<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I have basically finalized my decision to matriculate in the fall. I was wondering if a tablet pc would be a worthwhile investment for class note taking? I've heard that the benefits of a tablet PC (given that your handwriting is not like reading a doctor's note) are the archived notes, highlighting annotating, etc.</p>
<p>I plan on majoring in Biology/Economics while taking a few more intensive math classes. So, would the tablet PC be worth it while listening to professors or am I better off with pen/paper and a regular notebook?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>if you get a tablet pc, be prepared to be 'that kid' who thinks they're too good for normal notetaking.</p>
<p>haha...no, but honestly if you're going to be in econ/bio classes you're going to be going over a lot of figures (graphs and drawings) which might not translate too well ... also, for math, who wants to look at math on a screen?</p>
<p>Maybe that's just me ... but i've never been in a class with someone who had one, and I doubt I will - most people stick to regular pen and paper - some people bring laptops, but in science classes that's pretty rare unless the class is completely powerpoint based...</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses, guys! I was considering the tablet because I was afraid that my typing may be a little too loud for the small class sizes at Dartmouth. Have you had any experiences with this? Thanks.</p>
<p>Some profs don't allow laptops because they think they are distracting. But I'm pretty sure that if a prof outlawed laptops, this would include tablet pcs. It's usually the internet that's the distracting part, not the typing.</p>