college books -> boring
The Cost of Books Tuition is just one part of the cost of college. College books cost a lot of money. Students taking eight classes a year may end up spending over $1,000 on books. The cost of that Introduction to Psychology book is going to be the same whether you're at a community college or elite private college. Opened My Eyes a Bit no matter what happens, I have an excuse. :) GPA and Academic Preparation Community colleges tend to have open admissions, and the classes are often larger than at four-year schools (this helps keep the price low). In many cases, the instructors at community colleges have more and bigger classes than the faculty at four-year colleges. The result: after transferring, students sometimes find that their work receives more scrutiny and is held to a different standard. It can be shocking to suddenly earn "C"s when you had straight "A"s in community college. And if your grades do plummet, that can cost you when applyin...