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> A good study group can be invaluable, if the group and its members understand what is required to pass the specific course.

Maybe you've had a better experience than I have but over 3 college degrees I've never been part of a study group that was worth the time. The problem is it's so hard to find other motivated people who won't let the group devolve into social hour. After multiple attempts I gave up.



Rare, yes, but invaluable.

I don't know the magic behind creating, cultivating, or finding one, but I suspect that giving up on the social-hour element is key.

It doesn't have to be large either.

The Paper Chase is a fictitious example, but might be worth considering, for its successes and failures.

Finding the lecturer's own notes doesn't hurt either. As in Chase and also this recent HN thread:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32335884




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