Saving Money on Textbooks
Textbooks can be a constant worry for a college student. While tuition may be covered by grants and loans, books are not often included as a consideration for school expenses. This can leave students in the lurch, unable to complete important assignments or everyday reading. The effects of not being able to afford certain textbooks can wreak havoc with grades, so instead of buying straight from your student book store, look into one of these other options.
Buy Used
If you really can’t find the book anywhere else other than your student bookstore, then at least buy a used version. These are often significantly cheaper, and may even contain useful notes from the person who owned it before.
Buy Online
Try checking out sites such as eBay.com, Half.com, or Amazon.com where independent booksellers can list their textbooks. Sellers must list the condition of the book when they put them up for sale on these sites. You can choose to buy a textbook with a worn cover, highlighting, or writing in it, and it will be incredibly cheap – often cheaper than buying used at a bookstore.
Rent Your Books
There are plenty of websites that allow you to rent textbooks, and return them at the end of the year. Try places such as Chegg.com, Textbooks.com, or Campusbookrentals.com.
Swap Your Books
There are plenty of ways to go about this. If you want a large selection, go online to a swap site, such as swap.com, and see if there are any textbook swaps going on in your area. You can also try to institute your own book swap. If you belong to a larger society, like a club, or a sorority, you could try to organize a get-together where everyone can trade their books around. Read the rest of this entry »
Atlanta Christian College
Atlanta Christian College is a small, private college ten miles south of downtown Atlanta. The 54 acre campus is located on Ben Hill Road in East Point, Georgia. The college was founded in 1937 and is affiliated with the Christian Church and the Churches of Christ. The current enrollment is just over 1,000 students.
The college was originally devoted to the education of ministers, missionaries, and other related church fields. The school’s curriculum was broadened in 1990 to include majors such as business, counseling, English, early childhood education, history, humanities, music, and psychology as well as biblical studies. Atlanta Christian College confers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees, as well as a Bachelor of Theology degree, which is a five year program. The college also awards an Associate of Arts degree in business. In addition a three year baccalaureate program is available for qualified students.
Atlanta Christian College has six intercollegiate athletic teams that play in Division II of the National Christian College Athletic Association. The college currently has teams that play baseball, volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s basketball. The baseball team won the 2010 NCCAA Division II National Championship. Three additional sports programs are planned for fall 2011. There will be men’s and women’s cross country as well as softball. Club football is also slated to begin in fall 2011. Read the rest of this entry »