One other thing I just thought of...you maybe able to rent some of your textbooks. This is a much, much cheaper option. Your college bookstore should know about the rental program. Also try to buy the ones you can't rent, used. Ask if students from previous classes sell back their texts. Amazon and ALibris also sell textbooks, usually much cheaper than the college bookstore. (I have a DD in school now, so I am very up to date with textbooks!)
Also...when you will need to buy a stethoscope, buy a good one (a Littman cardiac model is excellent). Yes, you will pay a lot for it (over $100) but it will be the only one you will ever have to buy. Do not buy the cheap ones from the bookstore or the drug store. They do not stand up to hard use and the sound quality is mediocre at best. As a nursing professional you will need a good scope. (I was an EMT/MA in my "old life" and my scope was the best purchase I ever made. Still have my Littman almost 30 years later!) Maybe this could be a Christmas gift from family???
Okay...enough from me.