Most revision goes wrong in the same way: plenty of work in the first week, nothing for a fortnight, then a panic in the last few days. A plan fixes that by answering one question every day, which is what to do today. This is how to build one from your exam date, by hand or with PassNova's free study plan.
- You need An exam date and an honest idea of how many days a week you can study
- The plan gives you Topics for each week, a daily question target and dates for timed mocks
- Cost Free with a PassNova account, for up to five courses
- Premium adds A "Today" list of tasks and whether you are on track
Step 1: count the weeks you really have
Count the weeks between now and the exam, then take one off. The final week is for timed papers and weak topics, not new material. If you have six weeks, you have five weeks of learning and one of rehearsal. If you have ten days, the same idea applies on a smaller scale: learn for seven, rehearse for three.
Step 2: spread the topics across the weeks
List every topic in the course and share them out, with the biggest or hardest topics early. Leaving the topic you dislike until last is the most common planning mistake, because it then gets the least time. Aim to have met every topic once by about two-thirds of the way through.
Step 3: set a daily target you will keep
A small target you hit beats a large one you miss. Twenty questions a day, five days a week, is a hundred questions a week with two days off. Short daily practice also works better than one long session, because coming back to a topic after a gap is what makes it stick.
Step 4: book your mocks in advance
Put timed practice tests in the plan as fixed dates: one around the halfway point to find your weak areas, and at least one in the final week under exam conditions. A mock you have not scheduled tends not to happen.
Step 5: review, don't just repeat
When you get a question wrong, read the explanation and come back to that topic two or three days later. Re-reading notes feels productive; answering questions and correcting mistakes is what moves your score.
Let PassNova build it for you
The study plan does steps 1 to 4 for you. Sign in, choose your course, enter your exam date and how much time you have, and it splits the course into weeks, sets a daily question target and tells you when to sit a timed mock. It is free with an account and you can keep plans for up to five courses.
With Premium, the plan also gives you a "Today" list: the specific tasks for the day, each linking straight into practice, and a status showing whether you are on track for your date.
Start with the exam date. Build your study plan, or pick a course and try some questions first. Practice needs no sign-up.