Is OneNote really necessary?

[BJWriter26]

My computer recently died and I'm looking at getting a replacement. I can get Microsoft Office Professional for a pretty cheap price, but it doesn't come with OneNote. Do you think OneNote is really that necessary of a program for law school or would Word just suffice?

[goaliechica]

Plenty of people just use Word.

[upgrade]

My computer recently died and I'm looking at getting a replacement. I can get Microsoft Office Professional for a pretty cheap price, but it doesn't come with OneNote. Do you think OneNote is really that necessary of a program for law school or would Word just suffice?

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[finderskeepers]

It depends on your goals.  If you just want median, MS Word should be fine.  If you're shooting for top 10%, I'd use OneNote.

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[M_Cool]

I actually find OneNote to be rather annoying -- I found myself paying too much attention to things that don't matter when I used it.

[nealric]

Open Office.

Its free, it works.

["That One"]

WORD is TCR

[SASS]

I love onenote but it is not absolutely necessary. I see people use word all the time and I am sure they do just fine.

You can purchase onenote for like $50 as a student though, if it is really that important to you.

[jacy85]

Necessary? No, of course not.  But if you love the program and find it helps you keep your notes and everything organized, then I think it's worth the $50 student price.

[uh huh.]

I found that using paper and a pen got me my best grades . . . so I'd say that any computer program is more a hindrance than a help.