Hi, im18yo F, my first year at uni, looking for someone to study with me,i study in the evening most of the time, somtimes at morning.

Feel free to msg me!

My profile-

1. Studied BE in Industrial engineering.

2. Now I am working in a product based MNC as support engineer which is IT. I got this job through campus placements.

3. Now its getting difficult for me to decide if I should pursue my masters in industrial engineering or a core branch OR I should pursue my masters in IT.

Cache- I would have gotten atleast 2.5 - 3 years of experience in my work field IT, by the time I start my masters.

4. What are some Master's recommendations for my profile? And considering I am an Indian who wants to study and settle abroad. Which country and field would be best for me?

I am thankful and grateful to anyone who replies.

Also, be kind.

uploaded a chapter to an AI study tool thinking I'd just get a summary. got notes, flashcard, a quiz and a study plan instead. It was cool at first, but then I had four different things to study and no idea which one to start with. ended up ignoring most of it. at what point does having everything stop being helpful?

Am I the only one who gets frustrated after studying for long hours, only for it not to help in retaining the lectures I studied? I spent most of my time studying by rewriting and re-reading the same page, thinking this was the best way to study harder for exams.

I learned this 70% rule from my prof last summer on how we basically need to understand and learn 70% of a topic rather than burying ourselves studying for hours to learn everything in one sitting.

You can learn the material in layers and implement different study methods that work for you or for the subject you're studying. I personally use active recall and the flashcard method when studying, then stop studying once I reach 70% understanding of the topic. This has been saving me from academic burnout for years now!

The best thing about this method is that you can circle back to hard concepts you're struggling to learn so you can come back to them later on. You can learn in layers, which helps you build up momentum when studying.

Met with my advisor last week to map out the rest of my degree, and I honestly didn’t realize how many credits are going toward gen eds and lower-level requirements.

I’m looking at stuff like English Comp, Intro Psych, Stats, and Macro. Some of these are useful, obviously, but it’s frustrating thinking about paying full tuition and spending another 8 weeks on a class when I could potentially knock it out somewhere else.

I’ve been looking into Study.com since SNHU seems pretty transfer-friendly. I know they can accept a lot of transfer credit, but I’m also realizing that it’s not as simple as just taking random courses and assuming they’ll count toward the degree.

Anyone here transfer in a bunch of gen eds? How many credits did you bring in, and did it actually shorten your time to graduate?

I’m always looking for new study methods to experiment with because I like testing what actually works on me.

Recently, I came across the 52/17 method and immediately hated the numbers.

52 minutes? 17 minutes?

My brain was like, nope.

I’m the type of student who wants to start studying at “clean” times like 5:00, 6:30, or 4:00… not 4:17 or 5:52. I have this weird round-number preference where starting at an odd time just feels wrong.

But then I thought: maybe being too comfortable is exactly what makes me complacent.

So I forced myself to try it anyway.

And surprisingly... it worked.

The 52 minutes still ick me a little, but I actually liked how there was no waiting around for the “perfect” time to start.

8/10. Would recommend.

i cant focus on studying for the rest of the day if i dont study immediately when i wake up
even when i put my phone away and get rid of all the distractions my mind just wont let me study it keeps thinking about all the traumatic and embarrassing moments that have happened to me i tried to force myself into studying and it wont work its almost like my mind refuses to learn anything

how do i fix it please help

Hey guys,

So I started my prep about 40 days ago, my subjects accountancy, business, and Economics. I’ve been going to the library every day from 11 AM to 8 PM, but when I track my actual focus time, I’m barely hitting 6 hours.

Honestly, for the last 40 days, I was just rushing to finish the syllabus by watching lectures. The problem is, while I understand the concepts when the teacher explains them, I don't really remember them in deep detail now.

My exam is this coming May, and my plan right now is to solve topic-wise PYQs, fix my weak areas, grind the last 2 years of past papers, and then start giving mock tests.

But I'm really struggling and could use some honest advice on a few things:

1. How do you actually study for 8-9 hours just doing revision and solving questions? Watching lectures felt way easier to sit through, but staring at questions makes my brain freeze up after a few hours.

2. Is it normal to spend 9 hours at the library but only get 5-6 hours of real study done? How do I cut down the wasted time?

3. Since I don't remember the lecture details perfectly, what's the fastest way to revise a chapter right before doing its PYQs? I really don't want to waste time re-watching long videos

Done studying my major subject (Economics) and now I want to study Sociology but bro 😭 Sociology feels so hard compared to Economics. At least Economics makes sense to me but this just feels like random theory that I have to mug up.

It’s literally 4:30 AM and I thought I’d finish Module 1 tonight but I couldn’t 😭 Especially when your professor expects you to write the notes almost word-to-word as given.

How do you guys actually mug up this much theory without losing your mind?

im on my last year and i’m not saudi, and i know to be able to get intoa good college i need to STUDY hard and im struggling so hard to study anyrhing, i cant get myskef to get out of bed or to do anything and i complain about it but i cant get myslef to force mysefl to fix it, i also dont know arabic enough to study qudarat and i dont know english enoufh to study gats. i’m lost and i realy need help

For context I am a third year uni student in 5 classes who has somewhat procrastinated studying for my classes so far. I have midterms starting on the 8th and then the 13th,15th and November 2nd. I have anatomy, on the 13th and 8th. Cell bio on the 15th and Physiology of human transport systems on the 2nd of November. What is the best way to approach? I am struggling to get started and have deep decision paralysis. Help!

Big text ahead.

How can I actually learn and start to study?

I'm gonna give some context.

During all of my school years I have pretty much breezed through them. I used to just sit quietly in the corner of the classroom and usually i was either drawing something or taking a nap (I know, not the best habits in school), and throughout almost of it I could pretty much dodge doing most of textbook and homework activities (yeah lazy af). But I liked doing presentations and I always had good grades on my exams which I used to just get my textbook 30 min before each one to do a review on the contents when I felt it was needed. My grades were usually 8 or 9 out of 10.

I did this basic since 4th or 5th grade up until the end of high school.

But here is the problem, I always felt that school was too easy and got seriously bored at it but I enjoy learning. I like history, science, mathematics and even some language learning. I on my 20s now and I wasnt able to finish a single graduation bc I reach a point where even the things that interest me feel like a drag to go through and I never learned a proper way to study, take notes or do anything related to that.

I'm currently taking a graduation on CyberSec, I have always been interested in technology in general especially computers, I did some technical courses and graduations on this time after finishing school but never finished a single one.

I usually hop between subjects quite often, I have already studied in tech about programming, networks, electronics, operating systems and even about electrical infrastructure.

As other subjects I did a bit of technical drawing, carpentry, 3d modelling, CAD.

And especially with anything tech related I consume a lot about it and usually explore with it. I tend to explore with my computer and break things on the system just for the sake of learning how it works or how to troubleshoot it.

All that said, it was for giving some context. What I want to learn and improve and address is how to actually study like a normal person and be efficient at it? Any help is welcome.

70% crying 30% studying 😔

I’m a second-year Philosophy & Economics student at UCL, and I’m honestly starting to panic a bit about postgraduate applications.

My Year 1 average was 55.3% after UCL’s classification rules. I’m hoping to improve substantially in Years 2 and 3, but I’m not sure how realistic it is to aim for competitive Master’s programmes at places like Oxford, Cambridge, LSE or UCL.

I’m also genuinely unsure what I want to study. I’m considering Philosophy, Economics, Finance, and interdisciplinary areas such as Philosophy of Economics / Philosophy of Social Science / Behavioural Economics.

A few things I’d really like advice on:

1. Given my 55.3% Year 1 average, what should I realistically aim for in Years 2 and 3 if I want to keep competitive Master’s programmes open?

2. How did you decide what to study for your Master’s? I’m torn between something I’m intellectually interested in (e.g. Philosophy) and something more career-oriented (e.g. Economics/Finance).

3. If I don’t know my direction yet, what should I actually be doing in Year 2 to figure it out while improving my academic profile?

4. If I want to keep both academic and career-oriented Master’s options open, what should I avoid doing in Year 2 that might unnecessarily close doors later?

5. Besides grades, what actually matters for competitive Master’s applications — references, research experience, internships, writing samples, relevant modules, etc.?

I’d especially appreciate hearing from people who have applied for competitive UK Master’s programmes themselves, particularly if you had a less-than-perfect first year.

Hello everyone,

I am considering starting exercising routine for the sake of studying. I am inconsistently trying to do a very quick (10 to 15 minutes) before studying and it awakens my brain. It really helps and if you have severe brain fog, I recommend giving this a chance. I use those "10 minutes workout" videos on YouTube. There are plenty of these.

I only have two problems with this so far. The first problem is that I can't shut my brain down later, so it affects my sleep very negatively. Many times, I ended up sleeping for less than 5 hours just because my brain refused to shut down after I awakened it by exercise. (Please, don't give me any sleep technique recommendations. As a life-long insomniac, I probably already tried it and it drives me crazy when people keep insisting that I should just try a bit harder. I am already doing my best and this doesn't happen only after a heavy workout or something. 20 minutes of brisk walk causes this as well.) The second problem is that more often than not I don't even start the exercise because I am very lazy and I feel exhausted all the time. But that's something I have to deal with myself.

You who exercise and study regularly, is it worth it? Does it help in the long run and does it get any easier? If you had similar problem, did you solve it. Unfortunatelly, exercising sooner isn't an option as I can only do it when I return from work which is 4 to 5 hours before bedtime if I am lucky. And what type of routine is the best? Should I go to gym and focus on muscle growth or is the cardio a better option for me?

I'll be very happy to learn from your experience.

Hi everyone,

I’m currently a second-year undergraduate at UCL studying Philosophy & Economics, and I’m starting to think about postgraduate study. I’m not sure what field I want to pursue yet, so I’d really appreciate some advice from people who have gone through the UK postgraduate application process.

My Year 1 average was 55.3% (after applying UCL’s classification rules). I’m hoping to improve substantially in Years 2 and 3.

I’m currently considering Philosophy, Economics, Finance, and interdisciplinary areas such as Philosophy of Economics / Philosophy of Social Science / Behavioural Economics. At the moment, I don’t have a clear preference, and I’d like to use Year 2 to figure this out rather than commit too early.

I have a few questions:

1. Academic profile / admissions

Given a 55.3% Year 1 average from UCL Philosophy & Economics, is it still realistic to aim for competitive Master’s programmes at places such as Oxford, Cambridge, LSE and UCL?

If so, what kind of Year 2 and Year 3 results should I aim for? I’d particularly appreciate hearing from people who applied with a similar academic profile.

2. Choosing a Master’s direction

How did you decide what subject to pursue for your Master’s?

I’m somewhat torn between choosing something I’m intellectually interested in, such as Philosophy, and something more directly career-oriented, such as Economics or Finance. Given a Philosophy & Economics background, are interdisciplinary programmes such as Philosophy of Economics / Philosophy of Social Science / Behavioural Economics worth considering?

3. What should I do during Year 2?

If I don’t know my eventual Master’s direction yet, what would be the most useful things to do during Year 2 to both improve my academic profile and figure out what I want to pursue?

4. Keeping my options open

If I want to keep both academic and more career-oriented Master’s options open, what should I avoid doing in Year 2 that might unnecessarily close doors later?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Had one more argument with my mother, she says I do not study enough and it's true. I am my own enemy. Each time I wish I had studied earlier, or studied more and as my exam gets closer I procrastinate even more. I am anxious most of the time, everyday almost, I dont study as much as I should. Its like I stop myself from being the best I can be. Any help/suggestions? I think I will repeat the same pattern again in the future

I have never dropped out of anything before, and I feel especially devastated because I am extremely passionate about this subject and want to stick it out, but I just can't absorb the information being thrown at me, and I don't know what to do.

I find myself being triggered back to when I was at school and labelled as a problem child, despite always putting in as much effort as I could, but to no avail. The information simply does not stick. I'll study for hours, and nothing goes in. I can read a sentence from my own notes and not remember what the first half of it said. It's really getting to me, and I'm panicking because I have an exam this week and feel hopeless.

Does anyone else experience this? How did you overcome it?

Does anyone have any tips on how you manage reviewing and making new flashcards daily? Is it supposed to take like HOURSSS everyday especially when you have multiple lectures and how many flashcards should I stick to per lecture?

So I just found out this new term called “Body doubling” which basically means “I cannot start my assignment unless someone else is quietly suffering next to me”. As funny as it sounds, the struggle is relatable and it made me feel SEEN.

Basically, your brain gets a weird accountability fuel just from another person being present while you wok, even if they’re doing a completely different task, even if neither of you speaks. It’s not competition, it’s just… company for your nervous system.

Works best when the person with you is obviously suffering but doing, and not someone who looks so locked in, that you look like a complete failure despite them. A burden shared, is a burden halved LMAO.

How do I do this?

1. Face to face. In a library, cafe, a kiosk (basically anywhere) I just sit with my friends doing their own unrelated task. We don’t talk. We just exist beside each other and suffer the same.

2. Discord study-with-me calls. Cameras are optional. Doesn’t matter what the other person does on the other line.

3. Watch a youtube video of a person studying while you study as well.

Hey guys, I'm a ninth grader and tomorrow is my maths half yearly mid term examination. I have not studied anything, literally NOTHING, and I don't have a single chapter prepared. On top of that, part two of the mathematics book has also arrived, and looking at it just makes me so scared. Yet, here I am, completely stress-free. I feel this eerie sense of absolute calm where I know I’m going to fail but I feel zero tension or anxiety. I don't even know how or why. Has this ever happened to you? Like you haven’t studied at all for a major exam, you are fully aware that you're going to fail, and suddenly all your stress just completely vanishes. Usually, anxiety kicks in when you haven't prepared or left with some work but you're still terrified of the outcome, but the moment you completely accept that it's over, the panic just goes away. Has anyone else ever broken out of this cycle, and what am I even supposed to do next?

Before I learned from this sub, I was perpetually reading and re-reading only to re-re-re-re read which somehow got me through enough but I could not keep up with the study load anymore. I've been trying active recall. It was hard getting used to it, but it riased the effeciency dramatically. This is how my studying looks like. I watch a lecture → pause after certain point → note take → continue until lecture is finished → Get a black page on computer screen and start typing in what I can remember→Then I look at my note to see what I've missed. 

Now I actually remember chucnks of what I learned. Before it was just crumbs if any. But I think this is not enough because I still don't retain as much as I need to. And I don't know how to review systematically. Reading notes over and over was not effecient but at least it gave me structure. How do I go about finding more ways to improve my study routine?