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You didn’t do anything “wrong” – this is mostly how FSRS + the AnKing preset is currently set up, plus a misunderstanding of what that 4.5‑month number means.
Let’s go step by step and get you a sane schedule for a 60‑day sprint.
1. That “4.5 months” is not your next review
On the answer buttons Anki shows:
- For new/learning cards: the next learning step (minutes/hours/days)
- For review cards with FSRS: the next scheduled review interval, which can be long (months)
If you just opened the card for the first time and hit Good, it should still go through the learning steps you set (e.g. 10m 1d etc.). The “4.5 months” you’re seeing is the projected interval once it graduates, based on your FSRS settings and the current desired retention.
So it looks scary, but it doesn’t mean:
“I won’t see this card for 4.5 months after I press Good now.”
You can verify this by:
- Open the card in the reviewer.
- Press Good.
- Look at the “Due” column in the Browse window for that card – you should see a date that’s much sooner (after your last learning step), not 4.5 months away.
2. Fixing FSRS settings for an intensive 60‑day block
For a short exam prep, you usually want:
- Higher retention target (more frequent reviews), not lower.
- Short learning steps (all < 1 day)
- FSRS enabled, but you don’t need to touch the parameter block manually.
a. Restore valid FSRS parameters
Because Gemini told you to delete the parameters, the block might be nonsense now.
- Go to Decks → cog wheel → Options → Advanced (FSRS).
- In FSRS parameters, click:
- Reset to default (if visible), or
- Copy the default parameter string from the Anki manual / AnKing preset instructions and paste it back in.
- Do not manually delete or edit random numbers there again – Anki expects a full, valid set.
If you’re unsure what the defaults for the AnKing preset are, I’d recommend:
- Installing the latest AnKing options group via the official video / instructions.
- Assigning that preset to your AnKing deck again.
b. Choose a better “Desired retention”
For cramming 8–10k cards in ~60 days, you probably want 90–92% retention, not 85%.
- In the same FSRS section, set Desired retention to 90% (or at least 88–90%).
- Leave “Reschedule cards on change” OFF for now, so you don’t suddenly flood yourself with reviews.
Lower retention (85%) makes Anki more aggressive in giving long intervals; increasing it will slightly shorten those projected 4–5‑month intervals.
c. Make sure learning steps are appropriate
FSRS works best with all learning steps < 1 day.
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Go to New Cards tab in the deck options.
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For Learning steps, something simple like:
10m 1d
or
10m 1h 1d
is fine.
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Avoid things like 1d 4d as learning steps with FSRS – that can create weird button intervals (e.g. Hard > Good).
3. Adapting AnKing to 60 days (very important)
FSRS by itself will not magically compress all content into 60 days. You need to:
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Limit new cards/day so you don’t overwhelm yourself.
For 8–10k cards in 60 days, you’ll realistically not fully learn them all with high retention. Consider:
- Focusing on high‑yield subdecks (e.g., by tags / filtered decks from AnkiHub).
- Setting new cards/day to a number you can actually handle (often 50–150/day depending on your time).
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Use filtered decks (or custom study) near the exam date if you need to pull in:
- Only “due before exam” cards
- Only certain tags (e.g. high‑yield organ systems or weak areas)
Since you’re using AnkiHub/AnKing, you might also:
- Sync to AnkiHub to keep the deck updated, but do not use add‑ons that conflict with FSRS (like other scheduling add‑ons).
4. Concrete checklist for you
- Reapply/repair the AnKing preset (so FSRS parameters are valid again).
- In that preset:
- FSRS: ON
- Desired retention: 90%
- Learning steps: e.g.
10m 1h 1d
- Reschedule on change: OFF
- Test one card:
- Do a new card, press Good.
- Confirm in Browse that its next due date is within today/tomorrow (learning), not 4.5 months.
- After that, adjust:
- New cards/day
- Max reviews/day (many exam‑prep users set this fairly high during a short sprint, e.g. 9999, so nothing is delayed).
5. If you can, please post one more screenshot
To double‑check everything, it would help if you could add:
- A screenshot of:
- Deck Options → New Cards tab
- Deck Options → Reviews tab
- Deck Options → Advanced (FSRS) after you restore the parameters
And if possible:
- A screenshot of the Browse window for a card where you saw “4.5 months” on the button, showing the fields:
- Due
- Interval
- Type (New/Learning/Review)
Once you share that, I can suggest exact values tailored to your situation and make sure your schedule matches your 60‑day exam timeline.
