Miscellaneous Questions from a Freshman

dewdrop87
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:52:30 +0000

What exactly are course packets? I would assume that they were collections of notes/readings compiled by the professors but for some reason the three course packets for my Government class cost a total of $150. Is this what they typical cost or am I right to feel that they’re pretty expensive?



Feral correctly described what a course packet it. And don’t worry…even the profs feel the course packets are very expensive. One prof told me that, while she felt the cost was too high, she felt safer going with the packet through the Cornell Store because Cornell has been targeted for copyright violations (due to profs just posting articles on blackboard).

Most of my course packets were $100+