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Originally Posted by AGDee
The book thing is tough. Hypo's school does things very strangely, IMO. The first two weeks of class are the shopping period. Students go to lots of classes to decide which ones they want to have. If you bought all the books ahead of time, you'd have books for several classes that you don't actually have. Additionally, she has found out at the first class of the period that there are too many students registered and they are doing a lottery to see who gets to stay in the class. Last year, she had a lottery for her psych lab and got in. Then they had a lottery for her psych lecture and she didn't get in. Then they added a section for all the kids who didn't get in. The two sections used different textbooks. She got burned and spent a ton of extra money because she bought that book when she got into the lab. I think it seems like a really messy system, but the students really like it, for the most part.
My advice is: There will be times in your first year when you feel really lonely, especially if you are used to an environment where you knew everybody (smaller town/high school). You may not make instant friends, but those friends you've left behind weren't instant either. Those friendships were the result of years of cultivation. Regardless, you will make friends.
It's ok to be scared. It's a huge life change and everybody is feeling scared, even if they don't admit it or act like it is no big deal.
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Thats messed up. (The lottery for classes) They might be pinching pennies on putting together their class schedules? I would have thought a school like that wouldnt have those problems?
There is a new law out that says to help students plan their college budgets we have to tell them which books they will need ahead of time so that you can buy early or get an ebook and save money