phukraut

just use standard 8.5x11 lined paper with pre-punched holes. have one big binder that has dividers; this will be your archive of notes for (almost) everything.

keep one small binder that you will take with you to school that has blank paper. write your notes in there. at the end of the day, when you are reviewing your notes, put the pages of the day into the proper section of your big binder.

lastly, keep any lab notes you make separate from your class notes. either keep them in a different section of your big binder, or have another bind called Lab Notes, separated into sections for each class that has a lab component.

buy a 3-ring holepunch for class handouts, and most of all, take a deep breath and relax. you will be fine.

oh, one more thing. when you are taking notes, leave plenty of space (just experiment with what works for you for the first few weeks). the space allows you to add extra notes later if you think of something important during review say. also, for the same reason, keep your margins clean when first taking notes, and add your personal comments to them later if you need to.