Study Buddies for Students
Need a place to lock in?
Study Buddies gives you a time and place to show up, work alongside other students, and make progress on whatever you need to get done.
So what is Study Buddies?
Study Buddies is structured peer co-working for college students.
You show up with whatever you need to work on, spend most of the session working quietly alongside other students, and leave having made some progress.
You don’t all have to be taking the same class or working on the same thing.
It’s your work. You’re just not doing it completely alone.
How it works
01
Check In
02
Focus Together
03
Check Out
Bring your own work
Whatever needs your attention.
Study Buddies isn’t a class, and everyone doesn’t work on the same assignment.
Bring the thing that’s already on your list.
- Homework
- Studying
- Papers
- Reading
- Projects
- Applications
- Planning
- Catching up
Sometimes it helps to have other people there.
There are lots of reasons you might want to work alongside other students.
Maybe:
Getting started is the hardest part.
You know what you need to do, but actually sitting down and beginning takes a while.
You focus better around other people.
The library, a coffee shop, or studying with a friend just works better than being alone.
You want a little accountability.
Putting a session on your schedule gives you somewhere to show up.
You’re tired of doing everything by yourself.
You can work independently without having to work alone.
You just need to get something done.
No bigger explanation required.
You keep moving the same thing to tomorrow.
A session on the calendar gives that task a time instead of a someday.
You may have heard of this
Some people call it body doubling.
Body doubling is a term people use for working while someone else is working nearby.
You might already do your own version of it when you meet a friend at the library, work in a coffee shop, or hop on a video call while both of you get things done.
Study Buddies puts a little more structure around that idea with scheduled sessions and a student facilitator.
Just so we’re clear…
It’s not tutoring.
Nobody is teaching your course material or checking whether your answers are right. If you need help understanding a subject, tutoring may be a great resource to use alongside Study Buddies.
It’s not therapy.
Study Buddies isn’t counseling or mental-health treatment. You can absolutely use Study Buddies while also receiving counseling or other mental-health support.
It’s not a group project.
Everyone brings their own work. You don’t have to collaborate or work on the same thing.
A student facilitator keeps things moving.
Study Buddies sessions are led by trained student facilitators.
They’re there to welcome the group, guide the brief check-in and check-out, and help protect the focused work time.
They aren’t tutors, teachers, or therapists.
They’re students helping create a good place to get some work done.
Don’t see Study Buddies at your school?
Request Study Buddies at your school.
We’re currently building Study Buddies with university partners.
If your school doesn’t offer Study Buddies yet, you can let us know you’re interested.
Your request helps us understand where students want Study Buddies and which universities we may want to connect with next.
We’ll use this information to understand student interest in Study Buddies and may follow up with you about availability or updates. Submitting a request does not guarantee that Study Buddies will become available at your school.
Questions you might have
Do I have to talk a lot?
No.
There’s a brief check-in at the beginning and check-out at the end, but most of the session is focused work time.
Do I need to know anyone before I come?
No.
You can show up without knowing anyone else in the group.
Do we all work on the same thing?
No.
Everyone brings their own work.
One person might be studying for an exam while someone else writes a paper and another catches up on reading.
Is Study Buddies tutoring?
No.
Study Buddies gives you structured time to work alongside other students, but facilitators don’t teach course content.
If you need help understanding a subject, you can use tutoring too.
Is Study Buddies therapy?
No.
Study Buddies isn’t counseling or mental-health treatment.
You can participate whether or not you also use your campus counseling center or other mental-health support.
Do I have to be struggling academically?
No.
You don’t need a particular GPA, diagnosis, or academic problem to benefit from working alongside other students.
Individual universities may decide how they promote or offer Study Buddies during a pilot.
Do I have to come every week?
It depends on your campus. Some schools may offer drop-in sessions, while others may encourage certain students to attend regularly.
Is Study Buddies online or in person?
Study Buddies can be offered online, in person, or both depending on the university.
What if my school doesn’t have Study Buddies?
Use the request form on this page to let us know you’re interested.
Student interest helps us understand where students would like to see Study Buddies next.
Want Study Buddies at your school?
Tell us you’re interested.
It only takes a minute, and it helps us know where students want Study Buddies next.