to med students should i keep my biochemistry books?

[casillas]

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I want to sell my books and get some extra christmas cash. Is it wise to sell my biochemistry book or will i need it for medical school?

and are there any other undergrad books you wish you had kept?

 

[Quantum Mecha]

I would sell the book and buy the old edition on half.com/alibris if you want it as a reference.

 

[mmmcdowe]

Don't keep it. If you even need to read a biochem book for that section of class (that and cell bio books are probably the least necessary if you've had some in undergrad. You can definitely get away with few to no text books and an atlas.), you can just use a library copy of the right book, rather than trying to stumble through a book that may not even have the same focus or have the material scattered in different chapters.

 

[b-real]

I agree w/ the above. Med school will give you all the notes you need to know. Also, Lippincott's Biochemistry Review = gold. You won't be referencing your old undergrad biochem book at all.

 

[JAWSCIENCE]

If you've got a buyer, sell it. I read maybe one chapter in my medical school biochem book. Lippincotts is definitely the way to go.

 

[Zona Pellucida]

What about my Immunology text book.

It's a small little book 'Basic Immunology' by ABBAS and it is geared towards Medical Students...?

 

[ILikeDrugs]

Sell it now to get cash. Buy the same book when you're in medical school off of ebay for 0.99 plus shipping. That's usually going the going price for past editions. 👍

 

[Jolie South]

What about my Immunology text book.

It's a small little book 'Basic Immunology' by ABBAS and it is geared towards Medical Students...?

That's actually the book we used for immuno. You might hold onto it until you get a book list.

 

[Zona Pellucida]

That's actually the book we used for immuno. You might hold onto it until you get a book list.

Nice. I think I will. 👍

The book has incredibly clear figures... they are definitely the text's strong point.

 

[Brent8927]

What about my Immunology text book.

It's a small little book 'Basic Immunology' by ABBAS and it is geared towards Medical Students...?

I think it really depends on the school you're at. At Loyola, all of the students who have finished immunology recommend not buying the "required" (Janeway) text. They all say the syllabus/course notes/slides are all that are needed.

This was more or less the same case with our biochem/molecular biology/genetics. The only time I used the biochem book was to prepare for the first day of class. After that I realized it was a waste of money and sold it.

It's always nice to have a reference library--having too many books really can't hurt you. But, I was moving from San Francisco to Chicago, so I sold all of my textbooks before moving, and I haven't regretted it at all.

 

[rockaction]

What about my Immunology text book.

It's a small little book 'Basic Immunology' by ABBAS and it is geared towards Medical Students...?

Ditch that. I've got the bigger version, and that's the keeper. The basic one won't get you far I don't think (unless you really like it or your school uses it)

 

[Zona Pellucida]

Whatever. I'll just sell it then.. I think it was only like $50.00 to buy anyways.

Plus I just remembered I think I have 1 year access to the online site which gives access to the entire book.

 

[Tatastrophy]

mmm this reminds of the nice little sum my biochem brought me....(forget about the nice BIG sum that it had cost me though lol)

 

[casillas]

thanks for the replies looks like i will be getting some extra cash soon.

 

[zinki949]

my first year, one class consistently referred back to my biochem book...

my 0.02.. sell it, because you will be seeing those editions at your library...

 

[njbmd]

I want to sell my books and get some extra christmas cash. Is it wise to sell my biochemistry book or will i need it for medical school?

and are there any other undergrad books you wish you had kept?

If you like carting books around when you move from place to place so that you can look at them on a book shelf, then keep all of your books. If you found out that you were in desperate need for anything out of an undergraduate textbook, you could look at the library copy and save some space.

I never needed any undergraduate or graduate textbooks at my medical school and was happy to sell those books. The extra cash was nice to have and necessary. I bought an expresso machine which was infinitely more useful than a bunch of books sitting on a shelf.

 

[JAWSCIENCE]

Immunology is a moving field. Any book you have now, while possibly useful for next year, will be obsolete in three or four. In terms of building a reference library this not your best investment. Once you know which school you will be attending you can find out what book they use. If it is not your book...sell it!

 

[Disinence2]

Course notes from your school will likely be sufficient.

Clinical biochemistry and the stuff you need to know for step 1 is very different from what you learn in your undergrad courses