<p>I have at least sixteen classes this year. That means sixteen notebooks, sixteen teachers, sixteen bathroom policies... whatever. But really I need MAJOR help, because I need a storage solution.
Most people in my school who are in the same boat (and they all are) use a binder which they empty all the time, but I tried that once and it really doesn't work for me. I also tried five-subject notebooks, but they were HEAVY! This year I'll be using a regular backpack, JanSport type, and I am at my wits end. Some classes are once a week and don't need so much space and some are going to be stuffed full, but I really need help to figure this thing out.
Any solutions? PLEASE?!?</p>
<p>Perhaps an expanding folder? They often have around 16 slots. </p>
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<p>what in the actual</p>
<p>sixteen. six. teen.</p>
<p>your school is nutso.</p>
<p>okay, so. what i’m thinking is accordion folders. try two 7-folder accordions. I know 7 + 7 = 14 but there has to be at least 2 classes that you either don’t get handouts for, or you can combine with another folder or put them somewhere else. </p>
<p>or, if you can cut one out more class, a 13-folder accordion. too bad they don’t make any other sizes besides 5/7/13 really.</p>
<p>next, paper. paper paper paper. you can either a.) try 5-subject notebooks or b.) carry a binder that only has paper in it. for the 5-subject, you can devote one section for each subject. I don’t know how many classes you have a day, but you can group classes you don’t have very often together with classes you have often in order to make sure you always have paper (some classes you’ll fill that whole section in a semester, others you won’t even touch)</p>
<p>for the binder-paper idea, you can just take notes on the paper, take it out, put it in the accordion. later on when mine gets full I empty it out and file it away at home in manila folders, one for each subject in reverse-chronological order so I can get at it for midterms/finals.</p>
<p>I literally just made this up at 11PM, that’s what i’d try at first. good luck to you, oi vey.</p>
<p>Oy vey is right! It’s insane. I have a double curriculum which means that I have fewer advanced classes and twice as many classes total, including half in a different language…
I tried 5-subject notebooks, but I ended up lugging them around every day and started contests among my classmates seeing who could lift my bag (none of them could).
An accordion sounds good,but I’m afraid of the same weight issue as I’ve had in the past (my freshie binder is still in my closet because I can’t lift it to take it out). I was thinking single-subject notebooks, what do you think?
I think that this would be a good opportunity to get a laptop, but my parents have other ideas :(.
PLEASE! Keep helping me! Believe me, I need all the help I can get!
And out of curiosity, anyone else have this many classes? If you go to my kind of school, you will.</p>
<p>sixteen classes? not sure if trolling or deprived of a effective education.
I reaally don’t see how you can master 16 different classes in ayear</p>
<p>I…only have 7 classes.</p>
<p>but anyways. single-subject notebooks might work well, you can bring the notebooks you need for that day. if the accordion gets heavy (I had a LOT of handouts last year but I only had to empty mine every 3 weeks or so), you can just empty it out.</p>
<p>Okay here we go:</p>
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<li><p>Decide which classes you need organized notes for. For example, math or a language (well for me it was). I kept a notebook for each of these classes. </p></li>
<li><p>Use looseleaf and manila folders (or pocket folders, or trapper folders, or accordian folders, or just whatever folder floats your boat). I kept the rest of my notes and stuff in a trapper folder and slipped a manila folder of looseleaf inside. I emptied my folder out after every unit in whatever class.
I seriously like to keep my back pack as light as possible because of textbooks. So I do clean out my folder a lot and then organize the sheets into subject binders I keep at home. At the end of the school year you can just throw the sheets away or keep them in a box (i keep my notes for around 2-3 years before thinking of throwing them out, but that is just me). </p></li>
<li><p>Use you’re locker.</p></li>
<li><p>If you end up having to bring too many things to school, bring a sturdy bag along with your backpack otherwise you may hurt your back.</p></li>
<li><p>If you have an e-reader (i don’t have one, but try this) try to find your textbooks on it and try to find it for free. This way you don’t have to lug textbooks around. And if your teacher gives you packets to read online just download them onto your e-reader. If you really care, scan your notes or something in. (i really don’t think you should, it’s sort of time-consuming). </p></li>
<li><p>You are going to find out that you have meaningless classes that will take like 5 sheets of loose leaf throughout the school year. Do not buy notebooks in preparation! Wait till like the first week is over. You can seriously survive with a folder of loose leaf for at least a week. </p></li>
<li><p>Good luck. 16 sounds like overkill, but it probably won’t end up being like that.</p></li>
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<p>Hi! Long time no speak but I’ve just come out of denial that school’s actually starting in a week and a half so I’m getting scared again.
Unfortunately, Weeknd, I’m not a ■■■■■; if I were, this wouldn’t actually be happening to me :(. The problem is that I’ve got a heckuva lot of religious studies classes in addition to standard classes and they take up both brainpower and backpack weight. It is NOT good for my spine curvature.
I’ve come up with a few ideas based on YOUR awesome suggestions! You guys are tops! Please tell me which one makes the most sense.
My problem is that I’m an ENORMOUS slob, to the extent that my zip binder from freshie year has NEVER been emptied. EVER. So please bear that in mind.
Thanks!
A) Notebooks. Lots of notebooks. And a folder too.
I would get a notebook for each note-oriented class, plus one for the classes which are too small to need their own, and an accordion folder for the handout-oriented classes. An additional accordion folder would be used for handouts from notebook oriented classes. PROS: Organized, no big binder. CONS: Lots of itty bitty teeny tiny pieces.
B) Binder. NOT the zip kind. I’ve learned my lesson.
I would use a 3" binder for all my classes (except AP Bio because the teacher doesn’t let monster binders on the lab bench). I would put in a little paper each day and empty it once a week. PROS: Emptyish bag, organized. CONS: Heavy, once a week emptying would turn into fortnightly emptying which would turn into monthly emptying and would only degenerate from there.
C) YOUR IDEAS HERE.
My brain has turned to mush.
My locker is the size of my first grade cubby. It’s sad and useless.
I don’t usually lug textbooks- I bring home half on the first day and the rest never seem to get used :). So that’s fine. But I do usually get lit books on my Nook, which is good for everything except essay-writing because you can’t cite page numbers.
The work itself can be pretty overwhelming, which is why I don’t really have time for many ECs (definitely not in-school!) and school itself is from 8:00-4:40, but I usually manage. And yes, many of them are once a week, not-such-a-big-deal ones. But they still have tests so I still worry.
Thank y’all so much! So far you’ve really helped a lot!</p>