<p>I’m partial to 5-star also because of the plastic cover & the pockets. But, 3-sub notebooks or more are handy because then you only have to put one notebook in your backpack & be ready for all your classes. I used the 1-subject notebooks for awhile but I always had extra pages at the end of the class & could use the notebook again for like 2 more classes before it ran out… the 3 subject has a few more pages & the dividers are in there already.</p>