Study Buddy
Bring a Classmate, Both Pay Less
Studying with someone is the oldest retention trick there is. Link accounts with a classmate and you both get full Pro at a lower price, while keeping your work entirely separate.
$29 per month each, versus $37 for solo Pro
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This is a real Contracts question from our bank
Riverside Hospital sent MedPro Supplies a signed purchase order for 5,000 disposable surgical gowns. The order said nothing about indemnity or dispute resolution. MedPro mailed back its standard confirmation, repeating quantity and price but adding an indemnity clause and a requirement that disputes be arbitrated. Both are merchants. MedPro delivered the gowns, Riverside paid, and the gowns were used. Riverside later claimed a shipment was defective and filed suit in court. MedPro demanded arbitration under its confirmation form.
In Riverside's lawsuit, is a court likely to require Riverside to arbitrate its dispute with MedPro based on the arbitration clause in MedPro's confirmation form?
- AYes, because arbitration clauses are always enforceable to promote efficient dispute resolution.
- BYes, because additional written terms automatically become part of every sale-of-goods contract.
- CNo, because Riverside's purchase order expressly rejected all additional boilerplate terms.
- DNo, because the arbitration clause is an additional term that may materially alter.
Correct · D
D is correct. This transaction is a sale of goods between merchants, so the battle of the forms rules apply. Riverside's signed purchase order was the offer. MedPro's confirmation was a definite expression of acceptance. It repeated the dickered terms but added indemnity and arbitration provisions. Those are "additional terms," not part of the original offer. Between merchants, additional terms can become part of the contract only if certain conditions are met. One key limitation is that an additional term will not be incorporated if it would materially alter the contract. Clauses that change how disputes are resolved, such as mandatory arbitration provisions and broad indemnity requirements, often have significant practical and legal consequences. Courts frequently treat them as material alterations because they surprise or substantially shift risk. Here, the parties formed a contract for gowns based on the matching terms of the order and confirmation, and they performed under that contract. The arbitration clause was only a proposal for an added term. Because it is the kind of term that may materially alter the bargain, a court is unlikely to treat it as having silently become part of the contract. Riverside therefore cannot be compelled to arbitrate based solely on MedPro's boilerplate.
Rule tested
UCC § 2-207(2)
The additional terms are to be construed as proposals for addition to the contract. Between merchants such terms become part of the contract unless:
Related authority
UCC § 2-207(1)
A definite and seasonable expression of acceptance or a written confirmation which is sent within a reasonable time operates as an acceptance even though it states terms additional to or different from those offered or agreed upon, unless acceptance is expressly made conditional on assent to the additional or different terms.
UCC § 2-207(2)(b)
they materially alter it; or
UCC § 2-207(3)
Conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of a contract is sufficient to establish a contract for sale although the writings of the parties do not otherwise establish a contract. In such case the terms of the particular contract consist of those terms on which the writings of the parties agree, together with any supplementary terms incorporated under any other provisions of this Act.
What you actually get
Every part of Study Buddy, in detail.
See for yourself
The math, and the invite.
Solo Pro against linked Pro, then the invitation your classmate receives. Two accounts, one discount, no shared password.
See the Study Buddy price
Full Pro for $29 each instead of $37 — then preview the invite your classmate would get.
Study Buddy
$29/month each
$37 solo Pro → 22% off for both of you
The price
Twenty-two percent off, for both of you.
Each account bills at $29 a month instead of $37, and the discount holds for as long as you stay linked. Nobody is subsidizing anybody — you both simply pay less than you would alone.
Not a shared login
Two real accounts, with separate everything.
Separate logins, separate progress, separate performance data. Your classmate never sees your scores, and neither of you is stuck coordinating who gets to study tonight.
What you get
Everything in Pro, each.
Both accounts get unlimited practice, full-length practice exams, custom quizzes, and the full Socrates budget. This is a discount, not a stripped-down tier with a friend attached.
Setup
One email, and they set up their own account.
Send an invitation, they create their own login from the link, and the discount applies to both accounts once you are linked. No group billing spreadsheet, no forwarding a password.
If it changes
Switch partners without losing your history.
Study partnerships change between semesters. Leaving or switching keeps your own progress, sessions, and points entirely intact — the link is about billing, not about your record.
Why it works
The oldest retention trick there is.
Studying with someone who notices when you skip is the cheapest accountability available, and explaining a rule out loud is one of the better ways to find out you do not actually know it yet.
Common questions
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Why trust this
How Study Buddy holds up
- Two genuinely separate accounts — separate logins, separate progress, separate data.
- The discount is applied per invoice and holds for as long as you stay linked.
- Used by law students at schools across the country
- Used by candidates preparing for the bar exam
- Used by attorneys who studied with it before admission
- Recommended by practicing attorneys
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