Did your school charge you for this out-of-pocket before rotations? If so, how much? My school wants to charge us $100/person before rotations starts. Seems a bit much to me, but it is a new school so maybe they're going overboard.
I get really ticked off at the stupid fees that schools keep charging. $150 for graduation fee, $200 microscope rental fee, blah blah blah... what the h*** are you doing with the $30,000 I pay you every year??