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In college having good notes is essential. Notes create an important resource for test preparation. The process of taking notes is also valuable, as it inscribes information kinesthetically, promotes active listening, and helps in-class and reading focus. Engaging with your notes, reviewing them, and restructuring them helps you to interpret the information and connect it with something you already know. This process is an important part of learning.

Note-taking Strategies

• Highlight the key points and distinguish them from details.
• Take notes selectively.Instead of copying information verbatim, translate ideas into your own words. Instead of using complete sentences, be brief.
• Record possible questionsrelated to the material. Writing questions makes it easy to follow up with professors during office hours.
• Leave noticeable blanksfor words, ideas, or dates that you didn’t catch but can fill in later.
• Annotate by deliberately interacting with the material, indicating key terms and concepts, and by asking yourself questions, such as
  • Why is this important?
  • What does it mean?
• Make your notes visual by using diagrams, illustrations, color highlighters, or any other kind of visuals that help you remember what is most important.
• Streamline by using abbreviations and shortcuts.
• Write by hand, if possible,and utilize its kinesthetic value, which boosts learning in a way that does not happen when typing. Type your notes afterwards if you want to process them deeper, or if you prefer the convenience of digital organization.
• Use note-taking apps such as Microsoft OneNote, Evernote, or new favorites such as Roam or . 
• Cite your sourcesas you take notes and specify where information comes from, e.g. from the professor, an online article, a comment from a peer, from a book, an online article, a lecture note, etc.
• Write a short summaryat the end of one set of notes or at the end of each page of notes.
• Keep your notes organizedby dating your notes, numbering the pages, and indicating the course name, book chapter, or article.
• Organize notes into a logical form using a note taking system, such as
  • Outlining method
  • Mapping method
  • Cornell method  

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