<p>College students how much paper did/ do you use for notes? Just for note taking, not counting homework / assignments etc… </p>
<p>Did you use a notebook, binder, or just a folder with looseleaf in it? </p>
<p>I want to stock up on supplies while they’re on sale, and I already have loads of pens stocked up. </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I have : Philosophy, Psychology, English, Biology, and Bio Lab. If that helps!</p>
<p>Nursing Major :)</p>
<p>Depends on the class, but typically about 1 page front and back per lecture.</p>
<p>Yeah about one page front a back per 50 minute class. Have 500 pages of computer paper handy though. Pens I think one per semester.</p>
<p>I usually use half a spiral-bound notebook per class, and I only write on the front. I have small-to-medium handwriting.</p>
<p>I usually use about half of a 3 subject notebook for each class by the end of the semester thats using each page front and back and I write pretty big!</p>
<p>lol paper? what is this paper you speak of? j/k</p>
<p>I just use a digital recorder to record everything (i learn by listening not writing)</p>
<p>I’m on the quarter system and usually use one notebook at a time for all my classes, starting on a new page for each lecture. I usually run through two 120 pg 3 subject notebooks by the end of every quarter.</p>
<p>Loose leaf is awful. That very important topic that the prof just told you will definitely be on the midterm will be on the very page that was blown away/lost/crumpled and torn at the bottom of your bag. If you are forced to borrow a piece of paper from someone, copy those notes into your notebook ASAP.</p>
<p>I use notebooks for each of my classes. As much as typing my notes can be fun, I’ve found that I absorb the material much more better when I write down everything from the day’s lecture. </p>
<p>As for going through notebooks, I go through notebooks fairly quickly. Don’t even get me started on pens. I write a ton of notes during each of my classes!</p>
<p>I don’t plan on using a digital recorder or laptop ><“”</p>
<p>I use looseleaf in a binder or my computer. </p>
<p>I feel like looseleaf is the best, because you have an endless amount of pages to rip out and rewrite your notes on. Sometimes I’ll take illegible notes and need to recopy them. If you do that with a notebook it gets all weird looking and kind of difficult to write in.</p>
<p>I use notebooks, usually one per class. I leave a gap page at the beginning of taking notes for each class, stick a tab on it, and use it to right a brief review of my notes when class is done. I’m a pretty extensive note taker though, I usually take about 15 pages of notes for a 2 hour lecture. Most people I don’t think take anywhere near that many notes. I would just type them, but most of my professors are still in the dark ages and don’t allow any electronic devices in class.</p>
<p>So does no one use laptops to take notes in college?</p>
<p>No it’s a very inconvenient medium to use to take notes. Unless you have a tablet you can’t do diagrams, you can’t’ have your notes written in a non-linear fashion, etc.</p>
<p>“So does no one use laptops to take notes in college?”</p>
<p>I used it for my Anthropology class last semester. My History class required little diagrams and family trees and things, so I couldn’t, but for most humanities classes, you’ll probably be able to.</p>
<p>I use my laptop for some classes – for example, I took a Russian Lit class where the professor lectured very quickly and made reference to a lot of page numbers, direct quotes, etc, and it was faster and easier for me to just type rather than try and write it all down. For other classes like math or econ where I would need graphs or diagrams, I always used a notebook – maybe one or two pages per lecture.</p>
<p>I usually fill up a 5-subject Five Star notebook for all my classes (typically 4) in a given semester, but I don’t take that many notes.</p>
<p>I was able to use a college ruled, one subject notebook for both History and Spanish and I still had 15+ sheets left at the end of the year. I use spiral notebooks for all my classes.</p>
<p>My Bio professor last semester encouraged us to try to limit our notes to one sheet (front and back) per lecture- he thought it would make us try to determine what was important and what wasn’t, instead of just writing down everything he said. It worked for most people, but a few kids just took notes like they usually would and stopped when they were done with that one sheet… they weren’t the brightest.</p>
<p>Maybe a page or so per class, if that, but I don’t take many notes.</p>
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<p>If the professor permits us to use laptops, I’ll bring mine to take notes on. Otherwise, I’m just peachy keen with my spiral notebooks and pens.</p>
<p>omg, 15 pages!? :o isn’t that a bit much for 2 hours?!</p>