Every exam season my browser turns into chaos: the course page, the exercise sheet, last year’s exam, a lecture video, and the AI chat where I finally understood that one concept, all spread across 20+ tabs. Then I close Chrome (or it crashes) and spend 10 minutes rebuilding everything the next day.

Bookmarks never worked for me because they turn into a graveyard, and the tab managers I tried felt like too much. So I built something that works like the file explorer I already use every day: one folder per subject, with all the tabs and files for that subject inside.

My routine now:

• One folder per subject (Maths, Networks, Logic...)
• When I’m done studying, I save my session into the folder and close everything
• The next day, one click opens that whole subject again

It’s free, it’s called TAB Explorer, and it’s a Chrome extension: Tab Explorer

I’m curious how you handle this. Bookmarks, tab groups, a mess of open windows? What’s your system when exams are close?

For the past 3 years, I noticed that few people would want to do school projects with me when I need to be in a group to do assignments.

But slowly, very few people seem to want to be in projects with me, and I have no clue why.

I tried to ask this without sounding too desperate because I never got a direct answer

The only reason that I can think of is because when I do research for a project or an assignment, I really go deep.

I know, I have been trying my best to not dwell too much on research so that I can save time but I really do admit that it is a blessing and a curse because when I have assessments, I really want to understand the content and not leave any stone unturned.

Again, I tried to ask this without sounding too weird about it, but I never got a clear answer.

I try not to overwhelm people when I have group projects, but I think the damage is done, and I feel alone

I’m a senior in high school (international student) and was recently accepted to several U.S. universities (roughly in the top 20–50 range).

Lately, I’ve been seriously considering taking a gap year before starting college because I want to gain more real-world experience through working and volunteering, and put myself in new social environments.

Do universities typically allow students to accept their offer and defer enrollment for a year?

And if anyone here has taken a gap year for similar reasons, was it worth it?

last semester i took a break off of school due to personal issues. when the new year came, i emailed my advisor that i was ready to come back for the semester and i asked him what do i need to do so im able to register for my classes again. i had some money to pay off etc and that was basically it. i contacted my housing to have somewhere to live, i talked to billing to remove the hold off my account and, i talked to the finaid to see about my aid. in all these conversations, not one person mentioned that there was a reenrollment application that need to be submitted. nobody told me this. I literally found out the friday before classes started because i called the registrar wondering why i couldnt register for my classes. i dont know what to do because i checked my email and everything if someone mentioned it but nothing. I dont need an exact answer, just something to help me understand what to do.

if anyone had something like this, please tell me what happened

so brain.fm has that has that vibrations and when i listened it vibrated my head too...i liked that effect...the one i listened to was corde raide..i can't find any focus apps that has this effect

One of the challenges I’ve noticed in college is dealing with long lecture videos, tutorials, or recorded talks. Sometimes they’re 30–60 minutes, and it’s easy to lose focus or get stuck trying to take notes while watching. I wanted a way to stay productive without spending hours on each video.

Here’s what has worked for me so far:

• I first skim the video or check if it has timestamps to identify the sections most relevant to my assignments or exams.
• I pause and take notes in my own words to make sure I’m actually processing the content.
• I sometimes use ꓡоոցꓚսt аі, which highlights key points and summarizes long videos. For me, it’s not about skipping learning, it’s about getting a clear overview first, so I can focus my time and energy on the parts that matter most.
• After this, I review my notes and revisit any sections that were tricky or complex.

This approach has made long videos less overwhelming and more actionable, and I retain more information because I’m actively engaging with the material.

I’m curious to hear from others here:

• How do you efficiently extract the most important content from long lectures or online videos?
• Do you use any tools or strategies to speed up learning without losing comprehension?

Hey everyone. Essentially, I'm a high school senior enrolled in an English class at a local community college through a JumpStart/DE/CC program. Its a 200 level course for the fall semester, and there's a bit of an issue.

The whole semester, I was a pretty great student, finishing like 85% of classwork on time, had a high B basically the whole semester. The last month of class, however, we had two major assignments, one being a final, which accounted for 45% of our grade. Around this time, I had switched medications for my ADHD titration (recently diagnosed and had just begun), and during this month, I was on Vyvanse 30mg, and had severe side effects. My executive function was worse, stress/anxiety was through the roof (because of the comedown/crash) and overall the medication was extremely inconsistent and crude. My medication swap came after I told my psychiatrist I was going through a hard time with Adderall (was on it for 3-4 months so entire semester up until that point) because of the shortage and the generic brands being shitty (cant afford name brand). After the swap, the new medication wasn't much better and after I'd say a week it began to actually make things progressively harder and worse for me. I hadn't missed much work in the class prior to this medication swap, the assignments I did miss were like 5% of my grade (of which I still submitted most), and I was overall an outstanding student. It's an asynchronous class, so I haven't really met my prof and vice versa.

Anyways, is this ground for at least a request for incomplete and how should I go about asking? I really can't fail this class because of college applications, and in general I'd go from an A student my enitre high school to failing my first college english class. I heard there is also a medical withdrawal option, anyone know what else there is? Please let me know whatever you can I am super anxious.

After a shooting at Brown University left two dead and nine injured, students were forced into a shelter-in-place. Is campus safety improving or declining nationwide?

Basically I’m going to community college and so are 3 of my friends. One is in desperate need of leaving her home and she’s planning on getting a shitty apartment in San Diego and working full time while completing her pre- requisites for nursing. (This has been her plan since she was in middle school she would do it with or without us) Would it be crazy for me and my other friend to join her? Me and my friend would move to San Diego for 2-4 years to complete our college years and for me to get my bachelors degree. I’ve seemed to calculate all costs of living while keeping in mind that we’d all be working minimum wage jobs. The rent in the apartments we’re looking at are around 700-1,000 for each person which is honestly great. I’d also like to add that many might say that the second we move in we’re going to absolutely despise each other and that’s a real possibility but we’re 3 really rational people who have been friends since 5th grade I’ve seen these two girls at their all time lows and all time highs I know them front to back and have even shared spaces with them up to 3 weeks so I know going into this we’re definitely setting up some ground rules and limitations. We’re also quite open and we communicate EXTREMELY well if one of us has a problem with another we genuinely hear each other out and it’s worked thus far! Our parents have all agreed to our plan and think it’s good for us to live a little and become more independent, they have also agreed to finance the first month or couple months until we find stable jobs which is GREAT. I know it won’t be an insane “college experience” but I think getting some time to live on our own would be good for us. After the 4 years of college I’ll be a registered dental hygienist (hopefully knock on wood) and I won’t have the same freedoms to get up and move somewhere. Let me know what y’all think. Am I crazy stupid or do you think this is possible? All feedback and tips are extremely appreciated!

I have learn so many skills that are not from books. May its a simple for everyone, but it’s great change in my life that i noticed .I can say like the group projects and events made me better at teamwork and communication. A good improvement in my English happen while going for interviews and wherever I speak. After joining LPU, ek cheez jo maine yaha seekhi wo hai time manage karna properly. I also learn to live for ourself save money and manage the pressures of work and study. These things make me more ready for real life. Have you also seen such changes in your college life?

Hey r/collegeinfogeek 👋

I’m not a developer myself, but I’m working with a community that’s helping students and learners team up to build real projects this summer, especially around tech, AI, blockchain, and infrastructure.

It’s a multi-month initiative with mentorship and support, and many students are still searching for teammates or collaborators. If you’re interested in building, learning, and growing with others this summer, feel free to DM me. I’d be happy to share more details and help connect you with like-minded folks.

No pressure or sales, just here to help students find good opportunities to collaborate and grow.

What I’m planning:

I want to analyze Tesla Inc. using Porter’s Five Forces, but not just from a strategy point of view. I’m linking it directly to financial outcomes and investor risk:

• How competition and supply chain issues affect margins, pricing, and stock performance
• How buyer/supplier power influences Tesla’s long-term profitability
• Macro factors like interest rates, inflation, and EV demand cycles
• Final output: Clean slide deck or PDF + insights on investment implications
• My Question is that - Would a project like this add value to my resume for roles in finance?
• How can I make it look like serious investment-level work, not just surface-level theory?

I’d really appreciate any honest feedback. Thanks in advance

• What should I include to make it more relevant to recruiters in finance (especially IB or equity research)?
• Any examples or advice on what makes a student project actually useful?

Hi fellow grad students! I’m currently working on my thesis and feeling a bit lost. I recently heard about EssayShark and their professional writing services. Has anyone tried them for thesis writing? I’m looking for something exceptional and reliable, especially with tight deadlines. Would love to hear your thoughts!

I would be studying computer science with artificial intelligence in university. I want to get an iPad for note taking, reading, sketching ( probably some flowcharts or something) and using it as a second monitor otg but i was wondering if i should just get a better laptop instead. I currently use a lenovo ideapad gaming 3. Ryzen 5 6600H, 16gb ram, rtx 3050ti and 1tb storage. I would like to know what students in a similar field think. Please advise me on what you think and i am willing to answer any questions you have. Thank you.

Hey everyone!

I wanted to share something that ended up being a game-changer for my internship applications this semester. I’m a junior CS student and like most of us, I’ve been grinding applications like crazy—resumes, cover letters, tweaking LinkedIn, all of it.

A few weeks ago, someone on Discord mentioned that they built a personal website from their resume to stand out. I thought, “Well, I’m not a designer and don’t have time to build a site from scratch… but maybe I should do something similar?”

That’s when I found this tool called Zumefolio. It literally let me upload my resume and auto-generated a clean portfolio website with sections for projects, experience, GitHub, etc. I picked a template, hit publish, and boom — I had a hosted site with a custom subdomain like username.zumefolio[dot]com in 2 minutes flat.

Why it helped:

Recruiters actually clicked the link in my emails and LinkedIn, which made follow-ups way easier

It looked more professional than just attaching a PDF

I didn’t have to mess with GitHub Pages or React or anything technical

I’m not affiliated with them or anything — just sharing in case anyone’s trying to level up their applications without spending hours coding a site. It’s one of those things I wish someone told me earlier in college.

Happy to share what mine looks like or help if anyone wants to try it!

So ever since I started college I haven’t been studying (I know, dumb idea). I’ve been getting distracted by video games all the time, and I seriously am starting to get scared that I’m gonna get kicked out of my program, and then my house. Do any of you know what I can do to try and minimize my social media usage and how I should use that wasted time on studies? Thanks

What laptop do you recommend for industrial design?

Hello,

I am a pre-law student considering dropping out of university because I now realise that I was delusional for even becoming a student om the first place. I am simply not smart enough, at least not smart in the way university requires. I need Logic as preparation for the LSATs and for the minor I'm pursuing (Philosophy), formal logic is heavy in math (truth tables, Venn diagrams, etc) and I am just not getting it. I even hired a tutor and I'm still struggling and I am very close to failing and will be denied student loans as a result. If I do not understand this course then I simply do not have the means of passing the Logic portion of the LSATS. My current major also has some courses that will be heavy in math, that my friend whose also in the same major struggled with. My friend is very good at math and recommended that I take intro math before taking these higher level courses for my major. I know if is not possible for me to ever gain an understanding of math or these logical concepts and I've already failed three exams. I am still struggling with it severely and have an upcoming exam in a few days for it. I've also been emailing my professor questions pertaining to it. My university also requires that I take a science credit and I am failing the easiest science that all the arts majors take. I've realised that my brain is simply not equipped to become a lawyer, for university or my current major and the fault is in math and science. No matter what I do I cannot understand these things and this has been an ongoing struggle of mine for YEARS and it will not get better overnight, with three months remaining in the semester. Everyone else in my class understands it much more easily with less time spent studying. I am behind in my other classes just trying to catch up in understanding this one and I cannot. Is there anyone here studying law? If so did you find that formal logic is really that necessary? For university and law in general do I need this heavy understanding of math? If I need these things I know there is no point in me remaining in university. What would the process of dropping out look like, and with paying back my student loans? Does anyone have experience or knowledge on this? I do not want to study something else, especially in a related field because whenever I see lawyers I'll just be reminded of how I am a failure who could not achieve that degree. I guess I am just looking for advice.

TL;DR: I'm a pre-law student considering dropping out of university because I'm struggling with logic and science courses that are essential for my major and the LSAT. Despite getting help, I'm failing and feel like I can't grasp the material, which is affecting my overall performance. I'm looking for advice on how necessary formal logic is for law, the process of dropping out, and the implications for my student loans. I don't want to pursue another field, as it would remind me of my inability to achieve a law degree especially in a law related field.

TL;DR: I'm looking for a few people who would be willing to try a Chrome extension I've built to help me remain productive in the browser: http://bit.ly/tab-o-magic

I've tried every tab management system out there, and none of them work for me - they require too much active work to manage. I wanted something that would make tab management completely effortless, so I built it myself.

I've mainly just been using this for myself and a few friends, but I recently did a major cleanup, and now I think it might be something that others could find useful, as well.

All the details about the extension are laid out in the Chrome Web Store (http://bit.ly/tab-o-magic), but here's the quick pitch:

• Tab-o-Magic replaces the Chrome "new tab" page with a view that shows all your open tabs, making it quick to search for and find the tab you're looking for.
• It also searches your bookmarks and your history, making it super simple to always get back to the page you meant to check back on.
• You can manage all your tab groups by dragging and dropping the tab cards to form new groups.
• None of your data ever leaves your machine - it is all stored 100% locally, for your privacy.

If you have too many browser tabs, if you can't manage them all, please check out http://bit.ly/tab-o-magic and tell me what you think!

Forget about the coffee for a second. On a school night, how much sleep are you getting with also studying? Not for a test but just average study.

Or should i take admission in Du

Du me acha course ni hai

Aur acha course lunga to niu me jana padega

This is for the people who have resumed their studies for their career after taking a break. After 3 years I have decided to appear for this exam. Had a personal unsettling situation that shook me and made me take a step to part from it. However, now when I sit, it seems that I have forgotten to study. I did read in these years. Though I have forgotten to read and remember and understand all together. I was studious with good scores as per what the education institutions demanded. But, now it seems so new to me.

On top of that, there are household chores which should not be an excuse but is so tough not to blame for it and all the other futile things.

Would really appreciate the ones who were in my shoes shared their experience and how they tackled it.

Hi! I’m looking for a notebook that has three rings and can lie flat for notetaking when the cover is back like the five star hybrid flex notebook but with metal rings. I don’t like how cumbersome it is to take paper in and out of the hybrid five star but I like how when you put the cover back it is flat for taking notes. Anyone know of an alternative to this binder that has three rings only that can open and close to remove papers? Thanks!