How it works in six steps
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Pick your exam
Open the exam picker and choose your credential. Every supported exam carries its own blueprint, readiness model, and lesson library.
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Set your exam date
Enter your sit date. The planner uses it to compute how many weeks you have and reserves the final 1 to 2 weeks for timed mocks and spaced review.
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Tell the planner your weekly capacity
Estimate hours per week you can realistically study. The planner blocks lessons and practice sets to fit; adjust as your life shifts.
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Take a readiness baseline
A short topic-spread mixed quiz tells the planner your starting readiness per topic. Weakest topics get the most weight; strong topics get spaced refreshers.
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Follow the weekly tile
Each week the planner surfaces a tile with the lessons and practice sets due. Mark items done as you go; the planner adjusts the rest.
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Tighten with mocks in the final stretch
In the last 2 to 4 weeks the planner schedules timed mock exams (Fellow tier) under exam-day conditions, then a spaced-review pass over what you missed.
Every credential FreeFellow covers
The planner works on every exam in the FreeFellow library:
- CFA Level I
- CFA Level II
- CFA Level III (PM)
- CFA Level III (PW)
- CFA Level III (PMKT)
- CPA AUD
- CPA FAR
- CPA REG
- CPA BAR
- CPA ISC
- CPA TCP
- CFP
- SOA Exam P
- SOA Exam FM
- SOA Exam FAM
- SOA Exam SRM
- SOA Exam PA
- SOA Exam ALTAM
- SOA Exam ASTAM
- CAS MAS-I
- CAS MAS-II
- CAIA Level I
- CAIA Level II
- FRM Part I
- FRM Part II
- Series 7
- Series 63
- Series 65
- Series 66
- SIE
- EA Part 1
- EA Part 2
- EA Part 3
- CMA Part 1
- CMA Part 2
- CIA Part 1
- CIA Part 2
- CIA Part 3
Frequently asked questions
Is the FreeFellow study planner free?
Free accounts can preview a study plan. The full personalized plan requires Fellow access.
How does the study planner decide what to schedule?
The planner reads the published exam blueprint (e.g., AICPA Blueprint for CPA, CFA Institute weights for CFA, NASAA outline for Series exams), your current readiness per topic, the exam date you set, and the hours per week you say you can study. It then sequences lessons, practice sets, and mock exams to put the most weight on weakest topics first, leaving final weeks for spaced review and timed mocks.
What happens if I fall behind the plan?
The plan is regenerated whenever your readiness changes or you adjust the exam date. If you miss a week, the planner shifts the unfinished items into the upcoming weeks and rebalances. There is no penalty for falling behind; the plan adapts.
Which exams does the study planner support?
Every credential FreeFellow covers: CFA Levels I to III (all five pathway combinations), CPA (six sections), CFP, SOA & CAS actuarial (P, FM, FAM, SRM, PA, ALTAM, ASTAM, MAS-I, MAS-II, Exam 5, Exam 6U), CAIA Levels I and II, GARP FRM (Parts I and II), FINRA / NASAA Series (SIE, 6, 7, 79, 63, 65, 66), IRS Enrolled Agent (Parts 1, 2, 3), IMA CMA (Parts 1 and 2), and IIA CIA (Parts 1, 2, 3).
Do I need an account to use the study planner?
Yes. A free account lets you preview a study plan. The full personalized plan requires Fellow access.