---
title: "See how much focused study each course receives."
url: "https://timeretain.com/use-cases/students"
description: "A private study log for students. Track focused hours by course, not time at a desk. Rest weekends stay rest. No school login."
---

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# See how much focused study each course receives.

Record problem sets, reading, and lab work in separate course timelines. Compare your focused study hours across the semester without a public profile or a streak to maintain.

![Clay figure of a student writing in a notebook under a lamp, with a stopwatch and floating study blocks.](/_astro/students.BQAC2WB0_Z1c8Qcq.webp)

*   STAT 134
    
    Running example duration: 1h 40m.
    
    Markov chains problem set
    
    Problem set
    
*   CS 189
    
    2.25h
    
    Raft lab and failover tests
    
    Mon 30 Mar
    
    2:15 PM – 4:30 PM
    
    Lab
    
*   BIOL 210
    
    55m
    
    Cranial nerves review
    
    Sun 29 Mar
    
    9:00 AM – 9:55 AM
    
    Review
    

*   Work until you finish
    
    Use an open stopwatch or set a countdown. Pause and resume when your study session changes.
    
*   One timeline per course
    
    Keep each course separate and compare the hours before exam week arrives.
    
*   Saturday can be Saturday
    
    No streak. TimeRetain stays quiet when you rest.
    

Time at a desk does not show how much focused study each course received. A single total also does not show when one course took most of the week.

Choose an open stopwatch or an optional countdown for each session. Keep one timeline per course, then review the recorded hours without a school login, social feed, or streak warning.

## Start a study session without a streak to maintain.

Choose an open stopwatch or a countdown. No school login is required, and days off do not break anything.

*   No account
*   No email
*   No download
*   Stored on your device first

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