<p>I ordered my textbooks online but they may not arrive until next week. Classes begin tomorrow though. How big of a problem is this?</p>
<p>Have you gone to the bookstore to see if they are available - granted they may not have had time yet to pull the books but if they are available in the store I don’t see how it wouldn’t be too hard to go ask at online textbook pick-up and find out what options there are to get them quickly. Find that out first so you have a good reference point of when you will get them when you go to your first classes if you can’t get them ahead of time.</p>
<p>You should go ask someone at the bookstore. I’ve had many teachers who don’t decide on a book until the last minute and put in their request late and thus books come in late. If it’s their fault, there won’t be a big problem. Also, if the bookstore is late on getting them, then most of the class won’t have a book, so you’re not alone. However, I know some teachers only request a certain number, expecting most people to go online and get them. I suggest maybe Amazon-ing them at this point if you’re nervous; you’ll save a few bucks too.</p>
<p>To clarify, I ordered from half.com. Yeah it’s my fault that I ordered late and they won’t arrive until next weekend. What can I do in the meantime if my professors assign readings? Do libraries have textbooks? Does everyone have books the first week?</p>
<p>some people don’t buy their textbooks before classes start anyways…it’s not a big deal, just find someone in the class that you can borrow the book from if you have to.</p>
<p>Ahhh. Go buy them in the bookstore, use them until the others come in, and then return the bookstore ones 
I did it every semester second year through fourth</p>
<p>I was gonna suggest that lol</p>