Hi everyone,
I’m currently preparing for an exam and using Anki to study. I have about 1900 cards, spread across ~20 decks with very different numbers of cards.
My goal is explicitly not perfect long-term retention, but:
- to have seen every card at least 2–3 times by around March 1 2026, and
- then use the time until ~March 10 2026 for review/consolidation (exam shortly after).
What I’m trying to achieve with Anki:
- Regular daily learning with new cards and reviews.
- In addition, I want to be able to select a specific deck and, on a given day, study all cards from that deck, regardless of due date.
- These extra full-deck runs should still allow reviews, but ideally not completely break the normal scheduling.
I’m not very familiar with Anki and would need a step by step - help. 
My questions:
- Which deck options (especially learning steps, starting interval, maximum interval) make sense if the goal is to see every card 2–3 times within a fixed time window?
- How would you structure the combination of regular Anki scheduling and deck-specific full reviews?
- Any best-practice advice for using Anki in a more exam-oriented way (recognition/overview rather than perfect retention)?
Thanks a lot for any suggestions!