Does your college student use or need an iPad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know we need to get our kid a laptop, but would an iPad also be helpful? Do kids take laptops to class or would the iPad be better for that?

One rising senior, one rising sophomore, both have laptops but no ipads. Also each have a phone and noise canceling headphones (dorms can be loud, as can a house with more than half a dozen friends when you need to study!).

[Anonymous]

My college kid (rising senior) has never used an iPad. My HS kid uses an iPad at home a lot, but not for school and unless the college DC attends requires one for some reason I don’t see that changing.

[Anonymous]

Yes. IR/Russian double major. Uses a stylus to take notes and complete work in Cyrillic. Also has a Cyrillic Keyboard down loaded and can switch between the two.

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I’m a senior in college. Let them try a semester without and decide after. I absolutely swear by my iPad (with Apple Pencil) in a STEM major, but some of my classmates still prefer pen and paper (maybe 50/50 iPad/no iPad). I generally don’t use my iPad for non-STEM classes or for CS.

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Anonymous wrote:Wondering the same. Engineering students we met at UVA used tablets - not sure if they were IPads - or if other majors use them as well. On a Pamplin webinar last week, VT recommended non Apple PCs for all students, which apparently work best with their software.

My VT kid uses an IPad and non Apple laptop.

Same

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience, GenZ doesn’t use iPads. I love mine, but it’s very much a tool of the olds (and small children, I guess).

False. Ipads are great for taking notes, doing problem sets, creating study guides for exams. Our student uses one in addition to his laptop.

This. My son got an IPad about a year ago and, especially because of note taking, it's now his go-to device. Seems to have been enormously helpful to him in both taking notes and staying organized

[Anonymous]

My engineering student uses iPad with stylus for taking notes, doing problems, etc. and MacBook. She is able to move notes from iPad to laptop I believe.

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Uses an iPad with stylus for note taking

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DD asked for one before she left for college for note taking. I was surprised because she is not even a Mac person. But she uses it a lot.

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Our student requested one after the first semester of freshman year - an engineering student. His laptop just wasn't enough. He uses if for all the reasons others have said - note taking, problems sets et. I'm not sure why a poster said they are for Olds only - Ipads are an excellent tool in the college students' tool box.

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Man an ipad is so expensive for note taking. There are much cheaper options.

[Anonymous]

Kid went first year with laptop and I just happened to buy an iPad for a holiday gift. Kid so appreciated but asked for the larger one because they found it so useful for all their STEM classes.

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It was very helpful for daughter when she took Organic Chemistry

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Man an ipad is so expensive for note taking. There are much cheaper options.

Yes, there are. But if a parent/kid can swing it, it's really, really helpful. DC called it a "gamechanger."

[Anonymous]

No. CompSci major barely even uses his laptop. It's all about the giant multiscreen PC with flashy lights. LOL.