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Effort & Study Habits
Distribution of responses
How institutions vary
What we ask
“I’m putting the right amount of effort into my studies.”
What students say, and why
Wanting earlier exam focus and structure; self-study piled on top of class.
"From day one there should be focus on the real exams, with far more structure."
"We get taught and at the same time have to research and read a lot on our own."
Keeping up: own notes, staying on top of the work.
"I’ve kept up, done my things and taken notes."
"There’s not really time to forget, since we’re always working."
Representative, de-identified comments from the lowest- and highest-scoring responses, translated where needed.
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How we measure it
This is the topic-level average across its subtopics, on a 0-10 scale (higher is better), so an individual subtopic can score higher or lower than the topic shown here. Figures are scored responses from the last 12 months, mapped to the 2026 framework via the canonical question mapping; the cross-2020 figure on the Index uses the full response base. Movement compares the most recent six months with the prior six. Distribution bands: 0-4, >4-<8, 8-10. Cross-institution aggregate; no single institution identified; minimum group size applied.
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