One Week Before FAR: What Should You Study?
Seven days out is not the time to restart FAR from F1. Your goal is to convert the knowledge you already built into stable exam-day performance.
Days 7 and 6
Identify your largest weaknesses using recent mixed practice or a simulated exam. Pick the two or three areas costing you the most points and attack them first.
Days 5 and 4
Continue weak-area repair. Add cumulative MCQs so the rest of FAR does not disappear while you fix one chapter. Practice several meaningful TBSs.
Day 3
Make the review more mixed. You want your brain switching topics without warning because that is closer to the real cognitive demand.
Day 2
Use another assessment if it will provide useful information. Otherwise continue mixed questions and specific weaknesses. Do not create a panic marathon because somebody online did 300 MCQs.
Day 1
Use light retrieval: formulas, mnemonics, common mistakes, and a small amount of clean practice. Prepare test-day logistics and protect your sleep.
What not to do
- Restart every lecture.
- Rewrite the textbook.
- Spend the whole week on one obscure topic.
- Stop practicing TBSs completely.
- Take simulated exams back to back with no repair.
If you still feel unprepared
Almost nobody feels like they know every FAR rule. Use your performance evidence.
The final week is for sharpening, not rebuilding the entire mountain.
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FAQ
How many MCQs should I do?
Enough to expose and repair weaknesses without sacrificing review quality.
Should I learn new material during the final week?
Close important gaps, but avoid unnecessary rabbit holes.
Should I study the night before FAR?
Light review is fine if it helps. A desperate marathon usually is not.