My 8-week Banking study schedule (free resources only)

This is gold. Saving and sharing with my study group. The "stop studying 24 hours before" advice is underrated — I bombed an exam once because I crammed until midnight and couldn't think straight in the morning.

Great breakdown. One thing I'd add to Week 1: look at the score breakdown from your baseline practice test — not just the overall score. Most Banking exams are weighted by domain, and knowing which domains carry more weight changes how you allocate study time.

What do you think about condensing this to 4-5 weeks if I can do 2-3 hours per day? I have a test date that's sooner than I'd like and trying to figure out if I can make it work.

The Anki flashcard tip is something more people need to hear. I have a Banking deck with about 200 cards covering all the key terms and formulas. Doing 20 cards/day during my lunch break added up faster than I expected.

Congrats on sharing this -- honestly the schedule breakdown is solid. The one thing that made the biggest difference for me was doing timed practice questions from day one instead of waiting until the last few weeks. I kept telling myself I wasn't ready yet, but that mindset just delayed the feedback I needed. Even getting questions wrong early tells you exactly where to focus, and you stop wasting time re-reading sections you already know.

The other thing I'd add is don't underestimate the math portions if you haven't done calculations in a while. It's not hard, but it's rusty-brain stuff and a few minutes a day on it consistently beats cramming. You've got a great foundation here. Wish I'd had something like this when I started.

Honestly I almost didn't finish this schedule. Around week 5 I was convinced I was wasting my time and the material just wasn't clicking no matter how many times I reviewed it. I put everything down for four days and came back because I didn't want to explain to my wife why I quit. That break actually helped more than any study session did.

What got me through the second half was switching up how I was practicing. I'd been reading notes over and over which does basically nothing. Started doing timed practice questions instead and found a solid banking practice test pdf that I printed out and worked through on my lunch breaks. If you're hitting that wall around week 4 or 5, just know it's normal and you're probably closer than you think. I passed with a week to spare.