This might be a dumb question but...

<p>Should I bring my laptop to college freshmen year (take it to class)?? I've received mixed responses. Some say it's better then writing notes manually-- that it can be more effective and easier to understand. Others say, don't risk it and learn short-hand. </p>

<p>Thanks!
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<p>If its a small class, don't bring it. If it is a lecture, its ok.</p>

<p>Yes! as a general rule, if you will be taking notes (and the class's notes can be typed -- i.e., not math, science, music theory, etc.) it is usually best to have your laptop if you have one</p>

<p>why don't you just try taking it to class once and see if you like it, or if it's more hassle than it's worth...
it's so dependent on your personal preferences. and your ability to resist browsing the internet while supposedly taking notes. and whether you want to be able to draw charts, pics, whatever that go along with the lecture xD</p>

<p>woah, that IS a dumb question!</p>

<p>j/k</p>

<p>of course you should bring your laptop, nowadays it's as much a requisite as anything.</p>

<p>Definitely bring it to college... but to class?</p>

<p>I think that taking notes on paper is much easier. You can write symbols/equations much easier (for sciences/math), and also make small notes here and there or in the margins. Diagrams are also easier to do on paper. I personally would never use my laptop to take notes in class.</p>

<p>laptops are just a nuissance during class. Most people I see with them just surf the internet and whatnot.</p>

<p>Not oly is traditional pen and paper easier to write with, more convenient, and helps imprint the information in your brain better, there also is no tthe distractions of the internet</p>

<p>Take notes in katakana. That language was developed as a short hand and you can write notes with crazy speed. If you want to save space and have time, use kanji.</p>

<p>as someone else said... if you need to write things that aren't easily available on the computer (like equations, music notes, diagrams etc) then you are better off with pen and paper.</p>

<p>I don't take my laptop to class because then my notes will be on the computer, and I have to print them off to lay on the couch and flip through them, I just use spiral notebooks. That said, taking notes (if all you have to do is text) on the computer is much easier. Unless you type slower than you write, in which case you should sign up for a typing course.</p>

<p>I take my laptop to class. Small classes I don't bother, usually because my small classes are seminars which are very pro-discussion and leave little time for the sort of notes I'd keep in my computer, but at lectures I always bring it because it's a quick way to keep track of what the professor is highlighting. That only works if you're a quick typist, obviously.</p>

<p>There is a serious danger of being distracted by the internet, however; I got wireless in both of my lecture courses and by the end of the semester I was barely paying attention in class.</p>

<p>I definitely agree that it's a personal preference thing, though. You won't be the only one with a laptop if you do bring one, but if you find you work more efficiently with pen and paper it doesn't matter if every other person in the room has a laptop, you'd want to use the pen and paper. Take it to college definitely, but trial-run it for 1-2 classes to see whether you need it there.</p>

<p>I think it really depends on the class and the professor as well. I hadn't even considered taking my laptop to class until this semester after my first Comm. class. I realized I wouldn't be able to keep up if I wrote out my notes. I say just feel it out first, and if you think it might be useful, bring it.</p>

<p>I don't think I will bring my laptop. It seems like it will be a hassle to me. Plus, I cannot type and have typos and just leave it like that. It's going to be a huge distraction for me.</p>

<p>Take your laptop to college. Just be careful with it when you are there. As far as class note-taking, you only can really answer whether it works for you....</p>