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Post by simplyxxlearning on Aug 17, 2015 0:49:05 GMT
Hello studyblrs! Back to school is fast approaching, which means we have to deal with all of the papers: classwork, homework, etc. Being organized is crucial for success so I thought, why not share our methods and gain inspiration/ideas?  So if you would like to, explain/describe how you organize your school materials at home & at school. I'll go first.  ? Disclaimer: This is the method I used in middle school, so I'm not sure if it would work well in higher levels. At school: I use 9 folders. One for all my homework, one for blank papers, syllabi, schedule, etc. I use the other 7 for each class period. Left side is the current lesson/topic of study. Right side is other materials that are older but still relevant. This method worked really well for me, and I was able to fit all of my materials into a small book bag! At home: About every quarter, I transferred old papers to designated folders at home. One folder per class. Then, I put all the folders together in a bag. Done! I really didn't like this method. For one, it was a pain to take out old papers for studying. Also, the folders would be too filled, so I ended up using them around the papers. Not a good idea. Once my bag fell over, and all the papers fell out of place. ? Well, those were my "organizing methods" of last year! Now that I'm going into HS, I'm looking for a new filing system. Any recommendations? Good luck to you for the upcoming school year! xo, Krystal |
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Post by Lottie on Aug 24, 2015 7:27:59 GMT
Hey! I'm in my third year at university, and because I do literature, we do three (obviously in detail) modules per semester. As such my organisation since I got to uni has been as follows: Three punched and lined notebooks (the sort with tear-out pages), three lever arch files: I have one per module and in theory *laughs* I transfer everything into the folders at the end of the week. This year I'm hoping to type and print all my notes after lectures, to save on revision time. If that remains the case, I'll probably leave the stuff in the notebooks and just put the typed notes in the folders. The folders contain dividers with the following sections:- Pre-semester: This contains the course overview and any general work I've done before the term starts.
- Introductory week notes.
- One section per text studied, which tends to equate to some a week. If we study two as parallels, they go in the same section.
- Assessment and feedback.
- Closing week notes.
This year also differs a little as I have a dissertation which spans both semesters, so I don't really know how I'll work that yet.
I also use a small ring binder with lots of plastic wallets, which I keep any bits of paper, handouts etc, that we're given until they're transferred into the files. This is a system I've carried on from school, where I did one per subject (BUT: do bear in mind that this was in the UK, so I only had four subjects from aged 16 upwards). Good luck! The best advice I can give you is just to experiment and find what works for you. Whatever is the simplest, usually works best. If you have lots of space in your room, I'd suggest as many folders as you can! More space means more options. If this isn't the case, try keeping your notes digitally (but for gods sake save it to the cloud/back it up). |
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Post by charakacomplex on Oct 23, 2015 16:16:29 GMT
Alright, as a visual and tactile learner I've got what I think is a good system.
- keep a huge desk
And when I say huge I mean bigger than Kanye West's ego (alright, that's impossibly huge, but I mean my desk takes up three fourths of my wall lol). This is good because I can lay out everything at once and build better schedules and timetables for study, and I'm not always wasting time pulling out papers and putting them back away. Keeping a whiteboard helps, obviously (as would blackboards, I'd imagine, but I cannot stand the sound of chalk against blackboard).
- separate notebooks for school and for home
I have a thin notebook for each subject I have at college. I use them to make rough outlines of whatever is being taught in class and add important tidbits of information (unfortunately, the profs don't upload Powerpoints before classes here). I go home and in lieu of studying I make out comprehensive, detailed, colour-coded notes in a thick, spiral bound notebook for that subject. Because our year is divided into five blocks, I've got one thick notebook for each subject for each of those blocks (we do have a lot of detail to learn). Then during exam time I just use my comprehensive notes to revise and I usually score well thanks to all the pretty colours.
- use different colour-coded folders
But only for syllabi, question papers and my tests! To me, folders are an excellent place to lose important papers, so I keep as few in there as I can. Everything else goes into my thick notebook—I staple handouts to the page of notes relevant to them (it helps that I don't get many handouts—if you do then you might want to invest in a binder for them, as opposed to a folder). I also keep similar subjects in similar coloured folders (this used to be easier in school—all sciences were shades of green, all mathematics were shades of blue, all languages were greyscale, et cetera—but now in med school everything's human biology, so I use distinct shades of violet for each subject).
- keep backups
I have a horrifying memory, so I don't like to risk losing any of my carefully tailored notes, or even any other piece of paper. So the moment I get/make anything I scan them to my laptop and organise the scans properly there too. It takes a while but it's worth it because I -have- had my notes stolen before (I was luckily sensible enough to have made backups beforehand so I didn't suffer that day).
- attach post-its to literally everything
Maybe I'll take a picture of my room and show y'all how much of a post-it hell it is. I attach them everywhere because I -know- that I will -have- to look at them if I -can't- avoid them. Typically I put reminders and to-do tasks on them. They bug me so much that I desperately want to get rid of them, but I have to restrain myself and actually do what they say. ;^; Self-control is haaaaard.
I hope that ends up being of help!
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Post by simplyxxlearning on Dec 2, 2015 2:24:20 GMT
Those are such great strategies! Thank you for sharing |
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? Disclaimer: This is the method I used in middle school, so I'm not sure if it would work well in higher levels. 
