How do you take notes in college?

AUGirl
Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:37:10 +0000

I did what I did in high school. I copied down anything that the professor wrote on the board.

I had straight A’s first semester, so it worked for me. I found that in classes where the teacher writes something on the board, what they write on the board tends to be important and is asked on quizzes/tests.

I had a professor who wrote everything out on powerpoint. I just used the powerpoint presentations as a reference for homework and then re-read over them once or twice before tests. I didn’t even really need to go to class to learn the material, but she had iclicker points that counted for about 10% of your grade, so I went to class for those.

Second semester, I had a professor who didn’t write anything down, but he did point out key words and would repeat definitions as necessary. The notes in that class for the whole semester only totaled two or three pages. That ended up being my only non-A. I received an 89 in that class.

I think your note taking habits will probably remain largely the same in college as they were in high school. At least, that’s what I found. What works for you now will probably continue to work for you.