<p>I usually don't do it ha,ha yet I always never get lower than an A- on memorization tests. </p>
<p>Yet what about when it is something perplexing like a chemical or mathematical equation? Do you copy the PowerPoint (if provided), or practice, practice, practice.
And lastly; what are your personal favorite test?
I love projects, especially construction ones.</p>
<p>Thank you :)</p>
<p>I don’t do notetaking. However, if there’s a test that requires rote memorization (vocab idk, periodic table memorization, etc) I just pull out index cards and make flash cards.</p>
<p>color-coded highlighted madness. with bullet points. i don’t like two-column, but my chem teacher makes us take notes like that. Generally I’ll have one color for the notes, another for sample problems, and a third for important formulas. I highlight important terms. Dotted lines separate notes from in-class problems [in the case of chem and math]. I almost never write in black or blue- i write in purple, green, orange, and pencil when I have to. I use these really sick erasable pens that don’t smudge or anything. </p>
<p>And I prefer math tests because they’re the least subjective, then French tests because they’re the easiest [however, neither is my favorite subject :)]</p>
<p>If there’s a powerpoint or somesuch, I copy it down [except in history… I take almost no notes, especially since all the powerpoints are online].</p>
<p>edit: in the case of English, all my notes go in whatever book we’re reading -it’d be stupid to do otherwise. French I generally just write down random vocab that’s not in the book [in columns] and, of course, noew grammar rules/weird conjugations.</p>
<p>while i almost never look back at math notes and only look at french notes if i forget something, i study my chem notes because it’s not my strongest subject. history i just reread some book/talk it out with a friend [best way to study for history is discussion]. english we don’t HAVE tests, my notes and annotations are just to help me when i’m writing.</p>
<p>I only really take notes in AP Calc and AP Physics C.
My personal favorite tests? Probably problem-solving tests, like Calc or Physics.</p>
<p>I take notes but I don’t look back at them really</p>
<p>In English I sporadically take notes. In AP Gov I take notes for the fact that all he does is put up a powerpoint and there is nothing to do but take notes or die of boredom. I don’t think I’ve ever looked back at the notes he’s given us</p>
<p>oh and my favorite tests by far are math and science tests. They’re really great</p>
<p>I try to entertain myself with notes: overly detailed diagrams in bio, derivations of everything in math, history channel style recaps in history. I keep problems and notes seperate; the OCD in me doesn’t want them breaking up the flow of the notes…</p>
<p>My favorite test would be anything requiring problem solving in Physics/Calc, but in my classes, problems like that are rare… =</p>
<p>I don’t take notes. I sit in class, sleep, wake up and ace a test.</p>
<p>I usually don’t take notes, only in Calc. Also in Chemistry because it is required, as the teacher checks our notes every week for a grade. When I do take notes, often times much of the paper ends up being doodled on with intricate swirls and shapes consuming the sides of the paper. 
I have found that class notes don’t really help; only personal notes when studying help somewhat.
Favorite test? French or History.</p>
<p>At my school you have to take notes and do it their way to…so yeah…lol</p>
<p>Math and sciences with mathematical problems: sample problems, and many of them.</p>
<p>History or similar: the usual note-taking.</p>
<p>Things that just need to be memorized, such as facts or terms: flash cards.</p>