Book lists

Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston College
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<p>does anyone know when we get our book lists? i am just trying to figure out how much money im going to need to save up.</p>

2

<p>you'll probably need to save a good $500. per semester. sometimes it's more, sometime's less. but that's about the middle ground. it stinks. a lot. for the bank account.</p>

3

<p>you go here: <a href="http://www.bcbookstore.com/ePOS/this_category=1&store=202&form=shared3/textbooks/main.html&design=202%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bcbookstore.com/ePOS/this_category=1&store=202&form=shared3/textbooks/main.html&design=202&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br>
to find out the books you need.
but they don't have the fall booklists up yet.</p>

4

<p>do you know when the list comes out?</p>

5

<p>hmm..i don't exactly recall..but it should be soon.</p>

6

<p>I think they're usually released on September 1.</p>

7

<p>actually, they're released in august so that you may order them online and get them in time for class.</p>

8

<p>Are most of the books actually used? At my home university i find sometimes they tell us to get books but we hardly ever use them. </p>

<p>$500 seems extreme. I am glad I got a heads up before i went to the book shop.</p>

9

<p>yea ... i hope those lists come out soon. I want to order my books!</p>

10

<p>Everyone will tell you different things about the usage of the books. It all depends on what kind of study-er you are.
All text books are available in the library, too. You just can't check them out.</p>

11

<p>August 21, 2006, according to bcbookstore.com.</p>

<p>..and don't buy from the bookstore. You'll have ample time to get them online for far less....and I mean FAR LESS.</p>

12

<p>What I did last year was to buy all my books using bigwords.com, it was easier for second semester since they put the books out before break (or at least the tabs with the ISBN number). This past fall I waited until the first day on campus, went to the bookstore, bought only the books that the syllabus said we'd need in the next week (lit type classes, I figured I'd make friends with the person sitting next to me in class and borrow their textbook from them) (also some classes have a 'course pack' with specific readings copied and stapled together - those you have to buy at the bookstore) then wait for the rest to show up in the mail.</p>

<p>Saved well over $200/300 a semester with this method.</p>