General advice for college freshmen?

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by Leximarie

Don't buy your books until after the first day of class - PLEASE! You probably won't need them. And order them online from a site like Chegg, NOT your college bookstore!

As someone who graduated with a degree in English, I can wholeheartedly say that I needed my textbooks. To the OP, I'd take this piece of advice with a grain of salt. If you can rent your books or find other more economical ways of getting them (getting them online or from the library), then more power to you. However, I would never suggest to anyone that he or she not have the materials that the professors recommend students to have.

I'm trying to remember a course in my prerequisite work that I took for which they were not necessary, and I just can't.

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

As someone who graduated with a degree in English, I can wholeheartedly say that I needed my textbooks. To the OP, I'd take this piece of advice with a grain of salt. If you can rent your books or find other more economical ways of getting them (getting them online or from the library), then more power to you. However, I would never suggest to anyone that he or she not have the materials that the professors recommend students to have.

I'm trying to remember a course in my prerequisite work that I took for which they were not necessary, and I just can't.

I have been shocked that Ole Miss professors assign homework/prep reading for the first day of class. You cannot wait to purchase your books unless you are certain that you are dropping the class that first week.