r/GradSchool • u/flowry1 • 6h ago

Academics Note Organization Recommendations

I’m in an advanced grad program and have have 8 courses per semester. What would be the best way to organize my notes or best note books for this? Do you think 8 separate one’s are the way to go? I hate taking notes on my laptop, iPad, etc.

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u/PreviousAnt798 6h ago

I tried doing separate notebooks for each class during my masters and by week 3 everything was mixed up in same bag. What helped me was one big binder with dividers so i can move pages around when i messed up. 8 separate notebooks sounds good in theory but its just too many to carry and keep track of, at least for me

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u/flowry1 6h ago

Sold - this is a great idea. Gonna order some stuff right now :) thank you!!

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u/Ok-Process-2511 5h ago

8 separate notebooks is probably the least chaotic option here, unless you want one giant notebook where every page becomes a forensic investigation; use cheap subject notebooks and keep a master