"Before long, the students learn that they shouldn’t even try. The result is a 1000-page doorstop." My oldest two are through college and learned that they sho

"Before long, the students learn that they shouldn’t even try. The result is a 1000-page doorstop." My oldest two are through college and learned that they shouldn't just purchase the list of books dictated by their classes. As stated by the article, many times the textbooks were not required to pass the test. If I had to estimate, I'd say they spent half as much as their fellow students on textbooks.