A+ Notes!

Now that I am a sophomore in college I have found the technique that works for me so I decided to share how I write my notes.

There are many different methods to take notes and to organize them. I like to keep a 1 subject notebook for each class. I also color code my classes so it is easy to find the notebook I need. Here is an example of a how I would take notes in a notebook. I like to put a label on the notebook instead of writing on the notebook itself so for any reason I could take of the label if I needed to. I also prefer college ruled than wide ruled notebooks.

The first page of the notebook I dedicate it to a Contents page. This is were I can see what chapter notes are on what pages (this is an example that is why I only have Chapter 1). I would also write below the Chapter 1 what exam these notes will be useful for.

This the way I set up my notes. I put the chapter in the right hand corner. I put the main title at the top of the page. I then put the section tile and highlight that in yellow. Subsections are highlighted in pink. Vocab words are underlined.

At the end of the page on the right hand corner mark what page number it is. So when you are finished taking note from the chapter and you end on page 4 of your notebook you would go to your contents page and write that in. So then you would know Chapter 1 notes are on pages 1-4.

I hope this gave you some inspiration. It definitely keeps me organized and it also keeps me interested in studying since it is easy to read.

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New Agenda-Vera Bradley

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In the beginning of the semester I was using a turquoise colored agenda from Walmart. It was a nice agenda but it was too small for me. I started using my calendar on my laptop but it was inconvenient when I need to schedule an appointment because I would have to turn my laptop on and bring my laptop everywhere just in case. So I enjoy the old fashioned way with an agenda. I went to my schools bookstore and saw these Vera Bradley agendas which are sure cute but not only that they are a two year agenda! I fell in love and the price didn't hurt to bad either.

When you open the agenda it had a very useful pocket (I like to put "To Do" lists here!) along with some cute stickers.

The agenda is a two year agenda so it starts at May and ends in December and continues through 2014. It also includes 2013-2015 year at a glance pages, a holiday list page, and a semester schedule  section which make me really love this agenda; it's perfect for those in college! Then in the back the agenda also includes a Important Numbers, Weights and Measures, and Metric Conversion Table page. 

Year at a glance.

 Here is my favorite part of the agenda. I put my schedule in to know what classes I have. Since this is a two year agenda they have 4 semester pages!

Semester Schedules 

Here is the month overview, I use this to write down important things like test, appointments, events, ect. 

Month Overview.

I use the weekly view to write down homework.

Weekly View.

If you haven't read my post on the agenda I had before please check it out!
Other Agenda

Where have I been?!

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I started my first year of college on September 5! To add to that my boyfriend came home on emergency leave. So I have spent my time getting use to college life and spending time with my boyfriend for the seven days he had to spend at home. College is SO different compared to high school. I'm finally getting used to my class schedule and the homework. I'm still here and ready to add more to the blog!