Do you guys ever study with another person or in groups?

[Tennis Guy]

If so, how do you manage to find someone that is reliable and is doing well in the class to study with? I try to find someone that fits this criteria, but either they are unreliable or don't take the study time seriously. Some people say they want to meet up to study but they never do and are basically all talk! Do you guys think studying with another person or in groups is effective? Why or why not? Any comments or advice will be greatly appreciated! 🙂

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[HipChick]

In our physics 1 class, we were divided into groups of 4 (because each lab bench had four chairs). Not all of us were smart, but together we always figured stuff out. Were I was weak (mistakes on the the small things) they made up and where i was strong (got the bigger picture better) they were weak. It was great. That was last semester and we still group text about once a week. I am currently in orgo with one girl from that physics group and am taking physics 2 with another.

 

[pfaction]

I usually study with two to three people. After a while, if I ask myself a question, I already know the answer. Having it phrased a different way or weird questions is a great way to see if you know your stuff.

Alison: T/F: barretts esophagus is characterized by replacement of columnar with squamous cells
me: reverse it
12:47 AM right
Alison: yep
me: squamous to colum
21 minutes1:08 AM me: so yeah acute you'd go to hospital
where they make you either mild or severe
1:09 AM mild would be monitor and pain
severe would be pain and somato

etc.

 

[yankee4life]

First time poster here! I have found it useful to study in groups only after I have already reviewed and grasped the material by myself. After studying on my own, hearing someone else's interpretation of an idea or concept helps to further my own interpretation. When I studied without first studying on my own, I would often feel overwhelmed by what others in the group were saying.

 

[Neurosis]

considering I have no friends in college...no. :cry:

 

[pfaction]

First time poster here! I have found it useful to study in groups only after I have already reviewed and grasped the material by myself. After studying on my own, hearing someone else's interpretation of an idea or concept helps to further my own interpretation. When I studied without first studying on my own, I would often feel overwhelmed by what others in the group were saying.

+1

I don't understand why people have study groups without reviewing. Obviously if you don't understand something you can voice it, but without studying material it's like going into the lecture for the first time.

 

[HipChick]

considering I have no friends in college...no. :cry:

Who needs friends when you have SDN?

 

[MDschoolorbust]

considering I have no friends in college...no. :cry:

Saddest thing I've heard today.

 

[AnthonyTaylor]

Every study session that I have had with others has resulted in me teaching them the material which helps me because teaching the material results in your mastering of content too. I would recommend setting up a study session with you as the head of it, and just go with the flow. You may have to be the driving force to keep people focused.

 

[HipChick]

I send out a massive email to everyone in the class asking. Then Once I got a decent number of responses (today) I started a FB page (for orgo) and will attempt to start a text ring.

 

[Neurosis]

i believe this is an extension of personality (extroversion vs introversion) Some people are just more suited to social interaction whiles others are not. I personally like to study by myself, but like to get clarification from others when I'm lost.

 

[orthomyxo]

I've only studied with someone else one time, and it was basically me explaining the material to them for 2 hours. Lone wolf all day.

 

[Barcu]

First time poster here! I have found it useful to study in groups only after I have already reviewed and grasped the material by myself. After studying on my own, hearing someone else's interpretation of an idea or concept helps to further my own interpretation. When I studied without first studying on my own, I would often feel overwhelmed by what others in the group were saying.

👍

Studying in groups is really only effective if all the group members come having studied and are prepared. Hearing someone explain it a different way is helpful. And also teaching it out loud to someone helps to reinforce the material in your own mind as well.

Group-studying doesn't work for every class, and certainly works better for some classes over others. Still, in pretty much any science class, you can get some extra benefit out of a few group sessions (again you need individual studying too).

 

[Lifeman]

I think everyone who has been successful in school will tell you that studying in groups is NOT effective. There is no shortcut to learning material, at one point or another you're just gonna have to sit your butt down and read the text, or do the problems. The only time that studying in a group is beneficial is a day or two before the test, when you already know everything and are just teaching others, to solidify what you actually know.

 

[GreenStyle]

considering I have no friends in college...no. :cry:

...Why no friends?!😕

 

[HipChick]

I think everyone who has been successful in school will tell you that studying in groups is NOT effective. There is no shortcut to learning material, at one point or another you're just gonna have to sit your butt down and read the text, or do the problems. The only time that studying in a group is beneficial is a day or two before the test, when you already know everything and are just teaching others, to solidify what you actually know.

I was successful in school and I think studying groups are effective... I guess i've just been lucky with my groups?

 

[Neurosis]

...Why no friends?!😕

I made the grievous mistake of attending a private christian college *I'm actually an agnostic-atheist*, I did it to please my parents and now I resent it dearly. None of my old friends go to this school, and most of the people here are---well, to avoid a religious argument, I'll just say conservative in their beliefs.

 

[pfaction]

I'm at a private Catholic college. I've made it quite obvious that I am atheistic, and bordering on anti-theism. There are others like you out there, do not feel hindered.

 

[hiyaman]

I only study with ppl after I preview the info myself first. Then we have a pow-wow.

 

[tn4596]

I only study with ppl after I preview the info myself first. Then we have a pow-wow.

i would study with people if we do the pow wow, otherwise i prefer solitude and complete silence.

 

[orthomyxo]

I made the grievous mistake of attending a private christian college *I'm actually an agnostic-atheist*, I did it to please my parents and now I resent it dearly. None of my old friends go to this school, and most of the people here are---well, to avoid a religious argument, I'll just say conservative in their beliefs.

How can you be an agnostic atheist? That doesn't even make sense.

 

[Neurosis]

How can you be an agnostic atheist? That doesn't even make sense.

agnostic=a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable
atheist=a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.

one says "you and i don't know" and the other says "i don't believe there is"

you can be both, they're not mutually exclusive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostic_atheism

 

[NightGod]

First time poster here! I have found it useful to study in groups only after I have already reviewed and grasped the material by myself. After studying on my own, hearing someone else's interpretation of an idea or concept helps to further my own interpretation. When I studied without first studying on my own, I would often feel overwhelmed by what others in the group were saying.

This for me, as well. My lab partners in Physics would sometimes point out obvious little things that were completely eluding me for some reason and I usually came up with some weird way of viewing the problem from another angle that helped it suddenly make sense to all of us. If you can find the right people, it's amazing. Just don't make semester-long commitments to a group on day one of class-get together a few times and see how you work together first and don't be afraid to admit if it's not working out and ask someone else (like dating, but with exam prep as the reward instead of midnight booty calls).

 

[Big N Tasty]

I love studying in groups but only after I've studied/at least reviewed the material on my own first. That way, the group studying becomes more productive because it fortifies the material better than purely studying on my own.

 

[osprey099]

I like to study myself but I can't have a computer within walking distance of me if I'm studying or else this happens:

 

[lobo.solo]

I study by myself first and then study in a group. This is the best method that works for me!!

 

[maybemed2013]

I love studying by myself and get together with a group to review.

 

[DryHopped]

Group studying always felt inefficient to me, too many distractions.

 

[Tennis Guy]

Ok, so I agree that group studying or studying with another person should only be done for reviewing the material once everyone has studied it on their own. However, how do you guys manage to find a reliable, studious, and serious study partner(s) that are doing well in the class?

 

[tenndoc]

i only study with ppl after i preview the info myself first. Then we have a pow-wow.

+1

 

[Ansar]

I've only studied with someone else when reviewing for oral exam in language courses.

 

[lucitrea]

i study with some people the weekend before tests. we usually finish the study guide together. they are all A students and i hate to have to constantly ask them how to explain things. I would rather have 1 or 2 people who get the same grades as me who would be willing to meet up with me regularly to finish/do homework.

 

[xxhopefulxx]

I know for me, I had a great study group for orgo 1 and 2 (the same group for both). It really helps when you can work together...of course you have to do work on your own as well, but I believe that my study group helped me a lot in those classes. We became friends by the end of orgo 2 as well.

 

[235788]

studying in a group is counterproductive... IMO. However, it is nice when you study for a while to take breaks and talk to someone

 

[Cinclus]

I have usually found group studying or studying with a partner to be a massive distraction. I learn best by reading the material by myself with no distractions.

 

[Aerus]

I think everyone who has been successful in school will tell you that studying in groups is NOT effective. There is no shortcut to learning material, at one point or another you're just gonna have to sit your butt down and read the text, or do the problems. The only time that studying in a group is beneficial is a day or two before the test, when you already know everything and are just teaching others, to solidify what you actually know.

Completely disagree.

Studying in groups is effective for MANY people. It helps to have many perspectives on some of the trickier to understand concepts. Everyone has their own weak spot; nobody can master all the material equally. For many, including myself, it helps to hear somebody's thoughts. Sometimes, if I know the material enough, I try to "teach" it to the rest of the group and find out where my weak spots are.

 

[neuro nephrons]

I think it really depends on who the person is you are studying with me. For me, personally, I study about a week before major exams so by the time other people start studying, I already have most of the main concepts down. Now, this can be an advantage or a disadvantage, as teaching it to them can help solidify things in your mind, but it can also waste time that you need to focus on other topics. I've found that meeting up with other students in your class can provide perspectives/study habits that you hadn't considered.


It can be helpful IMO as long as everyone is dedicated to studying and not goofing off.

 

[UrshumMurshum]

Studying in groups boils down to:
1.) People complaining about how difficult the exams are.

2.) People using it as a therapy session where they convince themselves they're studying but in actuality are just socializing 80% of the time with only brief encounters on the material.

Sure, there are legitimate study sessions, but really the above two events have been the majority of my experiences.

The best way to study is by yourself and then with a tutor if you need it. Only go to study groups if you already know the material and you're just bored and need something to do and/or you want to teach someone else, because teaching people the material is also a great way to learn and solidify knowledge.

 

[roguesong]

studying in groups boils down to:
1.) people complaining about how difficult the exams are.

2.) people using it as a therapy session where they convince themselves they're studying but in actuality are just socializing 80% of the time with only brief encounters on the material.

Sure, there are legitimate study sessions, but really the above two events have been the majority of my experiences.

The best way to study is by yourself and then with a tutor if you need it. Only go to study groups if you already know the material and you're just bored and need something to do and/or you want to teach someone else, because teaching people the material is also a great way to learn and solidify knowledge.

+1

 

[xXIDaShizIXx]

studying in groups boils down to:
1.) people complaining about how difficult the exams are.

2.) people using it as a therapy session where they convince themselves they're studying but in actuality are just socializing 80% of the time with only brief encounters on the material.

Sure, there are legitimate study sessions, but really the above two events have been the majority of my experiences.

The best way to study is by yourself and then with a tutor if you need it. Only go to study groups if you already know the material and you're just bored and need something to do and/or you want to teach someone else, because teaching people the material is also a great way to learn and solidify knowledge.

+1

+1,000

 

[david199380]

I have to study alone. I can't get anything done with any of my friends (all of them like to talk and joke around). I need to have a quiet study environment or I won't get anything done.

 

[drshoes]

I like studying by myself most of the time or with someone else as long as they're quiet. I like to study alone in order to understand the material well, then I like studying in groups to review material.