Buying books...

Here's a neat thing you can do to save some money when it comes to purchasing books.

Giant Eagle, (a grocer,) has a program where you can sign up, (for free,) as a frequent shopper and get discounts. This program also has a deal where for every $50 you spend, you get $.10 off per gallon of gas. (So, were you to spend $500 on stuff, you'll get $1 off per gallon.)

Also, at Giant Eagle, you can buy gift cards and count the money towards free gas.

Giant Eagle sells Barnes & Noble gift cards.

OSU's college bookstore claims to be a part of Barnes & Noble. (They bought the name, but they're not actually related to Barnes & Noble. They still will take the gift cards. (They won't give you the Barnes & Noble Member discount though.))

Anyway, at the beginning of every quarter, it might help you to buy a few hundred dollars worth of gift cards and going to town.

Regarding your Autumn quarter, you'll need to buy the books for pathophysiology. (The hardcover and the little one Corwin wrote.)

For your clinical class, (the nine-hour one,) the most important book is the one written by a person named Ackley. (It's the NANDA book on nursing diagnosis.) You won't need it until about halfway through the quarter so there's no rush to get that. Also, I remember I used the softcover guides to nursing assessment but the hardcovers were a waste of time.

So, good luck and watch for something neat in the coming days.