<p>When will they tell us what books we need to get for our classes?</p>
<p>They already have… You should have gotten something in the mail/email.</p>
<p>i didnt get anything… im gonna be a frshman</p>
<p>I am too. Hmmm… well I got stuff in the mail. My books are already ordered and paid for.</p>
<p>@preemed92: Given your screen-name, I’m assuming that you are pre-med and are in CAS? I believe stohare is in Stern and has likely either attended the Stern orientation on June 11th or has registered on-line, and therefore has his class schedule for Fall already set-up. Different NYU schools handle freshman orientation and registration differently. Here is a link from the admissions website that summarizes the process for each school and provides further links:
[Freshman</a> Orientation](<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/admitted-students/freshman-orientation.html]Freshman”>http://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/admitted-students/freshman-orientation.html)</p>
<p>If you are in CAS you won’t be able to register until after meeting with your advisor at Summer Orientation. After you are registered you will know which classes you need books for. When my daughter was a freshman, she got an e-mail in August from the NYU bookstore saying that her “virtual book bag” was ready at the link provided in the e-mail. She was then able to log in to the bookstore website and get a list of the books/manuals required for her courses. While some students do buy their books in advance many choose to wait until the first day of class in case they decide to drop a class or switch to a section that has different required readings. I believe you can order your books from the NYU bookstore and have them shipped to you. You can also try to find less expensive used copies from online discount booksellers. Just be sure to only buy books for classes you are positive you aren’t going to drop/change sections.
If you aren’t planning to attend one of the CAS Summer Orientation sessions I’m not sure how or when you register, but I’m pretty sure that the NYU bookstore website is still the place you go to get your book list after you set up your class schedule.</p>
<p>@CASmom,
I am in LSP and I already registered for my classes about two weeks ago</p>
<p>Oops. My bad. Any other LSP students out there who have info on book lists? (As my screen-name implies my knowledge is limited to CAS.)</p>
<p>Here is a link to the NYU bookstore website:<a href=“efollett”>efollett;
<p>You can enter your student I.D. and birthdate and see if you can pull up a book list.</p>
<p>Thank you. Only one of my courses had books listed already. Is it easy to find the books someplace else for cheaper?</p>
<p>Textbooks have ISBN numbers. You are able to do searches for them virtually anywhere, book exchange services, barnes & noble, borders, etc. They generally are cheaper.</p>
<p>@preemed: “Only one of my courses had books listed already”</p>
<p>----Some of your professors/instructors might not have turned in their book orders yet, so I would check back every few days. Eventually their orders will show up.</p>
<p>“Is it easy to find the books someplace else for cheaper?”</p>
<p>----My D has had good luck finding many of her books at online discount booksellers like Half.com. Just Google “online discount books” or some variation thereof and many potential sources will come up. If you do decide to order from an online source be careful that you are getting the same edition that the professor has specified. Some of them are very picky about having the most recent edition while others are not. That’s why it’s sometimes a good idea to wait until the first day of class so you can ask the professor if it matters if you don’t have the most recent edition.</p>
<p>Do aim for the right edition of a textbook whenever possible. While the contents may or may not undergo major revision, usually the pagination will pose as a problem and you have to work harder to align the right pages to be read to the pages assigned if you have a different edition. So be forewarned to save yourself a possible major headache. If you have the list early enough to order books with a discounter before the start of class, it is generally a money saving strategy. Abebooks also has some texts at a savings compared to bookstores. It is worthwhile to comparison shop for prices, while keeping in mind the shipping fees and shipping timeframe.</p>