How do you know what textbooks to buy? (1 Viewer)

[spyris]

Starting uni in like 2 weeks, and I don't really know what to do and what I should be getting, especially what textbooks i need to buy. thanks

 

[OzKo]

You wait until you start the lectures to see if it's essential.

More often than not, your lecturer will tell you.

 

[Spiritual Being]

I tossed a coin and based my decision on that.

 

[Kat92]

As Ozko mentioned it is often best to wait. However, some Unis have a draft list on http://www.coop.com.au/bookshop/action/DataSubjSelect if you enter the semester and course code.

 

[spyris]

Oh ok, thanks a lot guys

 

[enoilgam]

You wait until you start the lectures to see if it's essential.

More often than not, your lecturer will tell you.

This pretty much. The biggest mistake I made during first year was buying my textbooks straight away - unlike HS, most of your textbooks never get used and they cost a fortune. I probably blew around $800 on textbooks I either never opened or barely used. The best idea is to wait until you have started your classes in order to gauge whether the book is needed. Ultimately, this saved me a stack of money.

Also, for some subjects, the prescribed textbook might not be very useful compared to others. For my Criminal Law class, our textbook was terrible, so I purchased another one which was like a third of the price and ten times better.

 

[Shadowdude]

http://www.bookshop.unsw.edu.au/textlist.html if you're at UNSW

 

[wannaspoon]

you will get a course guide for every subject...

it will have essential readings and recommended readings... never buy the recommended ones; waste of money... just loan it out from the library when you are writing your assignments...

 

[spyris]

hectic thanks a lot guys for your help, appreciate it