How to Take 4.0 Quality Notes 📝

Knowing how to take good notes that are perfect for you, is a GAME CHANGER when it comes to exams! Having reliable, organized notes can mean the different between success and failure.

I would highly recommend investing in some good pens and highlighters for note taking! It’s important that your notes are clear, organized, and even color coded for easy review!

Here’s a more detailed list of dos and don’ts:

Dos:

1. Do organize your notes: Use headings, bullet points, and spacing to make your notes clear and easy to follow. Much better than cluttered notes.

2. Do use abbreviations and symbols: This helps speed up your writing, but make sure they are consistent and understandable to you later. Make a key chart somewhere and stick with it!

3. Do focus on key points: Summarize the main ideas and concepts rather than writing everything verbatim. Highlight these for easy reference

4. Do review and revise regularly: Go over your notes soon after class to reinforce what you’ve learned and fill in any gaps. Spaced repetition equals better understanding!!

5. Do use different formats: Try mind maps, charts, or Cornell notes to visually organize information.

6. Do highlight important information: Use colors to emphasize key points or terms.

7. Do stay active during class: Actively listen and engage with the material, noting questions or thoughts.

8. Do leave space for adding extra information later: This helps when reviewing or adding from additional resources.

Don’ts:

1. Don’t write everything down: Trying to transcribe the lesson word for word is overwhelming and inefficient. You will miss out on key points if you do this!

2. Don’t wait too long to review: Delaying revision of notes can cause you to forget important details.

3. Don’t use disorganized or messy notes: If your notes are hard to follow, they won’t be helpful later.

4. Don’t focus solely on the slides: Teachers often elaborate beyond what’s on the slides—listen for explanations.

5. Don’t be afraid to ask questions: Clarify anything you didn’t understand while taking notes.

6. Don’t skip important details: Even if they seem small, they could be important for understanding larger concepts.

7. Don’t rely solely on digital tools: Handwritten notes can sometimes help with retention better than typing. Research shows it helps stick in your brain better when you hand write it!

8. Don’t ignore personal reflections or thoughts: Adding your own insights can deepen understanding.

These tips can help you notes go from boring and unhelpful to the literal thing you need to succeed in your classes! Save this post for later :)

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