Organising Notes????

[Domski1856]

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Hello guys, how in the world does everyone keep their notes organised? It seems like with all these subjects it just gets outta hand and I often end up not being able to conveniently find what I need. Thanks in advance!

 

[DrDre2017]

Typing up notes and putting them into virtual folders.
Big binders with dividers. Or multiple smaller binders. Separate notebooks.

But I fail at this too; I'm such a perfectionist, I'm always copying and recopying my notes. And taking lecture notes. And textbook notes. And notes on outside videos, lol.
After a while, I just blame everything on the Second Law of Thermodynamics, and convince myself that resistance is futile.

 

[Lannister]

Easy, I don't take any.
😛 but actually, take notes on your computer if you can. Much easier to find stuff on there than in a notebook.

 

[Glandzburg]

Microsoft OneNote works beautifully for this if you are taking notes in a word processor or annotating PowerPoint slides/PDFs.

 

[idontwatchgreysanatomy]

I've been using endnote lately. Helps with sharing notes with a study group. You can annotate images from the lecture slides. I'm sure there is much more you can do with it too, but I'm not big on note taking so I haven't explored it much.

 

[Glazedonutlove]

If lectures are in powerpoints then just take notes on there. Organizing files on your laptop is a lot easier than random sheets of papers

 

[HybridEarth]

If lectures are in powerpoints then just take notes on there. Organising files on your laptop is a lot easier than random sheets of papers

+1, also I recommend learning your way around Microsoft OneNote. It's basically a virtual journal with a lot of awesome features.

 

[lalex]

It varies from class to class. But in my 3 Bio classes I'm annotating power points. In Physics, I am taking notes by hand and have a separate section for where I do practice problems.

 

[lalex]

+1, also I recommend learning your way around Microsoft OneNote. It's basically a virtual journal with a lot of awesome features.

Can you put powerpoints in OneNote?

 

[jpshoe]

Can you put powerpoints in OneNote?

Yeah you can, on Macs you have to first save it as a pdf then import it, but it's very easy. OneNote is awesome.

 

[MarioKart]

do you hand write notes or do it electronically? I hand write mine. I own one regular folder w/ 4 pockets and it keeps my notes organized

 

[Turkishking]

Binders and dividers. I don't like power-points, nor do I enjoy taking notes with a laptop.

 

[Lost in Translation]

Your med school academic advisor will be of more use than us. That is, assuming you are in med school.

 

[youngmo]

Spiral notebooks for each class. Works for me

 

[VegasPreMed]

Tablet + Notability + Backup on Google. Changed my life. 😛

 

[frosted_flake]

Yeah you can, on Macs you have to first save it as a pdf then import it, but it's very easy. OneNote is awesome.

I can't wait to try this tonight!

 

[wellness_med]

printing out ppt's works well; make your notes over slides with postits (if there isn't enough room.) everytime a unit is completed, file all notes away in a paper pronged folder. this keeps notebook light, and every note youve made for the class is in the proper place if you should ever need to refer back!

 

[WedgeDawg]

I've just stopped taking notes. Too much hassle and I never end up using them.

In undergrad, I either took notes in a notebook (one per class) or I wouldn't take notes. Not a huge fan of taking notes on a computer because you can't draw things unless you have a tablet and aren't artistically impaired.

 

[TallPreMed]

I use a notebook for each class, then when I study I type everything up from my hand written notes so I get the info twice at least (not to mention retyping notes, using shorthand, then mnemonics), but I keep it all in folders as well on my desktop.

 

[Hitmann]

I use a laptop for all lectures. Make a folder and then a subfolder for each class. New text file each day with the topic as the title. This way when you need to review a specific thing, you can find it right away.

 

[Turkishking]

I'm accustomed to high school, binders , dividers, and lose-leaf paper.