School Sucks

I finally got the booklists for my fall classes and started looking them up online. If I buy them all new from the school bookstore, it will cost me a whopping $838.75. They also list used prices for the bookstore, which would lower the cost considerably to only $629.50. The question is whether they will acutally have any used copies. Not likely. I also looked on Amazon and B&N. From Amazon the price would be $804.05 and from B&N the price would be $768.43. None of these prices include tax.

Also, for our Health Assessment class, we are expected to buy/borrow loads of equipment. I already have some of the stuff, but it is mostly the inexpensive stuff. In the letter accompanying the list of items, our program director said, "Please note that most students spend $600 to $1,000 for the equipment purchase." Plus, I also just wrote the university a check for tuition and fees totaling $2,418.00

These people must think that I have a money tree growing in my backyard. What they don't know, is that I live in an apartment. I don't have a freaking backyard!!