Our Aims

• Enhance student learning and improve academic performance
• Enable students to connect with like-minded peers
• Encourage interaction with peers for studying

Who is eligible to sign up?

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• Commerce - First Year
• Information Technology
• Engineering – First years only
• Engineering - Civil
• Engineering - Electrical
• Engineering - Mechanical
• Engineering - Mechatronics
• Engineering - Software
• Nursing and Midwifery 
• Science (First years only)

Notes: We have agreed on removing the two Engineering programs since they did not receive enough sign-ups across both semesters in 2023. We are trialling Economics and Biomedicine to see if it can work expanding the program to Commerce and Medicine faculties at Clayton.

How the matching process works

1. Students sign up via filling out a Google Survey Form.The form includes questions about your particular units, personal study methods and goals. Please note that the form closes at the end of week 6 of Semester 1, 2024.
2. MSA volunteers match the students with like-minded peers to form study groups of 2 to 5 students.
3. If there is a match, we will be providing the email contact information of the other “study buddies” to students and allow them to contact each other.
4. If there is no match, we will inform you via email by the end of week 8 of the semester.

Please see our FAQ below for more information.

FAQ

How large are the Study Buddy Groups?

They may range from 2 to 5 students for a particular Study Group.

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What if my assigned Study Buddies do not end up contacting me?

As much as we like to enforce contact, we cannot do so. It is up to students to manage their respective meetings themselves. We will follow up with students to ensure that they have been matched and are studying together. If you are experiencing any issues with communicating with your Study Buddy, please fill out the ISSUES form in the resources list. The secretarial team will work with you to organise a new match.

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What do I do if my assigned Study Buddy makes me feel uncomfortable?

We take careful steps to ensure the safety of all students. If you are experiencing any discomfort due to your Study Buddy, please fill out the ISSUES form in the resources list. If the matter is serious enough, we will report it to the relevant MSA staff. Otherwise, the secretarial team will work with the students to organise a new match, and the particular student will be black-listed and removed from the system.

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What if I do not get a match?

The MSA Study Buddy team will organise data and sort out potential matches, if there are cases where only one person signs up for a particular unit, the person will be unfortunately rejected. Therefore, we encourage students to select multiple units and allocate preferences for ease of matching.

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‘I want to only be paired with a high-achieving student’

We do not discriminate based on grades.

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'Can I request a single-sex study group’?

You may request this in the ‘Additional Comments’ section of the Google forms Survey, however, this is not guaranteed as we are limited depending on who signs up for a particular subject.signs up for a particular subject.

Resources List

• Are there any issues or feedback you wish to report? Issues may include harassment or ghosting. Please click here to access our Issues Form
• If you have any further questions or are interested in volunteering for this program in 2024, please contact the Study Buddy Team at msa-studybuddy@monash.edu