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AI study setup for students

Turn your syllabus, notes and slides into a study plan, practice quizzes and step-by-step help that teaches you instead of doing the work for you.

Starter prompt

I'm studying for <course> and my exam is on <date>. I uploaded my notes and the syllabus. First, list the topics the exam covers and rank them by how shaky I am, based on this brief: <paste study-brief.md>. Then make a day-by-day study plan up to the exam. After that, quiz me on the first topic one question at a time, wait for my answer, give a hint before the full answer, and tell me what to review.

Config

study-brief.md

# Course
Name and level (e.g. 1st-year college, intro biology):
Exam or deadline (date + format):

# What I already get
-

# Where I'm stuck
-

# How I want help
- Ask me one question at a time and wait for my answer
- Hints before answers; explain what I got wrong
- 20-minute sessions, end each with 3 review questions

# Rules
- My school's AI policy for graded work:
- Never write graded work for me

Setup steps

  1. Collect your syllabus, lecture notes and slides as PDFs or photos, and fill in the study brief.
  2. In ChatGPT, open chatgpt.com/studymode (or type @study in a regular chat; it isn't available in Projects, GPTs or Temporary Chats). Upload your notes and paste the starter prompt.
  3. In Gemini, open gemini.google.com/students and click + New notebook. Upload the same materials and take the diagnostic quiz so it builds lessons around your gaps.
  4. Pick one as your daily tutor and use the other for a second explanation when you're stuck.
  5. US college student? Claim 4 free months of ChatGPT Plus before Oct 31, 2026 and/or a free year of Google AI Pro before Dec 31, 2026 (Google AI Plus in 140+ other markets). Set a calendar reminder to cancel before they renew.
  6. Studying CS? Get Copilot Student (free for verified students) for coding help in your editor.
  7. Building a class project or portfolio app? Verify at lovable.dev/students for 50% off Lovable Pro (100 credits/month) for up to 12 months.

Why this works

Study mode and Gemini's study notebooks quiz you and explain step by step from your own course materials, which is how you actually remember things. Both have free tiers, and the student offers cover the paid plans for most of a school year.

Watch out

Follow your school's and instructor's AI rules for graded work. Both tools can be wrong, so check key facts against your course materials. Study mode uses the same message limits as the rest of your plan. Every student offer needs a payment method and auto-renews at full price unless you cancel.

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