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How Many Hours a Day Should I Study for MCAT?

If you're asking how many hours a day should I study for MCAT, start from the AAMC's survey. Its respondents reported a median of 12 weeks of preparation at 22 hours a week, about 260 hours. That's 3…

StudyDuo Team · 6 min read
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Focusmate Alternatives: No Booking, No Talking, or Free

Focusmate alternatives are easiest to choose by what you're leaving. To skip booking and no-shows, drop into an open room: StudyDuo's Focus Room, StudyStream or CSW. To skip talking, pick a room…

StudyDuo Team · 7 min read
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Study Partners

UPSC Study Partner: How to Find One for Prelims and Mains

A UPSC study partner works best when you share a target year, a stage of the exam and, ideally, an optional subject. Look in your library or coaching batch, on r/UPSC, in a small Telegram group or in…

StudyDuo Team · 11 min read
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NEET PG Study Partner: Where to Find One and What to Do

A NEET PG study partner is easiest to find in your own internship batch, then in attempt-year threads on Reddit and Telegram or in a live study room. Pick someone sitting the same attempt with the…

StudyDuo Team · 10 min read
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CA Study Group: Where to Find One and How to Run It

A CA study group works when its members share a level of India's Chartered Accountancy course (run by ICAI), a group of papers and an exam session. Look for three or four such people in your batch…

StudyDuo Team · 11 min read
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StudyStream Alternatives: 9 Sites and Apps Compared

StudyStream alternatives come in three kinds: open camera rooms (StudyDuo, CSW, Discord study servers, Zoom rooms, live streams), one booked partner (Focusmate, Cofocus) and hosted sessions (Flow…

StudyDuo Team · 9 min read
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Study Apps

Best Study Partner Apps: 7 Ways to Find a Study Buddy

A study partner app finds you someone to study with in one of three ways. It pairs you with a stranger for a set session, lets you search people by country, course or interests, or lists classmates…

StudyDuo Team · 8 min read
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Study With Strangers Online: 8 Free Websites and Apps

You can study with strangers online for free on the eight sites and apps below. StudyStream, StudyDuo and CSW are live video rooms; Focusmate books you one partner; Shut Up & Write! hosts writing…

StudyDuo Team · 8 min read
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How to Study With a Partner: 8 Methods That Work

To study with a partner well, spend your time together on what you can't do alone. That means explaining the material from memory to someone who asks questions, quizzing each other with instant…

StudyDuo Team · 7 min read

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