Tell me about it .. i just checked out my textbooks and *sighed* i did not want to pay at all T_T
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cecilia
ChenrukNote
are your books required for all your classes? if not, don't buy them. or just book mooch (aka find someone in class) and ask to share books. 
Or use library reserves (actually this sucks don't use it! haha)
Or use library reserves (actually this sucks don't use it! haha)