cost???

[smoothchic]

So on average, what's the annual cost on textbooks???

[joyabbott]

I guess I've spent quite a lot on textbooks... Probably about £500-600 in total over 2 years. At £40 each, it's not really surprising. Obviously some people have spent much less, however, I like to have my own copies of the core texts for a few reasons...

- There are never enough copies in the library, and even if you do manage to get one, it'll be recalled (Probably just before exams!!!)
- I like to annotate/highlight etc
- Many of them will be useful for many years to come

Joy

[M Clayton]

That sounds about right Joy.

I spent a couple of hundred quid in the first year and I imagine that I'm looking at a similar outlay next year.

In terms of how much you need to spend, it's always a good idea to talk to those people in the years above you and don't, no matter how tempted, purchase any books til you get to university. You might just get some freebies at Freshers and have a second year point out that all the books you bought with your hard earned summer cash are, in fact, usesless for your course and these books would be much more useful.

[joyabbott]

Yes, definately wait until you get there, and speak to people in the years above. It's very tempting to go out and buy some of the texts over the summer when the reading list drops through the door... but DON'T.

Joy

[joyabbott]

Don't even bother to buy a medical dictionary... I did, and was handed an identical one for free by either the MPS or MDU (can't remember which) in 1st week.


Joy

[M Clayton]

Same here Joy!

I got a very nice copy of Collins Medical Dictionary from the MDU and a copy of little Macleods Clinical Examination from the MPS.

All I had to do was fill in their forms!

[joyabbott]

Def. worth filling the forms in!!! Although since I learnt how much MPS/MDU will cost us in future, a med dictionary seems rather measley.

Joy

[piccles]

[quote="joyabbott"]Yes, definately wait until you get there, and speak to people in the years above. It's very tempting to go out and buy some of the texts over the summer when the reading list drops through the door... but DON'T.

what do u do if there are no one in the years above? :wink:

[joyabbott]

lol - I hadn't thought of that, but still wait. I'm sure lecturers will be more than willing to advise. Some of our lecturers have written books, and surprise surprise it's more or less essential to use that text to survive.

Joy

[piccles]

ok ta