How I Organise for Uni

Oh, the joys of going back to reality after a 5 week break... This is my second semester of uni and I've managed to find my own way of organising all my notes, important dates, lecture slides etc. that works for me.

The first thing I do is make individual folders on my laptop for each of my units.

This semester I've broken down into each class I have for that unit, instead of having everything split into a few weeks at a time. I think this way will be more effective, especially for my units with multiple classes.

To organise hard copies of documents like unit outlines and printed handouts, I use a binder with dividers and individual sleeves for each class, similar to how I organise folders on my laptop. I find this is easier than having everything in a separate sleeve and was much better come exam time.

With my timetable at the front

Speaking of exams, after each lecture I try to briefly sum up the content of that week's lecture and readings etc. on A5 pieces of paper. I then use these as constant revision throughout the semester, as well as for exams.

And finally, the thing I struggled with the most last semester... Having important dates set out in a format that I can easily see and not forget about. Solution: make a really big semester calender.

This was definitely a life saver and I love being able to see the semester as a whole, rather than individual weeks. I highlighted in green the due dates for all my assessments and have week numbers on the side as well. Now I don't have to worry about realising that Monday there's an assignment due on Friday... (Thankfully that was only for a draft assignment not worth any marks).

Hopefully this has given you some inspiration or ideas for yourself!

Em x