I laugh. Be an architecture student for ONE semester, and you will never complain about the cost of books again. I'm taking an arch class this semester, and it's mid-semester, and I've spent a good $500--ON THIS CLASS ALONE. I always have to buy supplies--paper, glue, ink...not to mention the general major supplies like a mayline, adjustable triangle, lead holder, drafting pens, lead pointer, etc...it adds up.
I only sell back the books that I didn't like--being that I don't have any classes that I didn't want to take (ie, no core curriculum). I end up keeping most of them, because they are art and architectural history books, and most are beautiful.
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