy a book every year...more like every quarter. And all I have to say it...what have I dug myself into. 6 books...in three months... will be very busy.

Painted · Post by **Painted** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:28 am

My mom went to an online college bookstore. And the books that costed me $102 (Our French book) costed $4+Shipping which was like $15. Hmmm. The Online Store

Post by **eddiecanuck** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:37 am

I had to buy them every semester (twice a year at GU) so early fall and mid winter sucked. Wait until you try to "sell them back" heh, that's a joke. The goal was always to try and get enough for a large pizza. Sometimes we did it, sometimes we didn't

Painted · Post by **Painted** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:55 am

Heh. Yeah that's why I think I am going to post something first asking if somebody want to buy the book from me at 50% the price of the bookstore.

dribbles · Post by **dribbles** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:27 pm

heck books cost on average $70 each in my part of the world. stop moaning. mabey "mary had a little lamb" would be more appropriate guys? about $1?

i agree though. and out of the 10+ books advised the exam etc seems to revolve around the one that cost $5.

Painted · Post by **Painted** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:54 pm

I am moaning because my family does not have the money as it is. But it sure beats the hell out of paying the tuition.

Post by **miftah** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:11 am

You could always go into art as a major. People who make work in traditional media, like painting and sculpture go through at least $200 worth of meterials per semester in addition to the armload of pricey art history books that go with the academic classes.

Not that being in a non-traditional media works any better for me. I'll be purchasing a HD camera next semester. Price tag for that? Before the upgrades to my mac that will come with it? $2000.

Its a good thing I plan to be a Professor and not just an artist.

Painted · Post by **Painted** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:33 am

I am going to need a lot of math and science. But I have to take my basics first. But since I was in honors classes these get both Highschool and college credit. w00t!