Exam study plan with spaced repetition (4 weeks)
A 4-week exam study schedule using spaced repetition and self-testing, with past exams and reviews at growing gaps. Free study planner template in Plenzu.
15 stepsAbout 18h 30m of workPlanned back from your exam date
What this plan is based on
Spaced repetition and retrieval practice from learning research: test yourself, and spread it out.
The plan, step by step
4 weeks before
Make an overview of all topics1h
Use the course guide or past exams. One line per topic.
Study part 11h 30m
Study part 21h 30m
3 weeks before
Test yourself on part 1 without notes30m
Study part 31h 30m
Test yourself on part 230m
Study part 41h 30m
2 weeks before
Review part 1 again30m
Test yourself on parts 3 and 445m
Make a past exam under exam conditions2h 30m
Study what went wrong in the past exam1h 30m
1 week before
Review everything, weakest topics first2h
4 days before
Second past exam2h 30m
1 day before
Light review and an early night45m
Exam date
Exam
How to study so it sticks
- Test yourself. Closing the book and writing down what you remember works better than reading it again.
- Spread it out. Coming back to a topic after a few days, then after a week, makes it last.
- Past exams show what is asked and how; do them as if it counts.
- Sleep is when memory settles. The night before matters more than one extra hour of study.
Rename "part 1" to "part 4" to your own topics, and add parts if you need more.