Laptop a must for PA school
Filed Under (General Talk) by Dave on 14-12-2009
I can’t think I have never blogged about this before, but it is important when thinking about going to PA school or actually starting PA school.
In the old days note taking was done with pencil/pen and paper.
In today’s world its done with a computer. All throughout my first year of PA school I used my laptop more than ever before. Heck, all the lectures were provided to use in either powerpoint form or pdf.
To take notes most people in my class would use OneNote by Microsoft. It basically takes the powerpoint or pdf and puts it into a format that allows for note taking on the slides.
I actually wrote all my notes while in class, while having the lecture up on my computer. I would just note the slide number and then wrote my note.
Heck, even now while on rotations a laptop has come in as a must.
Now I used an old laptop that I had used for quite a while. Other, well most the class, had bought new computers, mostly PCs. There were a few people that had MACs as well.
So I guess you should buy a computer that is going to last for a while. So buy something GOOD.
Make sure to get Microsoft office, but wait on this as in most cases as you can get it cheap through your school.
If you have found other software to be useful while in PA school let us know by commenting!
I actually disagree. I bought a pretty cheap laptop while shopping on black friday one year and used that for school. My thought was I only needed it to last for a couple of years. This way I can get a much better computer when I finish school and not have to worry about using loans to pay for an expensive machine. Either way though, I agree that having a computer is very helpful. That isn’t to say that you can’t get by with writing all your notes out. There were a select few that did this in my class, but they were really good at it.