The University of Missouri's journalism school has just added the iPhone/iPod Touch to the incoming Freshmen required supplies.
"Lectures are the worst possible learning format," said Associate Dean Brian S. Brooks. "There's been some research done that shows if a student can hear that lecture a second time, they retain three times as much of that lecture."
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Quote:so only those who are really rich can afford that luxury for their kids...
You are a moron. College is cheap. If you go to an out-of-state public college or a private school, then yes, it is a rip off. But go to your state flagship university and it is cheap. Ever hear of something called financial aid? Even if you do not qualify for Pell Grants or subsidized Stafford loans, anyone automatically qualifies for unsubsidized Stafford loans.
My parents never paid a penny toward my college education. I went to undergrad, grad school, and law school. So stop your whining and do what I and most college grads did: get a loan.
Some students on the cheap get the majority of their education at community colleges and then the difficult part at university. There is less stature that way, but a lot less $$ too. I smell a serious rat in this Apple product plug from this university. Someone is getting his/her pocket lined big time.
Originally posted by dappy123: FYI: You can rent books for the entire semester for a fraction of the cost of buying them here:
https://www.chegg.com
If you're fortunate enough, you can receive copies through the library system as well. I know that OhioNet is one such system for textbooks, but they go fast!
Originally posted by amf0802: torrenting textbooks might work for your intro level general education classes like psych. or geography. But I was a music performance major, and I doubt there is a torrent floating around of the New Grove music dictionary or the Norton Anthology of Music. These are probably the two most universal books in the field and I would almost guarantee there isn't a digital copy available.
My books were so expensive my first few years. I was spending $300+ a semester, but fortunately my parents were helping me out then. Then I wisened up and realized I either could share a book with someone, buy it cheap offline and then resell, or just completely go without the book. I just finished a masters degree only buying one textbook, and I immediately resold it almost at face value.
Originally posted by amf0802: torrenting textbooks might work for your intro level general education classes like psych. or geography. But I was a music performance major, and I doubt there is a torrent floating around of the New Grove music dictionary or the Norton Anthology of Music. These are probably the two most universal books in the field and I would almost guarantee there isn't a digital copy available.
My books were so expensive my first few years. I was spending $300+ a semester, but fortunately my parents were helping me out then. Then I wisened up and realized I either could share a book with someone, buy it cheap offline and then resell, or just completely go without the book. I just finished a masters degree only buying one textbook, and I immediately resold it almost at face value.
Just google the names of the books..
Took me like 4 seconds to find both of them in digital format
By requiring it student may be able to get the loan amount enhanced but remember he /she still has to pay it back.
Why require someone to spend $500/= when a $200/= product will do equally well ? Someone needs to find out what kind of grant did Apple give to the university.
