Strategies for Study Group Success

Choose a leader for each meeting
Rotating the leadership helps all members take ownership of the group. It’s your group.

Set meeting goals
Begin each meeting by compiling a list of questions you want to address; an agenda.

Adjust to different personalities
Don’t just study with people who are your best friends and are just like you. Seek out those who can be useful members of your group. Then your group work will reflect real life.

Set general goals and a schedule
Have a goal for the day, and for the quarter.

Meet on a regular basis
Make it manageable, and take the meetings seriously.

Create study materials
Have each member find information to compile, photocopy, and review for the other group members.

Help each other learn
Teach each other; make it your responsibility for everyone in the group to learn.

Pool your note-taking resources
Compare notes with each other, and fill in the gaps.

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