College Vlog: iPad Unboxing & Starting a New Semester - Michigan State University 

Couple suggestions/recommendations. 1. There's an app called istudiez that's really great for tracking everything school related. From your schedule/class location to teachers contact info, office hours, homework, tests/exams. You can also track your grades on it too. I recommend taking the time at the beginning of the semester to input everything from your syllabus into it and you'll be set to go for the rest of the semester. 2. As for how to take your notes, I recommend doing all your note-taking on your iPad. Use different notebooks for different type of notes (in-class notes, review notes, etc). The main benefit to having the iPad with the Apple Pencil is the fact that you can take handwritten notes, which are better for memory retention, on it. Taking paper notes means carrying more things to school with you, as well as the risk of losing your notes and being SOL. Another benefit to taking notes on your iPad is being able to use the search feature to look for words/phrases in your notes. 3. For the best note taking system, I would recommend Notability for in class notes as the audio recording system on there is amazing, and GoodNotes for review notes. GoodNotes is a lot better, in my opinion, when it comes to writing notes that you may want to print out later. It also handle importing PDFs better. You can use both of these apps in split view so having them both open as you rewrite notes won't be a problem at all. 4. Still carry 1 notebook and a couple pens to class in case you ever have to write something down to turn in to the teacher. You don't have to follow anything I said but just wanted to share some suggestions I came up with as a former paperless student myself.

Fun fact: if you’re typing on the iPad keyboard, swipe down on the keys to get numbers or punctuation. Saves so much time.

Love you and your videos! I've been so excited for this one!:)

Love your videos! I've been so excited for this one! Keep going:)

Your videos are inspirational. It’s helping me get through school actually.

i used goodnotes for my math class this past semester and it was the best decision i've ever made, i was so happy that i had barely any paper notes and I still have everything saved to my files to access on my computer :D

absolutely adorable! a piece of motivation... tnks for this!

I'm getting an iPad now to help me with my notes and school-related things because I really think it will help me! I'm super excited because I love your videos and how you take your notes.

Great video! I also just got an iPad for school and i’m looking forward to learning with you lol! Also your car adorable!

your videos motivate me so much, good luck for the new semester!

Watching you cleaning your bag reminded me that I also need to clean my bag. 😁

Yay so happy you’re back 😊❤️❤️❤️

i couldn’t wait for ur video. def need a new way for my notes !

OMG i really like your notes!!! This new method with the i-pad is very interesting

Last semester was my first time using GoodNotes and doing digital notes in the beginning it’s gunna take a minute to get good and fast at note-taking but I would DEFINITELY get an apple pen cover. It makes it so much easier to take notes because the pencil is to slick and get a Paper-like screen protector its amazing! Makes the screen feel like the texture of real paper!!

"this is not neat handwriting" SISSS your "messy" handwriting is so good oh my gosh whaaaat! good luck this semester, you got this!! I'm in orgo 251 rn 😭

My fav as always! Glad you were able to get your IPad! I know you were talking about getting one for a while now and plus you've been through alot here lately so you deserve it:)) There honestly is something satisfying about your videos and the way they (all) are constructed and edited. Your amazing!!😁

So glad you uploaded❤️

Just stumbled across this video and I loved it!! I’m actually getting an iPad today for note taking as well. Watching this gave me some information I was looking for!!

Yay! I’ve been waiting for a new vid ☺️

Apollo is adorable! I have a cat named Benny who looks exactly like him who I love w my whole heart 💕

I use/ switched to notability because of the audio recording tool (though apparently Noteshelf has such a tool too). It saved me so many times omg 🤩 I used to use GoodNotes but I hate the handwriting engine of the 5. I used to adore GN4 though (I still use it despite of it not having support from the developers). I stopped writing in physical notebooks this year and I’m completely loving it. My back never aches anymore, the strap of my bag never rips, life is great with the iPad. Also, I have every note and textbook of mine with me at all times and that is a big plus) 🤩

I really recommend GoodNotes!! I’d try playing around with the settings and then you’ll love taking notes on your iPad!

I saw you have a budgeting tap on the Evernote app.. would you ever make a budgeting video? better budgeting skills is one of my New Years resolutions!

I use GoodNotes 5 religiously for my classes! It’s amazing!

I hope that you’re feeling better from last month ❤️❤️❤️.

i’ve been rewatching all your videos just to get motivation for the new semester. so happy that you uploaded today!!!

Hi from Spain, I love your vlogs!!

I started taking notes on my ipad last year and I really enjoy it. I currently use micrsoft OneNote (free) and upload our powerpoints in there. Next to the slides I´m taking notes or writing my own documents (for example in physics since we don`t have slides there). But I`m still writing my summaries on paper since that just looks way nicer and I feel like I can remember the information better this way. Love your studying and taking notes videos by the way :)

Hey girl! i took orgo last year, make sure to do tons and tons of practice. Orgo is more puzzle solving then reading. I would do at least 2-3 hours of orgo each day. Good luck!!

I know I’m a little late to the game but, for paper notes I got a Rocketbook which is a notebook that you can scan to your google drive then erase. So it is basically a reusable notebook. I love it, especially if you are trying to o paperless or anything.

I just bought my iPad 7th gen and an Apple Pencil as well. You convinced me to go digital because I noticed how cluttered my room is from all the notebooks and textbooks.

Omg the cat is the cutest little thing 💞

Thumbnail goals > 🤩

Ouu cant wait to see the ipad notes

I highly recommend following Janice Studies on here and insta, she's great with taking notes on the ipad and such

If your professors upload power points before the class, I would recommend either printing out the power points and writing notes on the sheet while following along during class or annotating the PowerPoint on your iPad. Then you can rewrite your notes more neatly later on. From your neat detailed notes you can make a quizlet and review material like that. This is just how I take notes but wanted to give you some tips if you still need them! :)

Apollo is absolutely beautifull xx

Hit the box next to the pen icon up top. I can’t really explain what happens but I think you’ll love it

I LOVE U SO MUCHH

YESSS I'm also a college student with an ESA!!!

Love you and this channel 😘

What I do with my iPad is take notes on downloaded powerpoints on my iPad and then copy them nice and neat handwritten into a notebook :)

Goodnotes is the best!!

i loved this

Just found your channel and loving it so far!!! Just wondering, what are you going to to school for?

I love watching your videos. I struggle with anxiety and have never considered an ESA before. How does the process work for getting approved for an ESA?

I’ve been using my iPad for Uni for a year and it’s definitely one of the best decisions ever

What paper like screen protector did you get? I'm on the hunt for a good one!

I have a video uploaded on how I’ve been using my iPad to take different types of notes/to study. In my video I used my OChem class as an example so I don’t know if that helps.

quick question, where do you get your ipad case from?

hey i wanted to ask you about the ipad: is it worth it? do you still need a laptop? thanks! :)

Oh my god literally this is me too. Sick right as school was starting up again 👿😒

How much battery life does your ipad give you deciding betweetn the ipad air 3 and 10.2inch ipad

How many gbs is your iPad? Looking to get one for school but not sure if 64gb or 256gb would be good

May I recommend a different note taking method? Since you have already bought Notability-- I recommend you write your not so neat lecture notes on there AND record the lecture. Your notes will automatically back up to google drive.You can then access your handwritten notes you took on notability from a laptop/desktop and take your new, neat notes on your ipad that way. I love using Notability more than Goodnotes only because Goodnotes doesnt back up to google drive and because it doenst allow me to record the lecture in case I miss something.

Hi! what gen ipad is this im looking to buy one! (:

Go green!!

Love the video!!! Can you tell what app you use for the callendar?

Same I am also sick on the first week of college 🤧🤧

i can't believe you started a new semester and i'm still not done with finals lmao

what did you use to have your calendar and timetable on?

In goodnotes I have two notebooks for each class, one for lecture and one for notes. I make messy notes in the lecture notebook and open it in goodnotes on my laptop when I get home and make neater notes in the other one. Or you can make your messy lecture notes in OneNote since its free and the page is endless, and it syncs to your laptop too. Hope this helps!

How much storage do you have??

awee, my cat’s name is apollo too!!

Hey Kaitlyn I am looking into getting an iPad for note taking for my classes. And was wondering if you got the 64gb or 256gb option. Sorry for being nosy just trying to make sure I have enough memory/storage for all my classes.

Just one question Kaitlyn: Do you feel ANY KIND OF LAG while writing on iPad? I was confused between buying iPad air and iPad pro. Bt pro cost a fortune!

Two videos in one week omg😆😆😆

I mainly use goodnotes for my notes and wellness, but I use notability for annotating my class notes and voice recording.

How did you delete content by double tapping what you wrote in Goodnotes at 12:30 ? Doesn’t work in my iPad. Thanks :)

Amazing video! Quick note - it’s spelled “Academic” not acedemic

appollo looks just like my cat omg i'm crying

I start next week

IPad Air 3 or ipad 7 gen?

I use notability to take notes

If you want to you can return back apps!

you can refund the notability purchase on the app store :)

Every time I watch one of your videos you never go to classs lmaooo

Good

Lol I feel so sick I almost coughed

I think RU-vid recommended this video because I go to MSU 😅

Hi from Russia!)) I try to learn English and watch foreign study-vlogs)

sounds is weird hearing u call ur cat apollo because i have a dog named apollo 😂

you misspelled academic

was it just me or you're coming back to college too early?

It's spelled *acAdemic

Didn't spell academic right. You typed acedemic

The sound of videoclip it´s very defective. The microphone it´s defective. I suggest re-edit your videos.

Omg she was so skinny here compared to now, her face looked amazing

Why does she apologize for everything? It’s so annoying.

I pray you are getting a real degree and not some General Studies for counting potatoe chips degree lol. "He's my emotional support animal". I seriously hope you are joking, if you are your age and have emotional issues you need some professional help lol.

Love you and your videos! I've been so excited for this one!:)