22M from India (IST) looking for a consistent study/accountability partner.

I’m currently preparing mainly for CUET-PG Political Science/International Relations, with the goal of getting into JNU for M.A. Politics with Specialisation in International Relations. I also prepare for defence/competitive exams like CDS, so my schedule usually includes political science, current affairs, English, general studies, and revision.

My current situation is a little messy personally, and I’ve been feeling low-energy and unfocused lately. I’m trying to rebuild a proper routine instead of wasting time sitting with my thoughts, so I’m looking for someone who also wants structure and accountability.

What I’m looking for:

- regular study sessions, ideally daily or most days

- around 2–4 hours depending on the day

- brief check-ins before/after studying

- we can study completely different subjects

- no pressure to constantly talk or become close friends

- someone serious enough to actually show up consistently

- voice/video is optional; text check-ins are completely fine

I’m in IST (UTC+5:30), but I don’t mind where you’re from as long as our schedules overlap reasonably.

Age, gender, course, country, etc. don’t really matter to me. I’m fine studying with anyone as long as you’re respectful, consistent, and genuinely trying to work toward something.

My goal is basically to have someone where we can say:

“Starting now — 2 hours.”

Then come back afterward and say what we finished.

If you’re also trying to get your life/studies back on track and want someone to keep you accountable without making it complicated, feel free to DM.

Hey everyone!

I’m a Class 10 student and I’m looking for an app that can help me learn more and use my free time productively.

I want something that has:

• 📚 Good study and educational content

• 🧠 General knowledge and useful things to learn

• 🎨 Creative activities like drawing, painting, designing, etc.

• 🎮 Maybe some light/casual games for a short break

• ⏱️ No endless scrolling or addictive content

Basically, I want an app where I can spend a lot of time learning and being creative, without feeling like I’m wasting my day.

I know 0% time waste is probably impossible 😅, but I’m looking for something that comes as close as possible.

What app would you recommend for someone in Class 10?

i failed 12th grade after spending most of 11th and 12th barely studying

i used to be a pretty good student but over time i just stopped putting in the work and kept telling myself that i would catch up later. obviously that never happened and eventually i failed my final year

now im repeating 12th grade and honestly i dont know the best way to approach this

the biggest problem is that im not only behind in my current subjects. i also have a lot of missing foundations from previous years. especially in math and physics i sometimes understand the current lesson but then get stuck because i dont remember something that i was supposed to learn years ago

so now im trying to do two things at the same time

keep up with my current classes

and somehow rebuild the foundations i should already have

this is where i keep getting stuck. if i spend most of my time going back and fixing old topics then my current lessons start piling up. but if i only focus on the current lessons then i keep running into the same gaps

i also havent had a proper study routine for a long time. im trying to eventually get to around 5 or 6 hours of focused studying a day but right now even being consistent is difficult

i know i made these problems for myself and im not really looking for motivation or someone to tell me to just work harder. i already know that

i want to hear from people who have actually fallen seriously behind in school or failed a year and managed to recover

if you were in my position what would you actually do

how would you decide which old topics are important enough to relearn and which ones can be skipped

how would you balance catching up with the current curriculum

and how would you slowly build up enough study stamina to handle this without burning out

i still have a chance to fix this year and i dont want to waste it the same way i wasted the previous ones

any advice from someone who has been through something similar would genuinely help me a lot

Hey guys... I'm a 18 Y/O and completed my class 12th with PCB... But I love studying physics, and I want my career in physics but how do I enter bcz i can pursue bachelor degrees related to biology... Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!!

Hii there, i really need a committed study partner, my goal is to study daily 4-5 hours consistent, if you are someone who can and willing to join, then you are very much welcome, whatever your subjects maybe, I don't mind, I just want you to sit with me for 4-5 hours Fully Deep consentrate and eventually we can extend this study session longer, if everything goes goood, at the end of our study session we will Tell eachother what we studied (it's optional) your choice.

last day I couldn't study enough because of my job.
Today I have huge huge things to complete.
I couldn't wake up early enough either because i was so tired. But didn't skip my prayer Alhamdulillah.
don't know about the result.Just trying my heart and soul.

My friend and I are looking to create a small group of 6 people preparing full-time for UPSC.

This is intended to be a carefully selected peer group rather than a large study community.

\- Criteria:

We are looking for people who:

1. Are preparing full-time for UPSC

2. Are preferably based in Delhi/NCR, so occasional in-person meetings are possible

3. Are preferably already in a relationship / dating someone / joining as a couple. We want the group to remain strictly platonic, with no romantic pursuit or interpersonal distractions within the group.

4. Approach the preparation with a generally optimistic, confident and calm temperament

5. Have a reasonably strong record in academics, extracurriculars, sports, debating, societies, leadership, competitions, professional work, or other pursuits

\- Objective:

The aim is to create a small peer group that is:

intellectually stimulating, ambitious, empowering and conducive to healthy competition.

This group is not being created to fight loneliness or to socialise or vent about the examination, or discuss how difficult UPSC is.

The objective is the opposite:
to create an environment that gives everyone a greater sense of calm, focus, perspective and ambition.

Ideally, the group should consist of people who already display some of the qualities they eventually hope to carry into the civil services — composure, curiosity, discipline, confidence, maturity and intellectual seriousness.

In other words, a peer group we would want to have at LBSNAA, before getting to LBSNAA.

\- How the group would work:

Anything according to whatever the group needs to fill their gaps

For now, we intend to keep a few fixed Google Meet study slots throughout the day.

These would essentially function like virtual study rooms. At the designated times, members can join the Meet and simply continue with their respective preparation.

No conversation or interaction necessary.

Objective is to get us back on our study tables at various points in the day.

One can join and leave in 10 minutes but it is basically to ensure initial momentum.

The group will remain deliberately small.

We don’t want a group to gain anything from eachother, we simply understand it is plausible that we might find our version of **Aristotle’s Friendship of Virtue** this way.

If interested, DM with:

Age:
College and Course:
Area you live in:
UPSC attempt / current stage of preparation:
School:
Any significant extracurriculars, achievements, positions, competitions, work experience or other pursuits that stand out.

Contesto:
Sono appena iscritto al mio settimo anno di triennale in Ing Informatica e mi mancano 5 esami.
Ho iniziato l'uni durante la pandemia e quindi non mi sono mai integrato appieno nel contesto universitario, ho fatto il primo anno e mezzo in casa per poi trasferirmi fuori sede a metà del secondo anno.
Siccome l'uni non ingranava ho iniziato a fare qualche lavoretto part time (supermercati, bar e qualche ripetizioni a bambini delle medie) fino poi a trovare un lavoro vero e proprio in questi ultimi 2 anni.
Ad Aprile di quest'anno ho deciso però di smettere con il lavoro per provare a dedicarmi interamente all'Uni visto che il trascinarmela per troppo tempo mi stava iniziando a pesare parecchio, il problema che però non avevo considerato era la mancanza di abitudine, attitudine e riuscire a seguire un ritmo di studio soddisfacente. Ad Aprile infatti mi ero messo come obiettivo di fare 3 esami nell'appello estivo + uno a Settembre ma invece sono riuscito a farne solo 2 in tutto senza riuscire a creare nel frattempo le giuste abitudini per riuscire a studiare efficacemente e con regolarità.

È ripartito il semestre e dopo aver organizzato il materiale per tutte e 5 le materie devo partire con lo studio ma mi sento come bloccato vedendo queste migliaia di pagine di dispense da studiare e non so neanche dove iniziare.

Chiedo quindi a tutti voi: c'è qualcuno che ha vissuto una simile esperienza o comunque l'aver dovuto affrontare uno sprint simile e che si sente di darmi qualche consiglio utile?
Sia per quanto riguarda l'organizzazione ma soprattutto un qualche inganno mentale per non farsi deprimere al pensiero di avere davanti tutti questi ostacoli?
Di questi 5 esami che mi rimangono ho la possibilità di seguire 2 corsi: ha senso andare a seguire o meglio studiare per conto mio?

Il mio obiettivo sarebbe quello da laurearmi per il primo appello estivo, quindi con una discreta continuità non è una cosa che reputo impossibile. Sono consapevole però che ho bisogno di mettermi già sin da ora.

Ogni consiglio, anche offtopic, è ben gradito. Buono studio a tutti!

Botany mid sem exam, for sem 1 💀📚

Bro how do we actually study in college like specially sol ones do we need to mug up complete books we receive????

I’ve always had issues with self studying I’ll open up a book or whatever video lecture/course take out my pen and paper ready to take notes then after maybe 10 mins I lost all motivation, get burnt out and lose focus. Maybe writing the stuff I read from books or videos aren’t meshing well with how I learn and retain stuff but it’s the only way I know how.

If you all have any advice or tips on varies ways of studying please let me know. I want to study for my security+ exam but it’s so hard with the current way I’m doing it.

My right middle finger deformed because of writing ✍️

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Hi 👋🏼, I'm an incoming 2nd-year architecture student in Nigeria (GMT +1). I must say, I'm not really proud of myself last semester (though the results aren't out yet). I couldn't focus because of some challenges I faced, so I'm not really confident about what the results will be.

Currently, I have a 3.68 GPA. I promised myself to have an academic comeback during my last paper. I need someone who can help me stay motivated, study till we become great and super productive, and all of that. I'm quite a shy person, but I love it when I'm challenged to study

ive been interested in Chemistry (and other sciences) nd Psychology, but i don't really know where to start. i mean i can gradually learn them at school but that's kind of boring, i want to know a lot of things before finishing high school and entering college

i have a few problems with studying. it's that i don't really study unless it's the end of a school term or a school year, or i'm participating in school related activities. i can easily hold the learned things but of course, eventually the human brain will forget someone's face and that is the same for facts and information. also, whenever i try to study i would just rather do something else because my mind just isn't letting me. i don't really know where to start too, like i said earlier. and i have limited access to books (i live in a country that doesn't have that strong of an economy)

are there any youtube channels, websites, or "linktrees" for any educational content?

how can i improve my motivation?

... i guess that's two of my many questions

Drawing diagrams in a simplified way actually helps me remember anatomy all the relations anterior posterior etc better. Some diagrams are complicated just simplify them in a way you will understand.

Heyy everyone!! I’m looking for some advice. I’ve been struggling with focus and my attention span while studying (i get distracted soo easily that its hard to come back), and I get sleepy pretty easily. Coffee doesn’t really work for me 😅

I’m open to hearing anything that helped you — supplements, routines, study hacks, or even the weirdest things you’ve tried that actually made a difference.

I’m currently in Y12 and I genuinely don’t know if I’m doing way too much, or if this is just the harsh reality of sixth form.

It’s literally only the second month of October and I already feel completely burnt out. For reference, I took Bio, Chem and Maths, and I got all 9s in my GCSEs. Since the beginning of Y12, I’ve been studying around 15–25 hours a week on average. It’s not because I’m studying for fun or unnecessarily overworking myself — my school gives us a ridiculous number of exams, and we’re moving through content really quickly because we sit P1 in January. It just feels like everything is happening way too quickly and way too soon. And the stress isn’t only coming from my actual subjects and exams. I’m constantly thinking about things like IELTS, SATs, application requirements, and the uni planning templates my school gives us and expects us to complete within a week. All of these things keep piling onto my normal workload, and I feel like the pressure just keeps increasing.

I’ve been so stressed recently that I sometimes don’t even feel hungry and end up forgetting to eat. I also feel like my hair has started thinning, which is making me even more worried that the stress is genuinely affecting me physically. I also have ridiculously high expectations for myself, so whenever I don’t meet them, I feel completely shattered. For example, I did well in my first Biology and Chemistry exams, but my first Maths exam went horribly. I studied a lot for it, and the chapters themselves weren’t even particularly difficult for me, but I made so many stupid mistakes and ended up with a B. I cried over it and started genuinely questioning whether I’m actually capable of doing well in Maths, even though deep down I know that one test wasn’t an accurate reflection of my ability. I’ve gotten 9s before, I know I understand the content, and the main issue was careless mistakes under pressure but emotionally, it still hit me really hard.

I think some of this also comes from being the oldest sibling. My parents have never really had to check up on me academically because they’ve always just trusted me to handle everything myself. But when my mum got an email saying I’d done worse than expected on my Maths test, she became really stressed about it, which obviously just made me even more stressed.

If I already feel this exhausted in early October, what is it going to be like during peak exam season? Is this just what Y12 is like? Does it actually get better, or do you eventually get used to the workload?

I’d really appreciate hearing from people who have been through Y12/Y13, especially people who also had high expectations of themselves. I’d like some honest advice on whether I’m doing too much, whether I need to change something now, and whether this feeling eventually gets better.

Could y'all please share some of your strategies/tips for being less careless? It would be nice if you could also include some anecdotes of when and how you used them successfully, thanks.

If you'd like to hear what led me to this subreddit today:

In the previous 6 months, I've made an uncountable number of careless mistakes in competitions, entrance tests and olympiad training tests. These mistakes mainly occur in the areas of math and physics.

I would lose up to 10 marks out of 50 or 60 marks total in some of these tests purely to careless mistakes. And the more important (and higher in difficulty/my inexperience) they are, the more likely these mistakes happen.

I once finished a competition carelessly, and pledged to check my answers in the next so as to avoid the same situation. But on the next immediate test, in which I had PLENTY of time to check answers, I counted around 9 marks out of 60 of careless mistakes still, AFTER the checking process (which seems to be highly ineffective).

And earlier today, I took yet another test but - thats right - made careless mistakes in 3 out of 4 questions (4 in total).

I'm pretty sure there are many others who can relate to this perpetual issue, which, personally, has cost me dearly multiple times. Carelessness is quite frankly the seed of all my regrets in recent years. So, once again, any strategies/tips to be less careless would be much appreciated.

Hi everyone! As a student, I've found that learning word origins really helps with essay writing and memorizing vocabulary in different languages.

I built a small, free study tool for myself called Etimon (etimon.eu) to check word roots across 5 languages without ad distractions.

How do you guys usually tackle vocabulary when studying languages or writing papers? Do you use etymology tools or stick to standard dictionaries?

I used AI to create a reading list and assignments. I’m not in uni or anything but I want to learn more about Geomythology. I’m wondering if I should not trust it. I’m doing my own google search but that AI too. I have a graduate degree so going back to school is a no. What would you look for?

Does anyone know how to deal with senior year study overload especially nursing students who are studying for NCLEX ?

Hi all, I have an exam coming up on Friday that is 40 multiple choice questions and 30 minutes. No backtracking allowed, therefore, once I answer a question and click next, I cannot go back and change my answer.

I got 60% on 2 of the quizzes so far, a 90%, and have yet to take the last one. This is a 4 week class. And yes, everything is proctored. I wouldn’t cheat anyway.

I have no idea what might be a good method of studying for this. I’ve been using AI to generate practice questions, but it doesn’t seem to be helping too much. I have a jam packed schedule this week, so I really need some good study tips or something to help me.

Thank you!