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ARC Group Study Match-Making

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is starting a Group Study Match-Making program to help you and other students make study groups. Please stop by the ARC to sign-up for the group sessions or complete an online form HERE. To view the response summary for the group study match-making and peer emails click summary. For more information please ask the ARC staff for details.

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  1. You can meet anywhere including at the ARC. The groups are not registered with the ARC.

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