<p>What is everybody’s schedule? or Potential schedule? I got a letter saying that I’m going to be considered for Advanced Physics 1, Calculus Honors 1, Hum V, Latin 1, and Intro to Applied Music 1.</p>
<p>I can’t think of any downsides to renting versus buying new or used, can you?</p>
<p>Dear St. Pauls School Parent/Guardian,</p>
<p>I am very pleased to inform you that the St. Pauls School Bookstore (a member of the Follett Higher Education Group) will begin offering textbook rental services this fall. Rent-A-Text will offer students 50 percent or more off the price of a new textbook, providing them with an affordable option in addition to purchasing new or used books.</p>
<p>The St. Pauls Schools textbook rental program will:
allow students the freedom to highlight and take notes all within the normal wear and tear associated with course work
give students the choice to buy their textbook at the end of the term if they want to keep
the book
The St. Pauls School Bookstore strongly recommends that parents/guardians complete the online registration for this program prior to the start of the 201011 school year this is a great time saver and will ensure that your student is eligible for text rental due to the age requirement. Register at <a href=“http://www.stpaulschool.bkstr.com%5B/url%5D”>www.stpaulschool.bkstr.com</a>. Actual book orders will take place after course schedules are received in the fall.</p>
<p>There are specific requirements for participating in the Rent-A-Text program:
Rental agreements are legal contracts and require the renter to be 18 years old
Parents or guardians may register and rent for the student if the student is not 18 years old</p>
<p>There are definately a couple of cons, although possibly not enough to outweigh the pros.</p>
<p>One, if you lose or damage your book, you must pay the rental fee (50%) plus the replacement fee, so you are now paying 150% of the original price.</p>
<p>When you buy used, you pay something like 80%? with the oppurtunity to get some of it back, when you go to resell, so in the end you may pay something like 70%. If you lose the book or it gets damaged, you still cannot pay more then the 80% you paid for the book in the beginning. I am making the percentages up but I believe they are somewhat accurate.</p>
<p>Additionally, I imagine that every book has some sort of code in the back of it. Often times, you end up switching books with a dormmate or classmate accidentaly. If I remember correctly, I believe you have to turn in the same book you rented out. If you end up accidentaly switching books with somebody, then I think you may have to pay the entire 150% although I am not sure on this. (This steers people away from stealing the books of others)</p>
<p>So if you are careful with your book, and are sure you aren’t going to lose or damage it, then renting is absolutely the way to go. If you are not so sure, they you may want to simply buy used.</p>
<p>dorm/roommate assignments are up!</p>
<p>kehaya… tell me about this dorm</p>
<p>its the nicest girls dorm. its kinda/sorta outta the way from most places other than the upper</p>
<p>what about coit wing?</p>
<p>Wing is a dorm in the upper. It’s a nice dorm (cool people, nice rooms) but it’s nowhere near the Chapel or classes.</p>
<p>How is Kittredge?</p>
<p>Hahahahahahah.</p>
<p>Are you in that dorm?</p>
<p>Good luck mate.</p>
<p>Basically, all the Kitts have really small rooms. (Small everything, really; one doesn’t even have a proper stove.) Pretty much the worse dorms on campus. But . . . it’s central to everything, so at least it’s in a good location?</p>
<p>Wing and Kehaya are both nice dorms. </p>
<p>To the mate in Kitt 1, I feel for you.</p>
<p>kitt 1 is not that bad, i mean sure the rooms are small, but if theres a good group of guys then it’s fine</p>
<p>Its not the size of the room one has to worry about.</p>
<p>haha whats that supposed to mean</p>
<p>Don’t go overboard guys! You will find students that by each and every dorm. My son was in Kitt I his first year and liked it. The room was bigger than his sister’s college dorm room. Some are closer to classes, some to dining, some to sports. Each has their positives.</p>
<p>Haha oh boy… Off to a good start.</p>
<p>I got on Bing Maps and went to SPS, and I pulled up the school’s map on sps.edu. I was able to zoom in on my dorm. It is a good idea if you want to see which one your dorm is.</p>
<p>I’ve never used bing maps before and I must say the detail is amazing.</p>
<p>FYI </p>
<p>From the “Society” section of the September 2010 Vanity Fair–on being
preppy:</p>
<p>Notes From an Aging Prepster by Christopher Buckley</p>
<p>“…About a year ago I found myself addressing the student body of St.
Paul’s School, in New Hampshire. St. Paul’s is to preppydom what the Vatican
is to Roman Catholicism: ground zero. I was entranced by the caliber of
students, by their brightness and politesse. Also by their engaging
straightforwardness, which bordered on cockiness. In the Q&A with 20
students before my talk, one of them asked me, “What is it you hope to bring
away from your experience with us today?” (Translation: “Just what is it you
have to offer us, Mr. Buckley?”) Actually, a good question. Thus confronted,
I wasn’t quite sure.
*<strong><em>The student there who seemed to me most preppy–by virtue of his
clothes and demeanor and attitude–was a very attractive young
African-American lad of 17. We had some chitchat afterward. I said, “Let’s
stay in touch.” We exchanged e-mail addresses, whereupon I learned his name
was Jordan Buxton-Punch. John Knowles and Louis Auchincloss would have been
hard-pressed to come up with a better name.
*</em></strong>I saw him just the other day, about a year later, when I gave a talk at
Yale. He’s a freshman now. I wonder, does Jordan consider himself a
“preppy?” Post-preppy? I wonder, when he reaches 57, will he still think of
himself as a product of our once rarified world?”
–page 241 (Lady Gaga cover)</p>