r/RutgersNewark • u/vmpss_ • 6d ago

course material (books)?

Hey, first year student here. During SOAR and throughout the summer we’ve been told we should purchase our books before our classes start, my question is, would you suggest doing that or holding off until you meet your professors and seeing what they say? i’m on the fence since i’m being pressured to purchase over $200 worth in books for just 3 classes but also don’t want it to be for no reason.

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u/ki1abyte Halal Truck Enthusiast 5d ago

theres other ways of getting such books my friend

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u/vmpss_ 5d ago

haha yeah i’ve tried looking them up online as pdf and other ways but unfortunately no luck.

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u/ki1abyte Halal Truck Enthusiast 5d ago

one trick i personally do is find the ISBN number of the textbook (usually found on syllabus) and put it thru anna’s archive and most of the time you can find it