<p>I was talking to a friend, a senior in college, and she suggested that I get a Five Star 5 subject notebook and use it for all of my classes. She said it would eliminate the use of 4 different one subject notebooks and folders. She warned they were expensive but definitely an investment. She also mentioned that the notebook had folders and little pockets for index cards. Anyway, I took a Math class this summer and almost used up my 3 subject notebook. Then again, my notes were unorganized and unhelpful. What are your thoughts? One Five star 5 subject notebook for all my classes? Or different notebooks for each class?</p>
<p>Here's my schedule:</p>
<p>Math 118
Intro to African American Studies
Communications 102 (Interpersonal Comm)
English 161 (Research class)</p>
<p>How expensive are we talking for a five-subject notebook? You could get two three-subject ones if you want, which would give you more paper since you seem like you write a lot, and if your classes meet MWF and TR then you can just alternate taking one notebook to class each day.</p>
<p>Worst case scenario is that you write way too much and would have to spend what, a few bucks for another one? In the grand scheme of college costs, it's negligible.</p>
<p>Well I thought about that but I want a 3 subject just for physics with one section for class notes, one for discussion, and one for hw. So think about how your classes are broken down and how much you will be writing (how big you write, lots of drawings, etc). Just something to think about.</p>
<p>hm…1st get at least one folder for every class your taking…there’s quite a nice selection at your local Office Supplies store, University Store, even local Chain stores, or even the Super Market </p>
<p>try out the one notebook thing, if it works out great, if not, save one night’s worth of Pizza money, have your friend pay your half, and go get a couple more one, three, five subject notebooks to your Preference :)</p>
<p>just go to the store any get whatever type of notebook you want. if you find out it's not helpful next term/trimester/semester try something different. I'd say whatever worked for you in high school should work for you in college.</p>
<p>I like one subject ones bc I don't want to carry around all five subjects when I just want to look at notes for one, for example. Also, 5 subject ones have less paper per section, so I run out of paper before the term's over.</p>
<p>you can't just refill a few sections of it, you'd have to buy a new one. so if you write a lot more in one subject than the others, you'd have like 4 huge notebooks to lug around.</p>
<p>I like 5 subject notebooks anyway.... I actually only used a 1 subject notebook senior year in high school for the last half of the year because the only class that I actually wrote any notes for or did any written homework for was math. If I needed to write something down for another class I'd put it in a random spot.</p>
<p>I tried to combine 2 or 3 HS subjects in one 5 subject and things were often messy and I ran out of space. Last year I just got a single mead notebook for each class - things worked great. That is what I suggest - even though it will be more expensive then one 5 subject.</p>
<p>It's not unheard of for something to happen to a notebook. A notebook can get lost or have something spilled on it and be ruined. Losing all your notes for one class is bad enough, but losing all your notes for all your classes would be a disaster. It might be a little easier to carry around one big notebook, but I'm not sure it's worth it.</p>
<p>The issue is not in cost or anything. It was a matter of putting all notes in one notebook. It might seemed pointless to you, but I was only wondering if anyone tried that out before. I guess it was silly :/ Oh well, thanks anyway.</p>
<p>That's what I was thinking. She was so enthusiastic about this thing I thought a lot of college students did it. I guess it depends on each class. I'll probably need a whole 5 subject notebook for math alone.</p>