As the new semester begins and students make their slow trudge back to school (with the exception of freshmen whose spirits have not yet been broken), one question comes to mind: “What color notebook do I assign to each class?” I’m aware that many of us use a laptop for notes, but at least some of us color code our notes to match a specific topic anyway. It’s not only easier, but aesthetically pleasing to look at notes that are organized specifically to be eye catching rather than the same file details repeated ad nauseam.

According to an article by Color Meaning: science is green, social studies is yellow, math is blue and English is red. I agree with these stances, although I feel like yellow and blue are interchangeable for social studies. Colors such as orange, purple and black are for electives. In particular, orange is a language class, purple aligns with the arts and black is a utility player since you can’t write a name on it with dark colored ink. I truly wish I could offer an explanation for these color assignments, however, it is simply a gut feeling.

Everyone sorts their things in different ways. Some people color code, some sort them in alphabetical order and others use the method of throwing everything in one place because “it can’t be lost if everything goes in one place.” No matter how you organize, I’m sure we can all agree that science is green and anyone who thinks otherwise is factually incorrect. I’m sorry, I don’t make the rules, I just write about them.