<p>There are always ways to cut costs. The estimate for books seems a little high. For next semester I’m taking a relatively heavy course load, but the total cost is under $500 if I buy new from amazon. Obviously it’s easy to make this number far lower by renting or buying used. And you can always sell back books after use. In fact, looking at amazon, some of the books I used last semester went up by ~$30-40, so I’ll probably be able to almost break even selling my books. </p>
<p>That’s just one example. Just remember that there are always ways to cut down costs.</p>