rock33y Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Hi, I'm just wondering how people keep track of their past year's work. For example, where do you store your grade 12 notes (if you kept it), or undergraduate studies? I'm finishing up grade 12 and currently bought six 2inch binders to store the six subjects. I thought I would do this for next year too, but wondered if there was another way? I used to use file folders by stapling each unit together, (similar to http://www.walmart.com/ip/Smead-Manila-100-percent-Recycled-File-Folders-Box-of-100/14931601?findingMethod=rr) but found it got messy when I needed to refer back to them. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 I threw my notes away at the end of every year. The only thing I kept were papers that I wrote and that had comments on them. Anything I wanted to refer back to, it terms of content, is on the internet or in a textbook at the library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 I threw away all my notes from high school, but I have eight notebooks stored in one of my drawers from eight terms of university. I also have an archive on my computer with any online notes. Having a digital collection is so much better than having papers everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerena Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 This summer I can't wait to burn my biochem note books. Shows you how much I liked my degree... My bf is much more practical. He has a big box filled with all of his binders and has no intention of burning anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medhopeful64 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 i take all my notes on computer (had a tablet) so everything is organized already But for paper notes (mainly lab write-ups, projects, assignments, etc), I just put it in either a folder or just wrap a paper around each term of university. Using binders is good in theory but then I find I run out of binders and just have to take out my notes to use the binder. labelled boxes or drawers sound good too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 The perfect way to end each term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixFlare500 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 I kept all my notes stacked up on a bookshelf. I ended up throwing them away a couple years later anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asta Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 I have kept my notes for years. Now that I am writing the MCAT in a month, I don't need them any more. Once I get my marks (assuming they are good), I am going to burn everything! A lot of my important stuff is on computer, and I plan on holding onto some of the flowcharts that I have made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerena Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 I have kept my notes for years. Now that I am writing the MCAT in a month, I don't need them any more. Once I get my marks (assuming they are good), I am going to burn everything! Atta girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychoswim Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Mine all go into the recycling bin as soon as exams are over and I know I've passed. I kept my notes during my comp science undergrad for a couple of year since some might be useful during my masters, but they're all gone by now. I've kept some books that I find interesting even though I'm not in the same domain anymore, and I have all the assignments I did during university in folder on my laptop (the ones that were programming of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Mine all go into the recycling bin as soon as exams are over and I know I've passed. I kept my notes during my comp science undergrad for a couple of year since some might be useful during my masters, but they're all gone by now. I've kept some books that I find interesting even though I'm not in the same domain anymore, and I have all the assignments I did during university in folder on my laptop (the ones that were programming of course). I am trashing EVERYTHING once my UG is over. then roasting hot dogs over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychoswim Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 I am trashing EVERYTHING once my UG is over. then roasting hot dogs over it. Come on, everyone knows you'll be framing your MCAT books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ace of Spades Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 I 'stored' my notes in the dumpster behind my apartment. Lab reports and stuff I keep archived on my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock33y Posted June 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 Thanks to everyone for your replies! I think I'm accumulating too many binders... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 I place them neatly in the garbage after every semester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentopia11 Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 i make paper planes, paper maches, oragami, and sometimes to clean a sudden spill to name a few uses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treejuice1 Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 I keep annotated lecture slides, along with graded tests and assignments in a big pile of clipboards and binders in the corner of my room... Probably to be tossed at the end of undergrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisLorance Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 I usually won’t keep my lecture notes for more than 2 years since they take up so much space. I do store the technical stuff and the important notes safely by using plastic pockets in a regular binder, making it easer to find them. I use to pass on the rest needless notes and books to someone else who is going to college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asta Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 I forgot to add, I have used lecture notes as gift wrap at christmas for the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma15 Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 I just threw away (well...recycled) piles and piles of undergrad and high school notes. None came in handy when I was studying for the MCAT (just ordered some books and studied from them). Everything else is available on Wikipedia (probably more accurate and more up-to-date too)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anastasia Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 all my notebooks are sitting on my bookshelf with my textbooks at the moment. that's probably where they'll stay until i find a better place for them. i don't know if i'll ever burn them.. then again, if i hate a class enough, i just might Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 my notes from kindergarden to university are sitting scattered in boxes in my dads garage... i swear im not a hoarder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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