<p>I am going to a summer program for a month and i am not sure what supplies i should bring. Like a binder and note books. Do you get hand outs in college? What works for you guys.</p>
<p>I'm wondering this. Apparently you should bring everything but the kitchen sink, although I have to fly across the country so that might be really hard.</p>
<p>I went back to college full time a few years ago. The BEST thing I found were those binders that have a zipper to close them, because they hold folders, CD's etc. (they have 3 rings). </p>
<p>Yes, tons of handouts in college.</p>
<p>I use wirebound notebooks (one or more per class) that are perforated so they tear nicely (many profs will not accept scraggly edges on paper). I usually use single subject, although some classes - like biology - I used 2 subject, one for notes, one for vocabulary. You can buy 6 packs for under $6 at places like Office depot.</p>
<p>So what I do is daily I change the wirebound notebook to whatever class(es) I have that day, but keep folders for the handouts in the binder.</p>
<p>I have 2 binders and they're the greatest. No lost papers anymore.</p>
<p>Bring Soap. Its easy to forget.</p>
<p>It really depends on the class. I normally use a spiral (one one-subject per class or one five-subject per block of classes), but I use binders or folders in classes that have lots of handouts or are Powerpoint based (print off the slides from the prof's website).</p>
<p>Also, bring both pencils and pens! Some profs won't take work if it's not writen in their prefered writing instrument! Mechanical pencils are fine as long as they have HB (#2) lead in them, and any pen as long as it's black or blue should be good.</p>
<p>school supplies for college are pretty simple. all I ever need for college classes are - backpack, spiral notebooks (the kind you can cleanly tear pages out of) and blue pens. </p>
<p>Calculator also, I would just find basic one that can do add/subtract/multiply/divide, and if you're doing math/science/engineering, trig functions, square root, and exponent, unless they tell you to bring something specific.</p>
<p>I find it useful to carry motrin and claritin in my backpack also, just in case, and you can substitute for over-the-counter meds of choice. Just make sure they're labeled with the original manufacturer label (best not to cause confusion)</p>
<p>Spiral notebooks (one subject), pens or pencils (cheap ones), calculator from high school (though you probably won't use it much...a lot of colleges don't allow calculators in math classes), and a bag to carry it in.</p>