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Fanatic,
My oldest daughter attends flagship state U, and not a single course in two years there has required more than 2 textbooks. So four or five courses (she took five last semester), even at two text books per course, is only ten, and at least two courses required only one textbook.
How does Oberlin estimate expenses for textbooks at only between 800-900 dollars if the average student needs 40 text books per academic year? That's the estimate I received from Financial Aid.
I went to grad school, Top Ten MBA program, and I never needed to buy more than two texts per course.
Something is screwy about Oberlin. Do Amherst and Swarthmore require 20+ texts per semester? Would I be correct to assume none of the 20+ textbooks you need per semester are in the 150 - 350 dollar range, even if purchased brand new? What's the average price for one of these texts purchased new?
To quaere's comment, I hope 5+ books for a literature course means 5+ paperbacks reasonably priced new.
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