<p>i am really confused as to when we buy books...sunday night? also do we have to buy all th ihum books as well?</p>
<p>You can buy your books whenever you like. They’re returnable for at least the two weeks of the quarter (and perhaps a little longer), so don’t worry about whether or not you’re going to drop the course. There are a couple reason why you might want to get them sooner rather than later, however. The used books, which are cheaper, tend to go pretty quickly, and they’re cheaper, so if you’re looking for bargains its to your advantage to get there as soon as possible. The second reason is that, depending on the course, sometimes the books will sell out, and then you’ll have to wait about a week for them to get more in.</p>
<p>They’ll keep the books on the shelves for at least the first half of the quarter, but after the first week or so, if they run of something, they’ll probably order it on a case by case basis, so if you check back a few times and they’re still out, ask the people at the desk downstairs and they’ll help you order one (ordered books are not returnable, however, so be sure you’re not going to drop the class). Most likely, you’ll have to buy all the books listed for your IHUM. Occasionally, your TF will tell you that you don’t need certain books, but you can always return them, so no harm done if you buy them before the first day of class.</p>
<p>One hint is to go buy your books in the morning. The line to check out can get pretty long in the late afternoon/early evening, especially during the weekend when most upperclassmen are back and wanting to buy their books.</p>
<p>I also recommend buying books online in order to get the cheapest prices. However, sometimes you won’t get your books before your classes start. In this case, you have 3 options:</p>
<p>1) Borrow the books from a friend for the week or so that you’re waiting for your shipment.
2) Borrow the books from the library. They may be on reserve, which means you can’t take the books out of the library, and you only have a couple hours to look at them.
3) Buy the books from the bookstore. When your shipment comes, return the bookstore books before the 2-week mark.</p>
<p>I highly recommend half.com.</p>
<p>do we ship them to the dorm or the post office?</p>
<p>^ same as above…i heard that usps ships to PO box and everything else ships to dorm</p>