Everyone needs help sometime. You can get help from those who've gone before—faculty members and grad students speaking at our Programs—and those who are going through it with you—classmates in a more-or-less formal Study Group.

Programs

UAAP offers one-time sessions focused on particular topics, including time management, study techniques for a particular academic field, preparing for finals, and reducing stress. Presenters include MIT faculty and upperclass and grad students as well as UAAP staff. More sessions can be added. If you'd like us to organize a session on a topic you don't see here, please contact us: learning-www at mit.edu.

Learning Strategies Programs, Spring 2012

Science? Engineering? Both? A Choice of Major Event for Freshman

Wednesday, April 4, 6-7:30 pm, room TBA

Stress Prevention Activities (SPA):

May 16-17, 10am-2pm, 7-103

Study Groups

Two heads are better than one. Five or six are even better. By working as a group, students can solve problem sets, prepare for class, and study for exams more efficiently than working alone. This strategy is especially effective and satisfying for students who enjoy group discussions and want to learn from others.

Benefits of Study Groups

A study group can be a support group to help pick you up if your motivation is slipping.
You may be reluctant to ask questions in lecture or recitation, but find it easier to do so in a small group.
You may be more committed to study because group members are depending on you.
Teaching someone else is a great way to learn—and to discover what you don't know.
A group may expose you to ideas you had not considered.
You can learn new study habits from other students.

Forming and Running Study Groups

Study groups may be informal or formal. There are distinct differences in their characteristics and the way they run. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. See Organizing Study Groups for a side-by-side comparison.