Undergrad textbooks useful in PharmD program?

[All4MyDaughter]

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I'm really short on cash right now and was thinking about selling some of my pre-pharm textbooks. Is there any reason to hold onto them for pharmacy school? Here are the ones I have:

Gen Chem
Organic Chem
Microbiology
College Algebra


If there is a reason to hold onto them for pharmacy school, I want to keep them. Otherwise, I could use the $$$. Thanks in advance for your advice!

 

[DownonthePharm]

Naw, there probably isnt anything in those you wouldnt be able to reference later. If any I'd keep the organic book depending on how good you thought it was. I think the only undergraduate texts that would help in pharm school would be biochem and physiology. BTW, you can probably sell them online on half.com for a lot more than the school will give you back.

 

[gatorjoe]

The only book that I regret not keeping for first year was my anatomy book.

 

[spacecowgirl]

I only kept my A&P book and can't tell you how many times I've referenced it in pharmacy school. Definitely worth keeping that one 👍 Chemistry? eh, not so much.

 

[dgroulx]

I used my Organic book, my Microbiology book and my Biochem book from undergrad for various projects.

I found that I didn't use my A&P book at all. The pathophysiology book I bought in pharmacy school was much more detailed and I used it as my reference for projects and presentations.

If I was short on cash, I'd go ahead and sell all of them. If you want to keep one, I'd suggest keeping micro. You'll get tons of infectious disease material in pharmacy school. You need to know the diseases, which bacteria cause each disease state, treatment, dosing, etc. I found it to be a handy reference.

 

[jammocah]

Sell them all.. if you find yourself needing books for reference.. there's this place called a LIBRARY where u can look at books and maybe even take them home for free 🙂

The 4 books you mention are plentiful there. Nothing worth keeping.. the longer you wait.. the less money you will get for them..

 

[pinkyrx]

The only one that I could have used this past year would have been Organic or Biochemistry.

If you really need the money, I'd sell them and then just borrow a review book from the schools library if you need it.

 

[aubieRx]

I've racked up a shelf of books ..the pharmacy friendly ones include:

freshamn bio (they changed editions on me). unfortunately this book later got water damaged after being dragged through the mud in a trashbag during a hectic moveout
anatomy and phys (they changed editions on me)
organic chem (wanted to keep it)
biochem (wanted to keep it)
genetics (they changed editions)

I think that keepng books you have read as references is useful because you "know" the books and where to look up the information more quickly than you would ina book you have never seen before. 🙂

 

[Glycerin]

I've saved my General Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Bacteriology, and Pharmacology books. 😀 Will I need most of them? Probably not, but it can't hurt to have them available.

 

[aubieRx]

the bookstore textbook racket is so immoral ...charge 150 for a book and give someone about 40 dollars as a buy back and then jack the price up to 90 again. not to mention the edition changes that involve switching around a few photographs.

i only have two textbooks for my first p1 semester which is nice. the rest is course packets /online notes.

 

[lord999]

I think keeping your Anatomy and Physiology is a good idea most of the time. Keep your Organic Chemistry book if happens to be a Vollhardt (sell McMurry or Wade). Also, keep your English prose and composition book if you still have it. There are only two problems with pharmacists' writing: structure and content. Maybe, keeping a style reference would help out in clerkships.

 

[gablet]

I think keeping your Anatomy and Physiology is a good idea most of the time. Keep your Organic Chemistry book if happens to be a Vollhardt (sell McMurry or Wade). Also, keep your English prose and composition book if you still have it. There are only two problems with pharmacists' writing: structure and content. Maybe, keeping a style reference would help out in clerkships.

What does Vollhardt have that McMurry and Wade don't?

 

[lord999]

What does Vollhardt have that McMurry and Wade don't?

A more detailed mechanistic section that helps out immensely in Gentry's class. Also, more than a few med. chemistry examples.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

A more detailed mechanistic section that helps out immensely in Gentry's class. Also, more than a few med. chemistry examples.

Who is Gentry?

 

[aubieRx]

What does Vollhardt have that McMurry and Wade don't?

and what about Francis A Carey?

I thought the carey organic book was very well written and easy to follow. and i even liked the pictures.

 

[gablet]

Who is Gentry?

Gentry is a professor at Midwestern University (Glendale campus).

 

[elmoz]

Am I the only dork who has discussions frequently with my partner on all kinds of topics, and pulls the textbooks for reference?

I never sell any of my textbooks.

 

[aubieRx]

probably

i also think not being able to part with any of your textbooks is kinda "wow" too.

but we all have our special little geeky ways to be sure.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

Thanks for all the advice, guys!

I went to the bookstore today. New editions are out for College Algebra and General Chemistry 😡. Sold my micro lab manual back for a lousy $10. They are using a different book for Micro lecture, but I've already got mine listed on Ebay. I found a pre-med student to sell my Orgo books to, so overall I am happy.

Thanks again!

 

[pinkyrx]

Thanks for all the advice, guys!

I went to the bookstore today. New editions are out for College Algebra and General Chemistry 😡. Sold my micro lab manual back for a lousy $10. They are using a different book for Micro lecture, but I've already got mine listed on Ebay. I found a pre-med student to sell my Orgo books to, so overall I am happy.

Thanks again!

If you have others to sell, check out some of the online textbook sites.. for example:
http://www.textbookbuyer.com/
http://www.bookbyte.com/

I've sold some back that way and made much more money than I could through the campus store.

 

[spacecowgirl]

half.com is FAR AND AWAY the best place to sell and buy textbooks

 

[All4MyDaughter]

I just wanted to thank everyone for their replies!!!!!!!!!!!!