<p>Fanatic,</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>I went to grad school, Top Ten MBA program, and I never needed to buy more than two texts per course. </p>
<p>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?</p>
<p>To quaere’s comment, I hope 5+ books for a literature course means 5+ paperbacks reasonably priced new.</p>