PORTLAND, Ore. - College freshman Amy Connolly knows not to judge a book by its cover. Instead, she judges the newest Calculus 101 text by what's inside: a CD-ROM, flashy color photographs and a bubble-wrapped study manual. All those extras bring the price tag to $126, she says.
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Posted by Skywalker at April 9, 2004 01:10 AM | TrackBackAll I've got to say is a) I could have told them this and b) $900 sounds low to me. $126? I paid that much for a used calculus textbook my first semester at Tech and it was beat up, older than dirt and didn't have a CD-ROM or pretty pictures. It also sucked. I'd know cause I still have it. Why? Because in addition to another textbook I had to purchase, I had to use this for my Calc 2 class too. I could then NOT sell it back because they decided to switch to a newer version of htebook the next semester. (Something which has now happened to me in more than one class, which particularly irked me when I had to buy a chemistry bok brand new because they'd jsut started using a new edition, and they decided to use an even newer edition the next semester.)
my average per semester has been $500 (when full-time anyhow, it's obviously much lower during the summer when I've gone part-time.)
My point: $900 a year is a steal and $126 for a brand new text book is even more of a steal.
Posted by: skywalker at April 9, 2004 01:16 AMWell, I don't know about anyone else, but I can't access this article from here so I'll yahoo it later.
Posted by: mrs. muddy at April 9, 2004 01:43 PMIt looks like there is a problem with the HTML link.
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I think I may have to wait for college if text books cost that much now. :-(
Posted by: muddy at April 9, 2004 05:00 PM"I think I may have to wait for college if text books cost that much now. :-("
Oh no you're not!!! And neither am I!! If they cost that much now, do you really think it's going to get cheaper in the long run?! You know better than that! That's why you fill out for grants and loans and other types of financial aid.
Besides, I was always under the impression that community colleges are cheaper. Not that they're *not* expensive but I think it would be easier on the wallet. At least you can get the basics out of the way and then transfer to another college. Then again, some community colleges around here sound like they have some pretty decent programs to get into anyway.
Posted by: mrs. muddy at April 9, 2004 06:02 PMShe's right. Community colleges generally have less textbooks to buy, cheaper bookstore prices, and though tuition is generally the same per credit hour as anyother public school in your state, there are alot less miscallaneous fees.
Remember, you student loans will cover books too, plus you CAN usually sellt hem back, especially at a community college. She's also right about prices going up in the long term.
Since I've been at Tech I've seen my per semester tuition rise by $250 - 90% of that was from new misc. fees. My parking permit fee has doubled every year too - at least now I have a decent lot to park in though - that wasjust luck though that the waiting list for the new lot was short.
Posted by: skywalker at April 9, 2004 06:38 PM