<p>i was wondering whether most people bring their laptops to class to take notes or is the old school way of paper and binders still the thing to do. any ideas?</p>
<p>Most people don't, but I do. And it's amazing. </p>
<p>Makes note taking significantly easier, but my classes don't deal with numbers/symbols, which should be mentioned. Also it helps when it comes time to study/use the notes for a paper, since they're all in one place and legible and I can have a trillion tabs open at once if I want. </p>
<p>It also just makes the time between classes fly.</p>
<p>doesn't it get ANNOYING with the tiny desks?</p>
<p>How about some Solitaire?</p>
<p>Allie, do you put the laptop on your lap while in those big auditorium lecutre halls? ANd to repeat what Emma said, how do you manage on those tiny desks?</p>
<p>OKAY NAMAST*A*.</p>
<p>Bringing a laptop to class is like bringing a laptop while you study at the library. Distraction.</p>
<p>why would anyone bring their laptop to class?</p>
<p>not that big of a deal emme haha c'mon.</p>
<p>I'm thankfully not bringing a computer with me to school. freaking distracting. give me pen and paper.</p>
<p>I'll be bringing my laptop to classes too- taking notes by computer is much more organized and less time consuming. I guess only North Campus majors will benefit from a laptop in class.</p>
<p>You guys- The desks really aren't that small. You'll get used to them.
But yeah. The computer just sits. On the desk. It works, I promise. </p>
<p>And Citan- When you don't have to worry about any symbols or numbers or anything, taking notes on the computer really is much faster. And efficient. Keeps me much more organized and makes it much easier to study/cram/write papers. When I handwrote all of my notes I would usually give up after a half hour and would have notes splayed everywhere and yeah. The typing at least keeps me interested. Dunno why, just does. </p>
<p>And as for the distraction- well, sometimes. A lot of classes still don't get wifi connections so the internet isn't much of an issue. In the ones that do get internet, it's nice. I multitask. Comm professors, as wonderful as they are, have a propensity to wander a lot and usually end up talking about pointless unimportant things for too long. On those days, the laptop is my savior. Seriously. And eh, it's better than falling asleep. </p>
<p>But I DO bring my laptop to study at the library. Because it has all of my notes.</p>
<p>I guess it's helpful for some people...I like paper and pen because then I get to doodle...</p>
<p>I like paper and pen because it's more affordable</p>
<p>While you're doodling Citan I'm probably screwing around online.</p>
<p>Everyone has something that makes them happy :)</p>
<p>This whole time I thought having a laptop at UCLA was a necessity. I imagined the professors lecturing faster than I could write (and when I am paced I write even more sloppy than I regularly do). Whether this is true or not, I'm still going to buy a laptop. I spend more time studying away from home so if I ever need to dig up my notes from class or add something, I know it will all be in one place. That is why it's very convenient, in my case, to have a laptop.</p>
<p>Hardly a necessity...</p>
<p>I have terrible handwriting and I definitely type faster than I write...so I might.</p>
<p>but what if your laptop dies all of a sudden
(like it did in sex and the city to carrie ((i know it's a show)) but that is my biggest fear. so paper and pen for me. but then again i guess you could lose your notebook and that would be the equivalent.</p>
<p>^ she didnt back up her stuff.. you should do it like once a week.</p>
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<p>To be ready for grad schools that require laptops... and because most of us can type faster than we can write. Better yet, I can actually READ my notes later...</p>
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<p>What if you have an aneurysm in the middle of a final and fail and die?</p>
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<p>Here's my take: I'm a longtime laptop user for notetaking. I'm a bit torn about it, though. The laptop offers you the opportunity to take down a much larger volume of information than typing might. However, it's been suggested that retention is lower when typing notes (I cannot confirm or disprove this). Also, a laptop is a helluva lot heavier than a notebook and a pen. Sure, you spry young 18-year-olds in De Neve might think, "Pfft, whatever OLD MAN!" but don't discount an extra 3 to 5 kilos in your bag. It's SRS BIZNESS when you're walking from an apartment in Westwood or something like that.</p>
<p>Oh, and you have the constant urge to go online and veg. That's bad.</p>