For most of us, finals are over and the term is complete. Yet, our textbooks still remain. Oh, the possibilities...

Every year at about this time, college students are confronted with a stifling dilemma. It's emotional, rational, fiscal and universal all rolled into one. On your desk, in your backpack, or for some of you in your closet or under you bed, you have hundreds of dollars of textbooks that you bought just a few months ago.

And now that the term is over, you have a decision to make. The university buyback window is always open but never consistent. Plus, do you really expect to get prime dollar for your books in this economy?

The Web is full of sites on which you can sell your books to the highest bidder. As many of you know, however ...

Some schools are phasing out Advanced Placement classes in favor of crafting their own curriculums, not centered on the A.P. test.

Rewind 10 years. With seconds to spare, I've scooted into my first class of the day just before the morning bell. A.P. English Literature. It was one of my favorite classes. It was hard, but I actually felt like I was learning and retaining information (all of which, surely, has been forgotten, hence the poorly written blog you're resting your eyes upon).

And then came the A.P. exam. I don't remember my score, but I do remember the ulcer that was developing in my stomach. Thinking my college acceptance hinged on the test result, I studied relentlessly and stressed constantly.

And therein lies the problem that many ...