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Campus Life
Classes, dorms, dining halls and college schedules.
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How to plan for a campus event privately
Campus events show up on the Map, and your plans stay on your iPhone. How to find events, make a plan only you can see, and when an event counts toward a goal.
GuideThe library does half the work
Why studying in the same place makes starting easier, and what NoTestudo can and can’t see about your study time.
MagazineGroups that don’t need your location
Accountability helps, and it doesn’t require anyone to see where you are. How NoTestudo groups share streaks and on-track days, and nothing else.
MagazineGetting to the 8 a.m.
Early classes are hard for a reason. A few place-based ideas for the morning, and how a “Get to class” goal counts the days you make it.
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Community posts
Community preview: example posts, updated daily, show the kind of updates members share in the NoTestudo app.
Midterm week: nine hours at the library so far
Nine hours at the library since Sunday. My weekly target is six, so I’m ahead, which has never happened to me in any class ever. My trick: I don’t go to study, I go to sit in my spot on the quiet floor. The studying kind of happens once I’m there.
StudyWent to every class this week, including the 8 a.m.
My goal is literally “get to class.” It counts visits to my class buildings. I know it’s basic, but I skipped a lot last semester and this is the first full week.
ClassTwo weeks of making my 8 a.m. lab on time
Lab starts at 8, I live 25 minutes away, and I used to show up at 8:20 or not at all. Two weeks now of getting there on time. What changed: I leave at 7:25 even if I’m not ready, and I eat breakfast on the bus. Not glamorous.
ClassLibrary hours are up, but I’m exhausted. How do you balance it?
Six hours at the library this week, which is a record for me. But I also slept about five hours a night. Does anyone pair a study goal with a sleep one?
StudyGame night every Thursday, four weeks running
Started a Thursday game night in our dorm lounge. Some weeks it’s eight people, some weeks it’s me and my roommate playing cards. Four weeks of it now. It’s become the thing I look forward to most.
SocialHow do you get to class when it’s pouring?
Every time it rains I somehow decide the lecture is “probably recorded.” It is not always recorded. What’s your rainy-day plan?
ClassOur study circle has one rule: phones in the middle of the table
Four of us, one group, same goal: six library hours a week. We meet Tuesday and Thursday nights. Phones go in the middle of the table, and the first person to grab theirs buys snacks. The group only shows streaks and on-track days, so nobody knows who did their hours where, and…
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