Hi! I'm going to be a freshman this year and I wanted to know what was your opinion on textbooks. Is it better to rent or buy them? Should I do it through the school's bookstore? or is it better through kb books or something?
KB books is generally cheaper; however, as a freshman it might be easier/more convenient to just get it from the bookstore because you can enter in the order and then go and pick them up (especially with the chaos of moving in, it makes things nice and easy).
It is cheaper to rent, but the book isn't yours so you can't really highlight or write in them too much. I would say it is just personal preference, do what is best for you. For me, I was always the one that needed to write and highlight my books, so it was just better to buy them used. However, I was also a History major, so none of my books were SUPER expensive (unlike some of those science textbooks) and I kept all of the books pertaining to my major...
But the cheapest way to go? The Internet... Seriously, Amazon-order that stuff. I am now a graduate of State, in law school, and STILL buying my books from Amazon.