<p>I will be a college freshman starting in about 2 months. I am trying to figure out what type of method I want to use to organize my school stuff. I know some people use a binder for each class, but I don't like binders. I was thinking about getting a folder and a notebook for each class... That way handouts could go in the folders and notes could go in the notebook, if needed. I might be way over thinking this, but I want to make sure my stuff for each class stays organized so I can stay on top of my work. What system has worked for you or not worked for you? Any recommendations?</p>
<p>What classes are you taking?</p>
<p>I’ve had classes where I worked mostly from handouts supplemented by occasional handwritten notes. Binders were the most useful for those. (Not sure you’d really want to store 500 pages of handouts in a folder.) Many of my classes were math and science lectures where all of my notes were handwritten. I found a notebook most useful for those, and I had a binder at home where I kept returned homework assignments and tests.</p>
<p>I absolutely cannot keep more than occasional notes organized in a binder. I’d get neglectful about filing new pages and end up losing half of my notes.</p>
<p>I’m a freshman in the fall too, but I used to use a notebook am folder, then I just started getting notebooks that had pockets so I could put everything in there as far as handouts and I only needed one thing for each class but it wasn’t a binder since I don’t like those either</p>