I was addicted to World of Warcraft for a while. I tried all the commonly known ideas of using it as a reward, or setting myself time limits. It would work for a day or two, and then I'd go back to my bad habits.
Then when I dealt with some real issues that had been bothering me (a lack of direction and enjoyment in my life, a soul-destroying job in a callcentre handling complaints all day, and a feeling of burnout after completing my degree) and WoW just stopped being fun. I kept on playing it for a bit out of 'habit' and because I'd spent the money, but then I just stopped. It wasn't hard, it didn't feel like 'giving up', I just found things to do with my time that attracted me more.
If you'd rather go online than do schoolwork, maybe you're not studying the right subjects, or maybe you're getting bogged down with the boring technicalities of studying without realising the benefit later on. Studying time spent squashed around other things, that is hurried because you want to get online is barely worth it. You might pass an exam, but you won't remember that stuff ten years later.
Work out what you want to do with your time, and why you want to do it. Where is it taking you?
Good luck!
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