Freshman one-off expenses

Colleges & Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Hey, I was just wondering what one-off expenses an entering freshman would occur.(not including tuition and housing)</p>

<p>Examples: Insurance (to my knowledge, currently $950) and textbooks.</p>

<p>Could anybody list anymore expenses?</p>

<p>FYI, I will be attending the business school, can someone give me a cost estimate of textbook costs?</p>

<p>Can I buy them second-hand?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Some clubs cost a small nominal fee to join I believe, and if you are going to rush, being in a frat costs money.</p>

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<p>For textbooks, you can save by buying them online. Check out the following textbook price comparison sites:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.bestwebbuys.com/books/index.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bestwebbuys.com/books/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://www.cheapesttextbooks.com/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cheapesttextbooks.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://www.directtextbook.com/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.directtextbook.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>You will need the ISBN of the textbooks to make sure that you are buying the right book. Some of the instructors already have their Fall 2006 syllabuses online with the required textbooks.</p>

<p>You can also look at the the University Co-op's website for required books:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.universitycoop.com/ePOS?form=shared3/textbooks/main.html&store=108%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.universitycoop.com/ePOS?form=shared3/textbooks/main.html&store=108&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>You can save 50% or more compared to used book prices at the University Co-op by buying your textbooks online.</p>