Keep my science texts from undergrad?

[The Wop]

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To those of you in dental school:

Do you suggest I keep my science texts from undergrad? I think I have my orgo, bio, gen chem, biochemistry, and physiology books all in my possession. I want to sell them, as long as I know I won't have some desire for them in d-school.

 

[INFNITE]

i doubt you'll need your chem and orgo texts, but definitely keep your biochem, physiology and any bio-related texts as they'll come in handy.

 

[SuperC]

Don't bother... At UF I have found that our "bigs" (upper classmen) will give you too much old material. If your school has a similar progam, don't bother. You will end up killing yourself trying to get though all the material.
-C

 

[Mustt Mustt]

I say sell it too. You will not use it becasue there won't be enough time to look over books. Mostly your time will be spent on lecture notes and labs.

 

[dentalman]

If you end up needing it in a year or two, you will be able to buy it back used for 20% of what you sold it for, since it will most likely be an old edition by then. (And by needing it, I only mean looking a few items up.)

 

[The Wop]

I figure:
(1) whatever they give me in d-school will be more than adequate
(2) i doubt i'll ever have time to sift through an old book to find some random information
(3) there's always the infallible wikipedia

 

[BallDontLie]

Yea i say sell em..BUT, before you do, Id suggest getting a hold of some 1st/2nd year students from your school and see if you can get a book list. The Cell bio book i had in undergrad was way better than the one we used, and my undergrad neurobio book is the exact same book were going to use for neural science next semester.