<p>Is there a list of required course materials for classes posted?</p>
<p>Yes go onto wustl. Some of the classes i have registered for have identified the books and some haven’t yet.</p>
<p>Specifically, in Webstac, go into “class schedule” & pick this semester. On that page should have a green button that says “order textbooks” - it directs you to the bookstore & pulls up your classes. </p>
<p>I would suggest buying from elsewhere though, not the bookstore, as it charges an arm & a leg (even for used books). </p>
<p>If you want to make sure that you’re ordering the right book from online, you can use the isbn. You can find this by pulling up course listings (courses.wustl.edu) and searching for specific classes. On each departments’ page, there should be links you can click for each class that says “books.” All the info you need should be there.</p>
<p>Amazon is a good choice for US editions, and so is Half.</p>
<p>A way to save heaps of money is to buy the international edition of the book off eBay.</p>
<p>Wait for classes to start when you actually finalize your schedule and find out what books you actually need. I’ve had the following occur to me. (separate classes)</p>
<p>1) the prof posted a book incorrectly and meant to put up a different book
2) another prof took over and changed the book
3) the books posted were listed as required but in fact were just recommended and not used</p>
<p>I highly recommend waiting.</p>
<p>I believe you could return your book to the bookstore for full credit in all three of the examples posted above.</p>
<p>But who actually buys books from the bookstore?</p>
<p>Marc- you must have the worst luck ever! I’ve never once had an issue with ordering a book online a month before classes start in the 8 semesters I’ve been here. Crazy. </p>
<p>I don’t know… I guess I just save so much money by ordering the way I do (and I’ve actually made a profit in multiple semesters) that it seems worth the risk to order early for me.</p>
<p>I returned them all to amazon ( I buy new there) but point remains.</p>
<p>All three were in a two semester period too.</p>
<p>If you are incoming freshman can you order the books now and have them sent to campus? Will they hold the books in mail room for you? Or do you typically have books sent to your home and then bring them to campus in fall?</p>
<p>You can have them delivered to Wash U and they’ll be waiting for you in the mail room when you get there.</p>
<p>stresseddad: if there is a chance your frosh will peruse the books this summer then have them sent to the home. Take advantage of pre-college time and energy.</p>
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<p>I’m on the other side on this one. As a senior, I feel like there’s no need for incoming freshmen to rush into a stressful environment. Flip through at most two, ideally one, of the books if you so desire.</p>
<p>I have 3 packages currently sitting in the mail room waiting. If you choose to send them to campus, I strongly recommend doing so this week or next week. The mail room will start to get hectic soon, and processing delays will happen, especially if you wait till the last minute.</p>