Things you might need to know to survive in school

1. Bookstores...New York City plus surrounding area
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2. Bookstores...Los Angeles plus surrounding area
   
   • Technical
3. Bookstores... San Francisco Bay Area (Peninsula and south)
4. Bookstores... New Jersey

Tools
1. Google Earth

Goody links:
BooksPrice.com

Learn a few words from another language other than English - why? English may NOT be the first language of your instructor in which case at least learn to say hello in his/her first language - this may also help you in untangling the "broken English" sounds during lecture(s).
Simply GOOGLE the language and click on video - many are free. Don't go to deep since you also have other studies, right. Just enough to become comfortable with the sounds should do it, unless you really enjoy it. In that case don't let me stop you. Here's your list:

1. 
   Chinese
   
2. 
   Korean
   
3. 
   Spanish
   
4. 
   Arabic
   
5. 
   German
   
6. 
   French
   
7. 
   Hindu
   
8. 
   Italian