Study Partners

How to find a study partner or an accountability partner, and how to make studying together work.

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Study Partners

Coursera Study Group: How to Find People on Your Course

A Coursera study group stays together when its members line up by module, not by calendar date. Coursera gives every learner a personal schedule and resets it when they fall behind, so two people in…

StudyDuo Team · 6 min read
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CFE Study Partner: How to Find One and Mark Cases

A CFE study partner is a candidate writing the same sitting of the Common Final Examination as you. Ideally you share a Day 1 case and a Day 2 role. You each write one practice simulation alone and…

StudyDuo Team · 8 min read
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PLAB 2 Study Partner: Find One and Practise Stations

A PLAB 2 study partner is another doctor preparing for the GMC's clinical exam who plays your patient and keeps the eight-minute clock. Afterwards, they give feedback on the three domains the…

StudyDuo Team · 7 min read
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Open University Study Group: How OU Students Find One

An Open University study group usually starts in a module's own spaces: the tutor group forum, the module forum and the online tutorials. Everyone there works to the same TMA cut-off dates. From…

StudyDuo Team · 6 min read
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Study Group Ideas: 20 Activities and What Each Trains

The best study group ideas make every member produce something: an answer before the discussion, an explanation in their own words, an exam question, a map. Pick activities by what your next exam…

StudyDuo Team · 7 min read
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How to Be a Good Study Partner: 9 Habits That Help

The short answer to how to be a good study partner: try the work before you meet, and ask questions that show where you're stuck. In the session, explain without handing over answers and give…

StudyDuo Team · 8 min read
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How to Make Friends in Online Classes: What to Say First

If you're working out how to make friends in online classes, start where classmates already have to talk: the discussion board, live sessions and group projects. Reply with a question, offer to…

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Coding Study Group: Where to Find One That Stays Active

A coding study group is three to six people learning to program on a shared schedule. Each works through the same course or project during the week, and the group meets to review code, debug and pair…

StudyDuo Team · 7 min read
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Medical School Study Group: What to Do Together

A medical school study group earns its time on tasks that need other people. That means explaining anatomy and physiology aloud, going through the questions each of you missed, and practicing…

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