<p>I use 3 subject notebooks, or ones that flip open at the top (I’m ambidextrous and will switch hands based on where I’m sitting in the room and the desk type). I also have an expandable file that I carry to store any loose papers I get or create. I have a soft flexible binder with notebook paper that I use for homework assignments that have to be turned in, notes from study sessions and exam reviews, and things like that (I do everything possible by hand. I much prefer paper to technology) that I could possibly need to remove and reorganize.</p>
<p>Disorder drives me nuts, so whenever possible I don’t tear sheets out of my notebooks. I write drafts of my papers and research notes in those blue test notebooks that english professors use. Sounds weird, but it’s nice to have all your notes and drafts of a paper in one notebook that’s filled, so everything’s organized.</p>
<p>Organization is really personal, though, so you can organize and do notebooks/binders however you like. Binders are a bit more cumbersome, especially with the tiny desks in some lecture halls, so notebooks can be better for that.</p>