Quick and dirty school supplies checklist for back to school http://bit.ly/aT4raH

Don't forget tape - masking tape for posters in your room and duct tape for fixing stuff.

The McMaster standard calculator Casio fx-991 is the only calculator allowed into exams. This calculator is a course requirement and is non-refundable. It is $23.95 at Titles.


iclickers are $41.95 new - the Bookstore may have a few used ones (these are few and far between) but if we have them they are $31.50

Hope this helps!

Originally Posted by staceygab

Don't forget tape - masking tape for posters in your room and duct tape for fixing stuff.

If you're in res, it's not a good idea to use tape on your walls, because they can rip the paint off and then you get charged. They give you free stickies at move-in, and if you run out you can get more from Commons or Keyes for free
Of course, tape will be useful for other things...just be careful with the walls!

Originally Posted by nerual

If you're in res, it's not a good idea to use tape on your walls, because they can rip the paint off and then you get charged. They give you free stickies at move-in, and if you run out you can get more from Commons or Keyes for free
Of course, tape will be useful for other things...just be careful with the walls!

Good to know - thanks!

They are $20 before tax, I believe, at Titles. Don't hold me to it. You WOULD be best looking off campus though, you're right.

What size binder would you recommend for most courses? will 1 inch suffice or would I be better off with 1.5+ ? o.o

Originally Posted by ooburii

What size binder would you recommend for most courses? will 1 inch suffice or would I be better off with 1.5+ ? o.o

That depends how much you print...personally, I wouldn't recommend using binders at all--I prefer folders. I know some people who use a clipboard with the entire day's notes in it, and then transfer it to the respective binder in the evening. A 1-inch should be okay, unless you find yourself printing a lot. Different courses will have different amounts of material, though.

Ah, okay. in highschool science I found a 1inch binder would barely be enough so I thought I'd need to upgrade this year xD

Originally Posted by ooburii

Ah, okay. in highschool science I found a 1inch binder would barely be enough so I thought I'd need to upgrade this year xD

It entirely depends on the course. I found I had a lot less math handouts/printed notes (virtually none), and all my written notes went in a notebook, so even a half-inch binder would work for that course. For something like bio, where there's a bajillion and ten things to print, a bigger one might be necessary. Of course, you don't HAVE to print everything that they put online, so it's kind of hard to predict in advance.

This thread was really helpful, thanks for the posts everyone!

Although I'm still a bit mad that I have to buy a different calculator. I had to use a graphing calculator (which aren't cheap) during grade 11 and 12, and now I'm forced to just toss it aside? :(

Originally Posted by TheCrucible

This thread was really helpful, thanks for the posts everyone!

Although I'm still a bit mad that I have to buy a different calculator. I had to use a graphing calculator (which aren't cheap) during grade 11 and 12, and now I'm forced to just toss it aside? :(

You guys were allowed graphing calculators in high school?! We never were except for specific in-class activities (in which we were provided with one). I remember one girl tried to use one for a test, and she got a zero.

You can still keep it and use it to double-check any graphs you have to make for your homework, but ideally you should just use the Casio fx-991 MS all the time, so that you're used to it for the tests/exam.