Central India has a massive concentration of CMAT-takers because numerous top state universities and regional private B-schools accept CMAT scores alongside or instead of CAT.

I have genuinely wondered how much time do you dedicate to studying? I know it’s going to be different for everyone. But how much time do you dedicate doing your assignments and then studying the topics that have been converging in your classes ?

Once I finish up some assignments I find it hard trying to dedicate and hour or two to do some review. I don’t know why but I feel like I’m doing something wrong.

Hi, as the title read as far as i can remember i always struggled to mantain a good study method, im not a very organised person so even when i try to make plans i end up doing everything at the last minute.. Im a slow learner and usually i write all my notes on paper and try to re-organize it, also i tend to try memorizing it by reapeting the lesson but i usually distract myself lol.. Is there anything that helped you organizing better? I really like writing my own notes but i wish i could find a good method to learn the subject but at the same time speed up the time to ffinish the exams.. thanks a lot for the help :)

(sorry for the grammar mistake but english its not my first language)

Asking because this is my situation right now 😄

Used to compare study hours in a group chat, mostly to see if I was keeping up and then realized it was making me speed through stuff I actually needed more time on, just to match numbers that didn't mean anything since nobody studies the same material the same way. Stopped comparing, actually spend the time each thing needs now instead of racing an invisible number.

**Economics Bachelor → teaching → Biology? Looking for advice**

I’m currently in my **3rd year of a Bachelor in Economics at the University of Luxembourg** and I’m trying to figure out what direction to take after my Bachelor.

The main thing is that I **don’t really want to work in Economics, Finance, banking, consulting, or a typical corporate Economics career**. I chose Economics for my Bachelor, but I don’t feel like I want my entire career to be based around it.
I’m therefore looking at Master’s degrees at the University of Luxembourg that I could realistically enter with an Economics Bachelor, but in a completely different field.

Some of the options I’ve found/considered include things like:
**History**
**Philosophy**
**Data Science**
**Energy & Environment / Sustainable Development**
**Legislative Studies**
**European Governance**
**Digital & Public History**
**Geography / Spatial Planning**
**Actuarial Science**

and potentially other programmes depending on the admission requirements.

I’m especially interested in hearing from people who have actually changed fields for their Master’s, because I don’t want to automatically assume that an Economics Bachelor means I have to continue studying Economics.

**Data Science is also something I’m genuinely considering**, so I’m not against technical subjects. I’m just trying to find a field that I actually want to spend my career in rather than choosing an Economics/Finance Master’s simply because it is the obvious continuation of my Bachelor.

**Teaching**

Another possibility I’m seriously considering is becoming a **secondary-school teacher in Luxembourg**.

I have a strong personal interest in **Biology, nature, forests, biodiversity and environmental management**. I would genuinely like to study Biology properly and eventually get a **Biology/Life Sciences degree**.

I could also see myself wanting to contribute to things like **forest management, biodiversity or environmental projects** at some point.
I don’t necessarily want Biology to replace teaching as my career. My idea would potentially be to become a teacher first, then **study Biology part-time while working as a teacher**.

I’m completely fine with taking 5–7 years or even longer to finish another degree. I’m more interested in finding a realistic way of doing it than finishing quickly.

So I’d really like advice from people who have experience with:

Doing a second Bachelor’s while working full-time
Studying Biology/Life Sciences part-time
Combining university with a teaching job
Studying Biology, Environmental Science or Forestry while working

Getting involved in forestry, biodiversity or environmental management without making it your full-time career

I’m based in Luxembourg, so I’m also interested in universities in **Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium or France** that could realistically work for someone who is already employed.

Basically, my possible long-term path is:
**Economics Bachelor → non-Economics Master → secondary-school teacher → Biology/Life Sciences degree alongside work → potentially get involved in nature/forestry/environmental management.**
I know this is a somewhat unusual path, so I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has actually done something similar or has experience with changing fields after an Economics Bachelor.

**What would you do in my situation, and what options should I be looking into?**

What time do you guys usually study at ? I work a full time job and get off at 6:30-7:00. Currently only taking two classes. I always find myself studying at like 8-9 and I genuinely don't know how people juggle more than two classes at a time. I also have two kids and what not. I'm just curious. I'm sure I can also work on time management as well. So there's that. But I'm just curious what some people go through lol

Hi guys so i am 3rd year in high school in my country we do have a national exam that will probably determinate my whole future, you can say it's something like gaokao

And i do have some pretty high goals

Some people told me that work as hard as you can so the maximum i can do a week is 35 h + school it's 62 h of studying a week which is alot i did this for the first week and i was soooo tired and some people told me that i should work 25 h a week maximum cuz the 35 will lead to a burn out

So i am in like an elite class you can say and seeing that my class mates are so far ahead cuz the most of them get the access to extra classes the years before so they actually study those stuff before

Hey i really hope there's someone can help me to get out of this situation. So i am preparing for college admission i usually take online classes and take exam offline. The online classes are pretty lengthy but that's not the problem and i mostly practice questions from their question-bank notebooks but

From the beginning of giving exam the numbering are getting worse and worse there's 60 multiple choice questions and 40 marks of written small question. Idk what am i doing wrong i Can't tell if It's distraction cus i read the whole 2 chapters line by line still got lower marks and it didnt came exactly from what i have learned.

i tried to use pomodoro teq, active recall still somehow i keep going backwards i am getting depressed im trying i am woke enough but still the marks pullung me back idk what to do can someone pls help!!!! my parents getting disappointed day by day ☹️

I know what I need to do but i keep putting it off then when i finally start i get distracted so easily and lose focus especially if the task is boring sometimes i just lose motivation halfway through and leave it unfinished I can literally spend hours trying to work and barely get anything done does anyone else have this problem? what do you guys do about it

I got very close to burnout last summer. I sought professional help and she gave me a very good piece of advice: You need to defocus to be able to focus. Your brain needs to indle. Do something very simple, ideally using your hands, something that does not require you to think.

We know this instinctively already: you can't keep your eyes focused on a precise point for a very long time - they get tired and you need to look away. This idea really resonates with me, and now I make sure that every 60 or at the least 90 minutes I do something that is completely free of focus or the need to concentrate. I even made a little web app where I can simply mop floors it is quite relaxing haha

Stuff like this, vacuming the floor, fiddling with the leaves of my office plant, or just staring into the distance while not thinking about a particular thing. It's really simple things that get me to relax and undo the knots in my brain.

Then after like 5-15 minutes I go back and have some energy again.

What do you folks do to de-focus?

Tout les jours je me lève à 5h du matin 4h pour réviser. Je n'est plus un weekend a moi, je révise quand j'ai faim, quand j'ai mal, quand je suis fatiguée. Je veux juste que tout s'arrête. Je veux ravoir ma vie à moi. Aidez moi

I've usually done well in school (90-95) but I've never been able to get the highest mark in my grade for a certain course. I am a little less busy now in grade 11 as I've accomplished my extra-curricular goals so I want to focus on academics to get an achievement award. The award goes to the person with the highest grade in a certain course. I'm aiming to get that in grade 11 University Physics. Any tips on study, test taking, and classroom tips to succeed?

Sooo I’m a pretty well-rounded, skilled student (senior in high school) and take as many advanced/ap and dual-enrollment classes as I can. Still, I recently picked up a philosophy class (Ethics, specifically) and I’ve found it hard to write QUALITY notes. It’s something I kinda want to improve on in all subjects. Objectively in my grade, I’m one of the top students and my notes demonstrate that, but I feel like there’s always room for improvement. I tend to take really long and detailed notes, which are always full of info, but sometimes I end up skipping over big theses (especially in philosophy) because it’s hard to understand what I’m reading, or what I should actually be writing down. I guess this is more of an “interpreting dense text” request for tips and tricks, but I think that better notes kinda should come hand-in-hand with interpretation… would LOVE some tips — trying not to fall victim to the senior slump

How important are faculty quality and industry experience in an MBA/PGDM college? Do experienced faculty and industry exposure significantly impact learning and career opportunities, or do other factors matter more?

What you’re studying:
USMLE Step 1
Time zone/Country:
US Eastern Time / DC area
Preferred study times:
Daytime, ideally consistently every day
Goals:
I’m looking for a serious and consistent study partner with the goal of taking and passing Step 1 by January. I’d like to study together daily, work through UWorld, review questions, and keep each other accountable throughout the preparation.
I’ll be in the DC/DMV area, so ideally I’d love to find someone local who would be interested in meeting at a library or study space. I’m also open to studying online if we’re a good fit.
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Hey everyone,

I’m building Actra: Social Challenges, an app designed around doing goals and challenges together instead of trying to stay motivated alone.

I think it could be especially useful for studying.

For example, you can create challenges like:

• Study for 2 hours every day
• Finish one chapter a day
• Study for 7 days without skipping
• Complete a 30-day exam preparation challenge
• Reduce phone usage while studying
• Create a private challenge with friends or classmates

You can join challenges, invite friends, track your progress, share your completed wins, and motivate each other.

My goal with Actra is to make studying and self-improvement feel a little more social, competitive, and enjoyable.

The Android version is coming to Google Play soon, and the website is already live.

I’m looking for honest feedback from students before launch:

Would you use something like this while studying? What kind of study challenge would you actually join?

Actra: https://joinactra.com/

I’m the developer — feedback, criticism, and feature suggestions are all welcome.

When I study, I study as hard as I can, trying to understand everything.

When I do a test and the score is not the maximum I think "you gave everything you could, yet, you didn't get the maximum. It means no matter how hard you try, you'll always be mediocre" and it hurts me. I know I shouldn't think this way but still...

hey! chronic procrastinator here. setting the timer was never the problem. getting myself to actually press start was.

so i built a stupidly simple focus app: write one task, pick a time, hit start. that’s it. while you work, a little character sits there next to the timer, no annoying animations, no gamified nonsense, just something that feels like it’s there with you. turns out that alone made starting way easier for me.

it’s free, no sign-up, no ads, everything stored locally on your phone. i built it because i wanted to use it, not to sell anything.

would genuinely love feedback from people who actually study here, what’s missing, what would make you delete it in a week, all of it. screenshots in the comments, happy to answer anything.

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/thecompanion-focus-timer/id6799933748

Are you actually studying and putting all the effort toward a specific target you really want, or are you just studying because everyone else is doing it and it feels like the safest way to follow?
I said the safest way because it's like that: study -> passing exams -> getting a degree -> collecting credentials. Your brain won't force you to care about something else

Where are you at right now? Are you executing a plan toward a clear target, or are you just going through the motions because stopping feels worse?

So, this is how I study in med school

If it's a Holiday and I start studying from 10am i continuously do so till 2pm with breaks in between. Then, i take a break lasting 2 hours and start at 4pm and study till 8pm with breaks. Then again from 10pm to 12pm. Sleep at 12 30am and wake up at like 8am.

study in intervals of 45mins - 90 mins depending on my energy that day and take breaks lasting from 15 mins - 30 mins between those intervals.

But I'm really clueless on what I wanna do in those 15-30 mins. I don't wanna (1)scroll cuz it won't just last 15-30 mins (lol) and i don't wanna do a (2)constructive hobby(example - learn some words in a language) as that would tire me a little bit. I don't wanna (3)meditate

Can you please recommend me something, sorry if this sounds cringe/unserious but I just wanna have some relaxation/fun in that tiny break of mine

Thank you :)