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If you type quickly, a laptop may be the best option. If you are going to use paper for notes, I would go with a perforated notebook that is 3-hole punched. That way, if you accidentally grab the wrong notebook, you can just take notes in it anyway and tear the sheet out neatly and put it in to a 3-ring binder later.
I perfer to have several small 3-ring binders, one for each class. That way, I'm not lugging around all of my notes, for every class, syllabi, etc. all day. Actually, I usually have one big binder to store everything in a a color-coded folder (like a Trapper Keeper folder) for each class. That way, everything is together in my office, and I jsut grab what I need for each class. If I have Statistics that day, I take the green folder, the green notebook (perforated, NOT spiral bound), and the green textbook, as well as my pens, etc.
I find color-coding each class to be the easiest way to organize. I use the color of the textbook as my guide. I even have a master calendar with color-coded post-its (again, Stats would use green post-its) that shows me what needs to be done when. I use red ink for exams, blue for assignments, and black for reading, etc. So, a final in statistics would have information on green post it pads. The exam date would be in red ink on a green post it, assignments (and the work proceeding them) would be scheduled in blue ink on green post-its, etc. Sounds a bit anal, but an hour or two with some basic office supplies and a big wall calendar will save you headaches later in the semester! I normally used a big peice of posterboard for each month, but you could use a large desk calendar.
I have tried both methods and I found a spiral notebook easier to use for two reasons: 1- it tends to fit on the small pull out desks better than a binder so note taking is a bit easier and 2- you don't loose your notes (or put them in incorrect order) if you drop the notebook (binders tend to pop open when dropped). Personal preferance is the only key here however ; so, maybe you should try both methods and see what works for you.
Its all personal preference I think. When I was in college I use to get one of those 3 or 5 subject spiral notebooks (instead of getting 5 one subject ones) and used one section for every class. This way I knew exactly where to put my notes where even if I switched out my text books. And it was easier to store when the semester was over if I had to reference back to them. I would just write on the front cover the year and semester on the front. I still have all of them and some of them come in handy to this day.
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