Comments on: The 7 Deadly Sins of College Spending http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending Inspiration and Motivation for People with Big Dreams Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:42:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Margaret http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-4714 Margaret Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:14:24 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-4714 Thanks for the tips it really helps. I've been using CampusBooks.com to find all my books and I really like the site. Good luck with classes! Thanks for the tips it really helps. I’ve been using CampusBooks.com to find all my books and I really like the site. Good luck with classes!

]]> By: Gabrielle http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-2510 Gabrielle Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:18:33 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-2510 Hey, I just want to tell you all how my laptop saved my life in a very hard class.. It was a kinda philosophy class and the teacher had a powerpoint, wich she just passed so quick we couldn't read and meanwhile she was speaking, saying something else, and both messages were importants so my notes were horrible, i couldn't understand them 2 weeks after.. then i decided to bring my computer in class and it was fantastic, i could write everything and it was clear, so i had a good note and can go back to my notes a semester later because it was actually important thing i learned there, yeah! that's it.... and coffeshops DO take all my money... i love too much coffee.. Hey, I just want to tell you all how my laptop saved my life in a very hard class.. It was a kinda philosophy class and the teacher had a powerpoint, wich she just passed so quick we couldn’t read and meanwhile she was speaking, saying something else, and both messages were importants so my notes were horrible, i couldn’t understand them 2 weeks after.. then i decided to bring my computer in class and it was fantastic, i could write everything and it was clear, so i had a good note and can go back to my notes a semester later because it was actually important thing i learned there, yeah!
that’s it…. and coffeshops DO take all my money… i love too much coffee..

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-1974 Mrs. Micah Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:09:37 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-1974 All great points. However I never used my laptop in class. Well, I tried once but it's much more of a pain than it's worth. Notebooks don't have to be booted up. They don't make profs look at you suspiciously. They don't freeze up in the middle of class. And, of course, they don't get stolen. If my husband were using his laptop in class---they don't take 15 minutes to start... I'm sure for some people they're useful. And they're important for other things in college like writing papers in the library or in the student union or with friends or in a coffee shop. Or if you have a class where you really need to play online instead of taking notes. All great points.

However I never used my laptop in class. Well, I tried once but it’s much more of a pain than it’s worth. Notebooks don’t have to be booted up. They don’t make profs look at you suspiciously. They don’t freeze up in the middle of class.

And, of course, they don’t get stolen.

If my husband were using his laptop in class—they don’t take 15 minutes to start…

I’m sure for some people they’re useful. And they’re important for other things in college like writing papers in the library or in the student union or with friends or in a coffee shop. Or if you have a class where you really need to play online instead of taking notes.

]]> By: Blog Carnival: Personal Finance Oct 27 http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-258 Blog Carnival: Personal Finance Oct 27 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:02:51 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-258 [...] Vora presents The 7 Deadly Sins of College Spending posted at Ravi Vora, giving money tips and productive tricks to students. Ravi is a photographer [...] […] Vora presents The 7 Deadly Sins of College Spending posted at Ravi Vora, giving money tips and productive tricks to students. Ravi is a photographer […]

]]> By: KCLau http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-216 KCLau Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:04:06 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-216 I like the picture! I like the picture!

]]> By: Angel http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-144 Angel Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:14:04 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-144 I have to agree with Sara on the bookstores. Moons ago in graduate school, I had that job as well (the temp during rush basically). Not the job one wants to do necessarily in terms of checking in textbooks from students who may or not become bellicose because that book did go down from the 100 bucks they paid to the 4 bucks the powers that be have set for it. It is quite the racket. The bookstores make their little profit on the other stuff (kind of like movie theaters. You know the real money is in the concessions, right?). Anyhow, I wanted to comment on the dropping classes thing. Here in Texas at least, they recently passed legislation limiting the number of classes you can actually drop. Basically, you can't drop more than 6 courses, and this does include any classes you transfer. So, for those folks who like to "dabble," try not to dabble as much. While this is just one state, it may well become a trend to get students to graduate on time. So, as the blogger here points out, do pay attention in classes, plan ahead, cut the fat, and be cost-efficient. I came here from the Carnival of College bloggers. Best, and keep on blogging. I have to agree with Sara on the bookstores. Moons ago in graduate school, I had that job as well (the temp during rush basically). Not the job one wants to do necessarily in terms of checking in textbooks from students who may or not become bellicose because that book did go down from the 100 bucks they paid to the 4 bucks the powers that be have set for it. It is quite the racket. The bookstores make their little profit on the other stuff (kind of like movie theaters. You know the real money is in the concessions, right?).

Anyhow, I wanted to comment on the dropping classes thing. Here in Texas at least, they recently passed legislation limiting the number of classes you can actually drop. Basically, you can’t drop more than 6 courses, and this does include any classes you transfer. So, for those folks who like to “dabble,” try not to dabble as much. While this is just one state, it may well become a trend to get students to graduate on time. So, as the blogger here points out, do pay attention in classes, plan ahead, cut the fat, and be cost-efficient.

I came here from the Carnival of College bloggers. Best, and keep on blogging.

]]> By: Carnival of College Bloggers, Third Edition http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-142 Carnival of College Bloggers, Third Edition Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:30:57 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-142 [...] Vora presents The 7 Deadly Sins of College Spending posted at Ravi [...] […] Vora presents The 7 Deadly Sins of College Spending posted at Ravi […]

]]> By: Nicole http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-73 Nicole Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:56:09 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-73 I agree with Eric Berger - OneNote is one of the best things Microsoft has ever done, and it is truly a student's best friend. Many of my professors provided copies of their powerpoints on the university website, and with OneNote I could import the powerpoint slides and type notes in right beside the relevant slides. This saved me an absolutely ridiculous amount of time.... It still doesn't quite make up for Vista, but it least makes a case for a reduced sentence due to good behavior :) I agree with Eric Berger - OneNote is one of the best things Microsoft has ever done, and it is truly a student’s best friend. Many of my professors provided copies of their powerpoints on the university website, and with OneNote I could import the powerpoint slides and type notes in right beside the relevant slides. This saved me an absolutely ridiculous amount of time….

It still doesn’t quite make up for Vista, but it least makes a case for a reduced sentence due to good behavior :)

]]> By: Sara http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-49 Sara Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:48:07 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-49 No offense, but I really want to dispel the myth that it's the college bookstore who's screwing you over when in actuality it is the publisher. I worked all summer for our college bookstore checking in textbooks and believe me, no one wanted to do it and wished we didn't have to. College stores only receive about a 5%-10% profit on textbooks, when all other items return a profit of 40% to 60%. The publishers set the retails-- we have nothing to do with it. But since it is part of the required duties of bookstores to provide textbooks, they do it year after year anyway. We even ended up selling a book that we LOST money on because it was needed! So who you really should be blaming is the publishers for the textbooks and their profit systems, not the bookstores. Don't be mean to us! Our jobs already suck! No offense, but I really want to dispel the myth that it’s the college bookstore who’s screwing you over when in actuality it is the publisher. I worked all summer for our college bookstore checking in textbooks and believe me, no one wanted to do it and wished we didn’t have to. College stores only receive about a 5%-10% profit on textbooks, when all other items return a profit of 40% to 60%. The publishers set the retails– we have nothing to do with it. But since it is part of the required duties of bookstores to provide textbooks, they do it year after year anyway. We even ended up selling a book that we LOST money on because it was needed! So who you really should be blaming is the publishers for the textbooks and their profit systems, not the bookstores. Don’t be mean to us! Our jobs already suck!

]]> By: Third Carnival of College and Finance | College and Finance http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-45 Third Carnival of College and Finance | College and Finance Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:05:38 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/the-7-deadly-sins-of-college-spending#comment-45 [...] Vora presents The 7 Deadly Sins of College Spending posted at Ravi [...] […] Vora presents The 7 Deadly Sins of College Spending posted at Ravi […]

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