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A syllabus lists books and due dates, not a nightly page count. Enter total pages, days available, and how dense the reading is to see how many pages a night - and how many hours - it actually takes to keep up.
Updates live as you typeEnter your reading details to see the daily pace.
Once you've read it, Encodr is where the key terms, arguments, and dates actually get retained - a spaced-repetition feed for reading-heavy classes, not just STEM.
Get started freePages-per-hour reading speed varies a lot more by density than by reader ability - a dense theoretical text with primary sources runs closer to 15-20 pages an hour even for a strong reader, while a narrative nonfiction or novel-style assignment can run well over 40. Splitting total pages evenly across the days available and dividing by a density-appropriate pace gives a realistic nightly time estimate instead of one flat "read X pages a day" number that assumes every assigned page takes the same effort.
A syllabus lists books and due dates, not a nightly page count - the humanities equivalent of a study-load estimate.
Where the rule comes from, when it overshoots, and when it badly undershoots what a course actually needs.
Spaced repetition and retrieval practice were tested on word lists and vocabulary, not just MCAT content - what carries over to engineering, business, and art courses.
Enter your exam date, hours needed, and difficulty to see how much less time targeted review actually takes.
Open tool →See the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve for cramming vs. spaced review, and where each review session resets your retention.
Open tool →Enter a course, its credit hours, and how memorization-heavy it is to get a recommended daily and weekly study load.
Open tool →Enter your current grade, the final's weight, and your target grade to see the exact score you need on the final.
Open tool →Calculate your unweighted and weighted GPA (honors +0.5, AP/IB +1.0) side by side - not just pre-med, works for any transcript.
Open tool →Enter total questions and the passing percentage to see exactly how many you can miss and still pass.
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