Where do you guys usually study?

[HealthE]

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I am a coffee shop person but I am starting to notice its a bit costly to study at the local coffee house all the time. I mainly study there because it is a lot of students studying on the weekends when the libraries near by are closed. Even during the week, they stay open late past the library hours. Also, I like being around people when I study since I live in a place without close family/friends. Going home usually ends up with me curling up in my bed or getting distracted. Anyways, what do you all do?

 

[Ranniks]

I'm the complete opposite, I can't study with people around. I study in my room and I need silence to study. I tell my parents to talk softer and all and even that doesn't help. Now I just have my pc turned on, listening to the noise it makes while it's not being used.

I tried:

- Classical music (helps to an extent)
- White noise
- Rainy Mood

Nothing helps. The pc sound is my last resort and it seems to have worked.

 

[WaterPog]

For me it's a matter of when more than where.

I find it completely impossible to be productive at home, especially when the kids are home. I've started just getting up early and heading to campus, the science building lobby has several tables and couches for studying and opens early for people who need to attend to research projects before classes. I usually get to campus about 6-6:30 and study until my first class, 8, 9 or 10 depending on the day. By doing this I've found that I don't have a need to do any studying in the evenings and very little on weekends so I can focus on family when they are awake. It costs me a little sleep time but I'm a 6hr person anyway and get to sleep in on the weekends until 8 or even 10 if I want.

 

[NuttyEngDude]

I study at home in a man cave 😀

I can study anywhere though, library, coffee shop, with people/no people. I brew my own coffee with costco brand stuff. saves a ton of $$. even if i go to the school library it ends up costing me to park or for meals.

 

[Deadlifts]

It depends on the subject material, where I'm at in the learning process or how close to an exam it is.

I cannot do textbook reading at home as I tend to start thinking about other things I'd rather be doing.

Reading: Off campus coffee shop (on campus tends to be extremely loud)
Exam review: Secluded area of library or my house.
Homework, study group: Library study room with a big white board. Mechanisms and force body diagrams all day.

I can listen to lectures while working out or commuting (I drive about 30 miles both ways 4 days a week).

 

[ljpm8224]

I don't enjoy studying in coffee shops because I always feel guilty about "taking up the spot" from paying customers for hours and hours. So when I do study at a coffee shop I try to buy one thing an hour. Which... leads me to either spending too much money or eating too much food/drinking too much coffee!

So I've found a nice library that's open long hours and is near my gym. Class ends--> go to library, hit the books for 4 hours, and then when I'm sufficiently mentally exhausted perfect time to throw the weights around and get physically exhausted! Then home, sleep, and repeat 😛

 

[apt22]

I have my own study room/office whatever you want to call it that I can lock myself in but when my husband being deployed I have to wait until nap times or bedtime to study.

 

[Gauss44]

Where I study depends on what I'm studying: For 5+ hour practice tests, it was difficult to find a quiet place available for that long. So, I took them overnight. That worked for me. I wouldn't recommend it for everyone. For urgent projects, I study at home. Everything else gets the coffee shop, library, home, or student center.

 

[ejw5075]

Starbucks mostly.

Library if classmates physically carry me there and tie me to a chair.

The zoo. Disney world. Nail salon.

If you talk to yourself while you study (I do, it helps me learn, and quiets the people in my head) I suggest you stay home. Otherwise you will get funny looks.

 

[hitchhiker]

yep, i study at home in a recliner chair. Hours can pass by and I realize I've gotten an extraordinary amount of work done.

 

[rguil15]

At home because happy wife= happy life.

Seriously. It's worth the loss in efficiency being home with my wife than being away all the hours that I study and having my marriage dissolve.

 

[Woland]

At home because happy wife= happy life.

Seriously. It's worth the loss in efficiency being home with my wife than being away all the hours that I study and having my marriage dissolve.

+1, all the way.

 

[excitedtoapply]

Not currently studying but when I was, I liked to switch it up. I also need stuff going on to stay on task and I like to be around people. I get bored if I go to the same place too much. I agree the coffee shop can get expensive and the library closes too early on the weekend. I was an engineer so I went to the 24hr engineering computer labs. I don't know if other majors have that option.

I learned I cannot study at the park, where my partner can see me (because he won't stop talking- but if I go in the spare room and close the door he stops!), and on my deck.

Good luck finding a place to camp out!

 

[LingoLaine]

At home in my office. I get too distracted anywhere else, and when it's hard core studying/memorization, I need to talk out loud. I imagine I would get funny looks doing that at Starbucks.

 

[QofQuimica]

I always preferred studying at home because it's quiet and no one interrupts me. (I live alone.)

Also, we still need a poll for this month, so I'm co-opting this thread and adding one.

Edit: Ha, actually we already have said poll. Well, now we have two. 🙂

 

[NuttyEngDude]

although i put home (probably >90%) of the time, i chose multiple because sometimes the library works pretty well, especially if I am stuck or in a slump.

 

[dudeliness]

At home because happy wife= happy life.

Seriously. It's worth the loss in efficiency being home with my wife than being away all the hours that I study and having my marriage dissolve.

I'll have to keep that in mind once school starts for me. In undergrad I found it near impossible to study at home since I would get distracted all the time. Then again, studying with a computer was usually just as bad for me since I'd want to check my email, read the news, etc before starting. Then I'd end up wasting a bunch of time doing things before actually studying.

 

[kayak30]

At home in my office/plant room. It's nice to take breaks and simply go downstairs for that bottomless cup of coffee. Not to mention I have pets (parrots and a dog), but they are a good distraction to have when I need a break...good stress reliever too.

 

[rguil15]

I'll have to keep that in mind once school starts for me. In undergrad I found it near impossible to study at home since I would get distracted all the time. Then again, studying with a computer was usually just as bad for me since I'd want to check my email, read the news, etc before starting. Then I'd end up wasting a bunch of time doing things before actually studying.

We are unfortunatly watching what happens when the opposite approach is taken by our friends with a new baby, he's in law school. My buddy thinks it's more important to get more work done by being at the library all evening and weekend than being home and dealing with the inefficiency that comes from wife and baby. Wife is telling him he's causing real damage by not being around, he tells her "it will be over soon".

I just know that wouldn't work in my marriage. Nor would I want it to work.

 

[Owlie]

Home and school. I like school because whiteboards help me learn.

 

[Postictal Raiden]

Throughout my entire undergrad, I studied at home. I try to be around my wife and kid as much as possible. Although I may not be mentally available for them when I'm at home, being there physically has helped a lot. Besides, as someone above has mentioned, I sometime think out loud and even walk in circles while I memorize concepts; can't do that in public 😳

 

[doctorgator]

I study at home in a man cave. I am lucky in that I have a very quite house and neighborhood.

I was interested in what current research or people's ideas were on the idea that either varying the context you study in helps with recall/memory. Or whether studying within the same context(place) will aid better recall/memory. Anyone have any good papers published recently?