How many weeks do you actually need?
| Plan | Example starting point | Approximate focused time | What fits inside |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 weeks | Recent course, strong diagnostic, limited isolated gaps | 14 to 24 focused hours | Targeted repair, Georgia review, mixed practice, two simulations |
| 4 weeks | Recent course, average diagnostic, working adult | 28 to 40 focused hours | Georgia foundation, high-weight national repair, math, mixed practice |
| 6 weeks | Uneven foundation or limited weekday time | 42 to 60 focused hours | Complete lessons, examples, practice, two review cycles, simulations |
| 8 weeks | Course finished months ago, broad gaps, first return to study | 56 to 80 focused hours | Rebuild the outline, Georgia distinctions, spaced mastery, full exam phase |
These schedules illustrate how study time can be organized. Start with the free mixed practice exam, review your answers, and choose lessons from the topics you missed before deciding how much time to set aside.
Five factors that change the answer
- Course recency. Material finished last week needs retrieval practice. Material finished six months ago may need rebuilding.
- Diagnostic profile. One weak area is a short repair. Low scores across both outlines are a longer foundation problem.
- Georgia knowledge. A strong national score does not prove readiness for 52 Georgia questions.
- Available focused hours. Calendar weeks do not matter if interruptions leave only two usable hours per week.
- Retake pattern. A retaker has a PSI diagnostic and should use it to shorten the plan to the actual gaps.
What should one study hour look like?
- 10 minutes retrieving rules or formulas without notes.
- 20 minutes completing one lesson or correcting one misconception.
- 20 minutes answering original questions in that area.
- 10 minutes explaining misses and scheduling the next review.
A longer weekend block can add a worked scenario set, math drill, and mixed simulation. Stop the block when review quality drops. Volume without explanation mainly rehearses the wrong reasoning faster.
When are you ready to schedule?
Do not use study hours alone. Schedule when high-weight areas are stable, Georgia performance is not lagging, math setups are recognizable, mixed scores are repeatable, and confidence matches accuracy. A single excellent mock is not stable evidence. Look for two or three results in the same range with reviewed errors between them.
What if you have only seven days?
Use the PSI outline as a filter. Spend the first two days on the three Georgia groups, the next two on Contracts, Agency, and Practice of Real Estate, one day on calculations and weak topics, and the final two on mixed practice plus explanation review. Do not try to read a textbook from front to back.
Choose your exact calendar in the study plan selector, then use the priority guide to order the topics. If you already failed, begin with the score-report recovery plan.