In University Or College how do you...

I usually read the textbook, but that's because I have 0 passion in my subject, when I take what I want next year going to classes will be fun.

I don't. Well, I do..but very rarely, and most people probably wouldn't consider it "notetaking."

When I feel the need, I use pen and paper. My notetaking consists only of writing down keywords/phrases to assist in my recalling important points later on, as well noting the stuff that's harder for me to absorb, like formulas.

My notes would be pretty much useless to anyone but myself..but writing down much more than what I do actually makes it difficult for me to keep up and focus on the lecture. Most of the time I don't take notes at all, but simply listen. Thing is, I can quickly absorb information through lecture..but I'm not so great with textbook/note study.

I have a few old notebooks from completed courses. Only the first 3-5 pages of these notebooks have anything at all on them. Bunch of wasted paper. What's more is I don't think I really even used the notes, but I guess it's the actual process of notetaking that's helpful for most, rather than being able to look back on them later (err...or am I wrong about that?)

Well, if I'm going to take notes.. I use a pen and paper.. However, majority of the time I just listen, but you said "and hopefully remember." Well, there was really no reason to include that in the poll option unless you were going to make the option "and always remember". If I do listen in class, I always remember. I don't hopefully remember. I know I'm going to remember.

Pen and paper...Unless it's one of those classes I just listen to and hope I remember it. Haha.

[QUOTE="yarou1000"]wow i thought people used laptops mostly...ASRCSR

Thats what i thought too. At least half the class has a laptop and 25% of them are on minclips. I saw one guy on Gamepot. Thats right i look at peoples screens when i am bored.

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[QUOTE="yarou1000"]wow i thought people used laptops mostly...muller39

Thats what i thought too. At least half the class has a laptop and 25% of them are on minclips. I saw one guy on Gamepot. Thats right i look at peoples screens when i am bored.

Good ol' pen and paper. If I had my computer I'd never get anything done. :P

Pen and paper is the best way to take notes; there's a process in your brain that occurs when you're writing that helps solidify the information in your memory. You can't get that from tape recorders.

Though I don't usually take notes, except in math classes; normally I rely on memory.

I take notes with pen and paper. But I am so bored to type (for some reason my hand is reluctant to type properly - no joke; my hand-writing can get pretty huge if I let go and the letters I make are like a group of drunk people: one is fallen down, the other is jumping, the other is crawling etc) and also just listening helps me a lot.

i just lay back and relax. my teachers are incompetent ****** and im always sure they are talking BS and the real deal are in the books or online.

Handwritten for courses that I have course books for. Netbook for courses without.

Taking notes in lectures isn't really necessary to pass, but I just used a pen and paper last session. However, since I now have an iPhone I'm going to use that next session for everything other than my maths course