<p>What's the best material to bring and use for classes? A 3 ring binder for every class? Folders? </p>
<p>Never live in the past but always learn from it.</p>
<p>I have a 1 subject spiral notebook for every class for notes, and either a folder and/or a 1-2in 3-ring binder for papers, depending on how much material I expect to accumulate over the semester. Depends on my organizational needs. Spirals fit nicely into 3-ring binders, given number of papers is less than n.</p>
<p>I usually get two 3-subject spirals and split them up by days so I usually only need to remember 1 notebook.</p>
<p>I have a 3 ring binder with a calender in the front. When the prof goes over the syllabus on the first day I wright down when all tests and papers are due on the calender. I never take over 4 classes and have 4 plastic pocket folders in my binder with notebook paper after them. I place the class syllabus in the pocket folder and any returned tests or papers in the pocket folder, and write down on the notebook paper the names, emails, and phone numbers of the people I sit by ( i usually get these by the third or so class…)</p>
<p>I take my netbook to class and take notes using microsoft onenote, i bought a small external microphone off of amazon for it that just plugs in and barely sticks out of the microphone jack… this allows me to record my professor while i am taking notes and go back later and review any part of the lecture i missed.</p>
<p>I always backup my papers and notes from class when I get home (i use a very old large laptop… but others use thumbdrives or whatever) Just make sure you back up in case your netbook gets lost or stolen.</p>
<p>All of this organization took me about a year and 1/2 to figure out, but once i had it in place college became like autopilot, I graduate after next semester and currently have a 3.896 GPA</p>
<p>^ oh man. I’m gona try to follow your method! So nervous that I’ll collapse in my 1st year.</p>
<p>^ Youll do great! Its just getting a system down, but once it is down you will run on autopilot and the semesters will just fly by.</p>
<p>Well im using three apps to help as well, so im not sure ill need ALL the things you use. </p>
<p>Im using Class Buddy Pro for android, Evernote on android and macbook air, and zumodrive which is dropbox without security issues. </p>
<p>Never live in the past but always learn from it.</p>
<p>Any more help?</p>
<p>Never live in the past but always learn from it.</p>
<p>1 3 three Ring Binder and few notebooks and 2-3 folders. It depends on what the class is. There are some classes like Math where you usually take notes everyday so I’d think a binder would work best. And obviously for such a big binder you could have stuff for more than one class.</p>
<p>Note: BowTieFratty has a good organization system. I think i’ll try it out this year. Also getting the numbers of the people near you is really smart and i’ve never thought about it.</p>
<p>I’m going to start with the same organization system I used for AP classes the past 3 years in high school. 1 1.5-inch binder for each class, with a folder in it, plus a planner (one for all stuff, write down all assignments off the syllabus & test dates), keep a list of important test dates and paper due dates, etc. I will probably record most lectures, especially if I have any profs that talk really fast. In HS, we didn’t record lectures, except for when I was sick I sometimes gave my voice recorder to a friend so I could listen to the lecture, since I hate relying on other people’s notes. I like to take my own notes.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that if you use BowTieFratty’s system, you should ask the professor for permission to record his/her lectures.</p>
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<p>just kidding. More seriously, you’d need a laptop or an ipad. Some books are cheaper when you buy the digital version so you might want an ereader. Get one of those pens that record everything you write. For those math and science classes you might need a TI graphing calculator.</p>
<p>I use a three ring binder for classes I don’t take computer notes with.</p>
<p>All my notes get transferred to Evernote, since I heard that re-writing helps cement the knowledge in your mind. The online evernote synchs with my phones evernote app, so I review my notes before class. The professor probably thinks I’m lazy (cruising on my phone while everyone else is flipping through their notes), but I ace all my quizzes and tests.</p>
<p>I’ve been sticking to durable folders (like Fivestar–expensive, but they last forever) because I just cram things in there. It gets a little messy, but sometimes a binder with a HUGE textbook and a computer or anything else gets heavy and annoying really fast.</p>