How does the planner split my available weeks?

It reserves the final week (when there is room) for full timed practice exams, allocates roughly a quarter of the runway to review and active recall, and spends the rest learning new material. Short runways collapse gracefully so even a two-week plan still includes review.

Why is active recall better than re-reading?

Decades of research show that testing yourself — flashcards, past papers, closing the book and writing what you remember — builds durable memory far better than re-reading notes. The review phase in this plan is built around recall, not passive review, for exactly that reason.

What is spaced repetition and how does the plan use it?

Spaced repetition revisits material at increasing intervals so it sticks. During the learning phase the planner rotates which subject is the weekly primary focus while keeping the others warm with smaller sessions, so no subject goes cold for long.

How are study hours divided between subjects?

In the learning weeks roughly half your weekly hours go to that week's primary subject, with the rest split across the others. In review weeks the hours are spread more evenly so you cover every subject's weak spots before the exam.

What if my exam is very soon?

If only a week or two remain the plan skips most of the learning phase and front-loads review and timed practice, since cramming new material rarely pays off late. It will still warn you if the date you entered is already in the past.

Study Plan Builder — Gera Tools

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Turn a deadline into a plan, not a panic

Most exam stress comes from an unstructured runway: lots to learn, finite time, and no clear order. A good study plan fixes that by deciding in advance what you study each week and, crucially, how — front-loading learning, then shifting to active recall, then finishing with realistic timed practice. This builder produces that schedule from three inputs.

How it works

You enter the exam date, your subjects, and how many hours a week you can realistically study. The tool counts the weeks remaining and divides them into three phases. The bulk of the runway is the learning phase, where each week takes one subject as its primary focus (about half your hours) while the others get smaller maintenance sessions — that rotation is deliberate spaced repetition so nothing goes cold.

The next phase is review and recall: flashcards, past papers, redoing earlier mistakes, and condensing each subject into a one-page summary. The final week, when the runway allows, is full timed practice — sit a complete exam under real conditions, mark it, then target your weakest topics and rest. Short runways automatically skip ahead to review and practice, and a past-dated exam returns a clear warning instead of an empty plan.

Tips and notes

Be realistic about weekly hours — a plan you can actually follow beats an ambitious one you abandon. Prioritize active recall over re-reading; if you only change one habit, make it that. Sit at least one full timed paper before the real thing so the format holds no surprises. Protect sleep in the final week; tired recall is poor recall. Everything runs in your browser, so copy the plan into your calendar and tick off each week as you go.