Hi, welcome here
I'd also say : get 2
. Not necesserally 2 Bengals, I have a DSH and a Bengal, both the same age and both very active so they are perfect company to each other (of course, don't take a Persian...
).
That way they'll play together instead of bothering you while you study (except for the *CRASH* which will get you up anyway
)...
They might bother you something like one or 2 hour a day, but don't forget that cats sleep something like 16 hours a day
so you'll have some quiet moments
. I guess all cats aren't alike, but mine sleep from 9 to 12 am and from 2 to 6 or 7 pm, then again from 9 to 11 pm (as we work in the morning and afternoon, they matched their rythm to ours I guess, but they'll keep the same in the week ends, that's how I know
). And when they sleep, they sleep soundly, so you should be ok to study
.
The only problem is when you have a laptop like me and keeping it on your lap, as cats love to get all the attention even when sleeping, they'll try to curl up on the space between you and the keyboard, making typing difficult
(even more because Onyx loves licking my fingers), but with a big computer (or keeping it on a desk) that won't be such a problem I guess
.