Study Checklists

Tick them off on screen or print them blank and use a pen. Every checklist is free and designed for a specific moment in your study journey.

📊 Subject Weakness Tracker 🌙 Night Before ☀️ Morning Of 📚 Study Session 🔁 End Of Week Review

📊 Know your gaps

Subject Weakness Tracker

List each subject, write in your topics, and rate your confidence. This tells you exactly where to focus your study time.

🔴 Very weak 🟡 Getting there 🟢 Confident

🌙 The evening before

Night Before Checklist

Do these things the night before your exam. Not the morning of — the night before. Your future self will thank you.

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Pack your bag completely Pens, pencils, calculator, ID, water bottle — everything. Do it tonight so you're not scrambling in the morning.

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Set two alarms Set one for your wake-up time and a backup 10 minutes later. Don't rely on one.

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Do a light review only — max 30 minutes Key concepts and formulas only. No new material tonight. Your brain needs consolidation time, not more input.

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Read your panic plan If you've filled it out, read it once tonight so it's fresh in your mind for tomorrow.

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Eat a proper dinner Not just a snack. Your brain runs on glucose — a real meal tonight helps tomorrow's performance.

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Lay out your clothes One less decision tomorrow morning. Wear something comfortable — comfort affects focus.

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Put your phone on Do Not Disturb at a set time Notifications before sleep disrupt your wind-down. Set a cutoff and stick to it.

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Do the breathing exercise The 4-4-4 method on the homepage takes 2 minutes and genuinely calms your nervous system before sleep.

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Know your route and timing Check how long it takes to get there. Account for traffic. Plan to arrive atleast 15 minutes early.

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Be in bed by a reasonable time Aim for 8 hours. Sleep is not wasted study time — it's when your brain consolidates everything you learned.

☀️ Exam day

Morning Of Checklist

A calm, structured morning routine makes an enormous difference to how you walk into that exam room. Follow this on the day.

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Eat breakfast — a real one Protein and slow carbs. Eggs, oats, toast. Not just coffee. Low blood sugar tanks your focus mid-exam.

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Do your breathing exercise Even 2 minutes of slow breathing activates your parasympathetic nervous system and lowers cortisol before you walk in.

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Read your panic plan once One read-through. It primes your brain so your plan is accessible when you need it most.

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Check your bag one more time Everything you packed last night — confirm it's there. Water bottle included.

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No heavy cramming this morning A quick glance at key formulas is fine. Loading new information right before an exam increases anxiety and rarely helps.

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Leave with plenty of time Rushing to an exam spikes cortisol before you even sit down. Leave early. Arriving calm is worth more than 10 extra minutes of review.

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Put your phone away before you enter Scrolling before an exam — especially social media — increases anxiety. Put it away 10 minutes before.

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Take one deep breath before you start When the paper is in front of you — before you read a single question — take one slow, full breath. Then begin.

📚 Before you study

Study Session Checklist

Run through this before every study session. Getting the setup right means your focus goes further.

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Phone in another room Not face-down on the desk. Not on silent. In another room. Even the presence of a phone reduces cognitive capacity.

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Water on the desk Mild dehydration — even before you feel thirsty — reduces concentration. Have it ready so you don't have to get up.

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Write down your one goal for this session Not "study biology." Something specific: "Finish notes on Chapter 6 and do 10 recall questions." One goal. Written down.

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Set your timer Use the Pomodoro timer on this site — 25 minutes of focus, then a real break. Don't skip the timer.

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Clear your desk Only what you need for this session. Clutter competes for your attention even when you're not looking at it.

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Close all unrelated browser tabs Every open tab is a potential distraction. Close everything except what you need. You can reopen them after.

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Check you're not hungry Studying on an empty stomach is inefficient. Have a small snack if needed — your brain needs fuel.

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Take one breath and start Don't wait to feel motivated. Start. Action creates motivation, not the other way around. One breath, then go.

🔁 End of week

End of Week Review

Do this every Sunday. It takes 10 minutes and keeps you from drifting off track without noticing.

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List what you covered this week Write out every topic or chapter you actually studied. Not what you planned — what you actually did.

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Identify what still feels unclear For each subject — what topics do you still feel shaky on? Write them down. These go first next week.

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Check if you're on schedule Look at your study schedule. Are you where you planned to be? If not — no judgment. Adjust the plan, not your confidence.

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Update your Subject Weakness Tracker Re-rate your topic confidence levels. Move things from red to yellow as they improve. Watch your progress.

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Plan next week's sessions Open your weekly schedule and fill in next week now, while this week is fresh. Prioritize weak topics first.

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Acknowledge one thing you did well Seriously — write it down. Progress is easy to ignore when you're focused on what's left. Notice what's working.

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Rest intentionally this evening The week is done. Real rest — not guilty half-resting. You'll study better next week for it.