A day-by-day study plan built backwards from your exam date — spaced repetition, interleaving and honest hours, not fantasy schedules.
Build my study schedule. Exam: {SUBJECT + DATE}. Material to cover: {LIST TOPICS/CHAPTERS + which feel weak vs. strong}. My honest availability: {HOURS/DAY + which days off}. My track record: {I CRAM / I START STRONG THEN FADE / I'M STEADY}.
Build with real learning science:
1. BACKWARDS PLAN: final week = practice exams + weak-spot repair ONLY (no new material);
everything new finishes 7+ days before the exam.
2. SPACED REPETITION built in: every topic reappears at day 1, 3, 7, and 14+ after first study — as RETRIEVAL (self-quiz, blank-page recall), never rereading. Schedule these reviews explicitly.
3. INTERLEAVING: mix 2–3 topics per day rather than one topic per week — harder, sticks better.
4. WEIGHT BY WEAKNESS: weak topics get prime slots (my best hours) and more reps; strong topics get maintenance only.
5. THE HUMAN FACTOR: given my track record, build the failure-resistant version — buffer days, a "minimum viable day" (30 min) for bad days, and one full day off per week (burned out ≠ prepared).
Output: day-by-day table (date | topics | mode: learn/retrieve/practice-test | minutes) + the 3 rules to not break.