Yes books and other materials can be very expensive. I suggest you contact the finacial aid office and fill out a free application for finacial aid (government $$) you'll be surprise how much money you can actually earn and still qualify for a fed pe...
Kyshine1, I wonder if your response would still be the same if you could not conveniently be "grandfathered" in ? I chose the ADN route and will decide later if I want to continue for my BSN, depending on many factors, family,time, money.