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I’m conceiving a plan to recommend (I teach so have lots of experience with making a plan), but I need to get a bit of a handle on where you stand and how much time you can dedicate over how many weeks. I once had to take an 8-hour qualifying exam and studied 5 hours a day for 7 weeks straight (passed in one attempt). I’m assuming you don’t want to do that much, but let’s get some ballpark numbers. </p>
<p>I assume you will be off for about 10 weeks (July through August) plus 4 weeks in Sept before the October exam. 2 hours/day studying, 6 days a week through August, less in Sept once school starts again. Does that sound like too much?</p>