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College Life College Note Taking Info While you might have been able to slide by without taking notes in high school, learning to take good notes is essential for most college students. Taking poor notes, or not taking notes at all, can have a detrimental effect on your grades. Read on to learn some tips and tricks for getting the most out of your classes and readings..../ Attention Pay More essential than any note-taking strategy is paying attention. A lot of students make the mistake of taking so many notes that they're not in the here-and-now of the class. Others are surfing the Net, face booking, texting, or tweeting. Focus on what the instructor is presenting, and make an effort to learn the material right then and there.... i Sit in a place where you can see and hear the professor clearly - the front of class is usually best (it's okay to be a nerd ii Clear your space of any distractions that could prevent you from focusing on the class... iii If you're