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Law School question: is it ok to use an older edition of the textbook?
Posted on 8/11/14 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 8/11/14 at 4:42 pm
I'm getting my books for this semester and I was wondering if I could buy the older edition of the textbook and be ok. I know a 2L who wants to sell me his books. The editions he has are only one edition older. I'm just trying to save a little money. TIA
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 4:44 pm to oncealurker
I just doodled in all of mine. What difference does it make?
Posted on 8/11/14 at 4:45 pm to oncealurker
Yes
This post was edited on 8/11/14 at 4:46 pm
Posted on 8/11/14 at 4:49 pm to oncealurker
Yup. I did. Just pay attention in class or to a good outline as there is usually a couple of cases that are not in the older edition.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 4:50 pm to oncealurker
yep, just pay attention if the professor says "For those of you who don't have the most recent edition...the legislature recently changed this article to say....."
Posted on 8/11/14 at 4:58 pm to oncealurker
Yes. But only if you keycite all of the cases discussed therein.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 5:06 pm to oncealurker
Yeah probably, you can always pull cases you don't have, although you may end up reading more than the excerpt in the book.
Get an outline early on and use that as a guide. Supplement the outline as necessary (preferably at regular intervals).
Law school is probably 2x as difficult for those who do outlines at the end (me) or who don't have access to good outlines someone else prepared (thankfully not me)
Get an outline early on and use that as a guide. Supplement the outline as necessary (preferably at regular intervals).
Law school is probably 2x as difficult for those who do outlines at the end (me) or who don't have access to good outlines someone else prepared (thankfully not me)
Posted on 8/11/14 at 5:09 pm to oncealurker
Find out which 2Ls/3Ls did well. Ask them for their outlines early. Don't do shite for three months. Enjoy a month of hell. Usually my routine.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 5:13 pm to oncealurker
Don't even worry about it. You already made the most terrible decision you could make.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 5:21 pm to oncealurker
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I'm just trying to save a little money
Don't worry, you'll still be drowned in debt anyway
Posted on 8/11/14 at 5:31 pm to oncealurker
for 90% of the material yes but the law changes and therefore some of the cases will be outdated. You will probably be okay but when they assign reading on certain pages you'll be off too.
To me i'd buy the correct one but that's just me
To me i'd buy the correct one but that's just me
Posted on 8/11/14 at 5:38 pm to oncealurker
You can ask your professor or the OT. You be the judge...........or not.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 5:41 pm to oncealurker
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I'm getting my books for this semester and I was wondering if I could buy the older edition of the textbook and be ok. I know a 2L who wants to sell me his books. The editions he has are only one edition older. I'm just trying to save a little money. TIA
Should be fine. A lot of professors will actually provide page numbers for both editions. But I would make sure to pay particular attention to sections and case names you need to read rather than page numbers.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 7:02 pm to oncealurker
Don't buy them. Look up the cases on Westlaw or LexisNexis and get an outline.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 7:04 pm to oncealurker
You going to LSU man? I'm starting next week, too. And getting an old version of a book so let's hope it's ok.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 7:08 pm to oncealurker
Do people still get their books before the semester begins?
What do you think the first day of class is for?
What do you think the first day of class is for?
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