<p>how do you find out which books you need to buy for your classes?</p>
<p>and how to you sign up for those fitrec classes on the bu.edu website?</p>
<p><a href=“http://bu.edu/studentlink[/url]”>http://bu.edu/studentlink</a> (aka the Student Link) is the god of everything u need. explore all the links… even some current BU students don’t know how much info they can get there.</p>
<p>1)
books aren’t posted yet, but when they are:
go to the Student Link… then click Academics, then Current Schedule, then Buy Books (on the left). then click Continue (on the bottom).</p>
<p>just a note… for some courses, the same book may be listed twice. one version is the textbook with the accompanying cd, the other is the textbook without the cd. make sure u don’t buy the same book twice. </p>
<p>also, BU sells their books at high prices. if u can, buy them from another source. i’m happy with half.com</p>
<p>and… at the Current Schedule page, u can click “Instructors” on the left to see pics of your profs. prepare to laugh… the pics are <em>always</em> either a mug shot or a cheesy smile.</p>
<p>2)
to register for a class, go to the student link. then click Academics, then Registration, then under “Fall 2006”, click Reg Options, then Register for a Class. then next to “Class Number”, select PDP for college (physical development program) and click Go.</p>
<p>that’s the first of many pages of phys ed classes… on the bottom, press Continue Search From to continue. click the course number to read a description of the class. if the class u want isn’t flagged in the left box, u can register for it. and remember, u can always take it off your schedule later in the summer or even after u go to the first class and find out u don’t like it. so be adventurous… enjoy!</p>
<p>when will the books be posted… do profs want specific books… so do we wait for class to start or what?</p>
<p>Professors do normally want specific books and the specific edition, although that isn’t always the case.</p>
<p>B&N offers two options: </p>
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<li><p>When books are posted, you can pre-order and have them sent to your house (which doesn’t make much sense to do) or you can pick them up. Doing this gives you a better chance of getting used books. I personally don’t like this options because they usually don’t have all of the books in stock when they start filling orders and you usually end up having to get them yourself and wait in line anyway.</p></li>
<li><p>You can wait until you’re on campus and go to B&N with your schedule from the studentlink (you need your course number and section number…knowing your professor would help). It’s advisable to go as early as possible and either as early or late in the day, as it gets very very crowded and the lines are long.</p></li>
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<p>If you’re trying to save money, you can go to B&N, write down the ISBN numbers of the books (they won’t give them out over the phone) and then order the books used online (through Amazon or a place like campusbooks.com). </p>
<p>Generally, you don’t need your books for the first class.</p>
<p>Note that some of your SMG books need to be purchased in the SMG copy center on the first floor of SMG. You need to do that the first week of school and you normally need your books for the first class.</p>
<p>RY, I’ve herad that if you email the professor you can often get the number and find it cheaper on half bay and other sites. True?</p>
<p>I’ve never bothered much with finding books cheaper online until my last semester, but that seems to be more of the norm nowadays. You can try emailing your professor, but they may or may not email you back. I know people who have done it–not all professors like to be bothered with stuff like this. If you are intent on buying something online, it is good to email your professor to see if you need the supplemental stuff (like a CD or study guide). BU sometimes will bargain with the publisher and get a one-of-a-kind bundle that has stuff you may need.</p>
<p>The only site I’ve used is <a href=“http://www.campusbooks.com%5B/url%5D”>www.campusbooks.com</a>, which lets you input the ISBN and it will give you prices for several different websites (including half.com and ebay). I bought a book off of ebay last semester after my professor said we wouldn’t be using it much. I never purchased a book from anywhere else, so I can’t vouch for anyone or anything. I have sold some books to a couple places on campusbooks, though, and it was pretty easy.</p>
<p>I, personally, liked new books a lot, but if you’re going to sell the books back at the end of the semester anyway or if you don’t feel you need the newest edition, buying used online can save you quite a bit. You can also get cheaper international editions that have lower-quality paper, are paperback and have no color that are dirt cheap.</p>
<p>Does anyone know when the booklist for next year will be posted?</p>