Did you use your college textbooks after you finished your class?

I'm wondering how many ppl actually used their textbooks after they've finished using them for their classes. I'm going into college this coming fall, and i'm considering renting some of my textbooks, as it comes cheaper. Advice, anyone?Did you use your college textbooks after you finished your class?
For the general classes that everyone took, I got rid of them as soon as I was done. As for my major, I still have most of those books. They helped in preparing for tests in other classes.
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Did you use your college textbooks after you finished your class?
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Did you use your college textbooks after you finished your class?
Most of the undergrad books for the classes in my major. . . no, although I have pulled several out once or twice to look something up since they were on the shelf anyway and I knew it'd be in there. A few have been more helpful every now and then, so I'm glad I kept those.

The books I've used in grad school tend to be more useful overall, although I can't say that I'm even using them all the time or anything. I suppose you could always find the same things in the library if you really need them, but it's rather nice to have the book sitting on your desk with no due dates.



What you might want to do is rent/borrow books if you can to start with, and then maybe consider buying them if they seem like good reference books. The basic textbooks you're going to use for the first year or two might not be worth much unless they're directly related to your major. Maybe walk through the bookstore once they start putting books out and see if the books you need for a given class might be good references later before you make a decision?
i used some of my books that had to do with my major as reference for papers and stuff. but the other ones were pretty much useless after the class was over. the one i still use all the time is the english grammer book they make you buy that describes paper formats though. that'll be useful for the rest of your college years.