<p>In the UChicago cost of attendance list there is an item "Books/Personal Expenses" of $3,821.</p>
<p>Does any one know how much it is for books on average?</p>
<p>if you’re smart textbooks won’t cost that much, but it depends on the major. Even so, many books in your core class can be found online, borrowed, or acquire in pdf form. I dont think I spent more than $150 in textbooks my first year</p>
<p>Thanks for the information.</p>
<p>Where do students buy books? Book store? Amazon? Does one course only require one text book? When do students buy books? At the beginning of each quarter?</p>
<p>How much does it cost if you buy a new one from the university book store? E.g., Calculus text book? Does Amazon carry some text books required by core courses?</p>
<p>As a first year, my son spent around $1000 on books. Definitely depends on the major. His advanced Physics book was $350. Lots of small novels are needed for most Hume courses. He did get lucky with his honors Calc book, and bought a used one through a housemate. </p>
<p>The only time students probably need to buy from the bookstore is for first quarter, as they don’t register for class until the end of O-week, and it is too late to send off for shipping books from websites. We used Amazon for all other books for 2nd and 3rd quarter, and saved about 20%-30% from bookstore prices. There are other sites to buy books at even more savings, but I found it often took longer to ship. Make sure to order book using the bin#, so as to get the correct edition used in class.</p>
<p>Once your D has registered for classes, you both can access the books needed from this: <a href=“my.UChicago”>my.UChicago. </p>
<p>For spending money, don’t forget that dining halls are closed on Saturday nights. There are plenty of choices for the students to find a meal, but some of the choices can get expensive.</p>