Study guides

Study smarter, then climb

Short, practical guides on how memory works and how to study for a test, plus how to get the most out of Summit. No fluff, no sign-up.

• How Summit worksHow Summit turns your notes into a seven-prompt climb, what each answer tier is worth, and why the obvious answer only gets you to base camp.
• Why naming answers beats rereading your notesRereading feels productive but fades fast. Here is why pulling answers out of memory, and especially the less obvious ones, makes knowledge stick.
• Spaced repetition: when to review so it sticksWhy reviewing just as you start to forget works better than cramming, how Summit schedules your reviews at 1, 3, 7 and 14 days, and how to use it before a test.
• Getting a good route from textbook photos, PDFs and handwritingPractical tips for photographing textbook pages, using PDFs and scanned handouts, and choosing how much material to put in one Summit route.
• A one-week study plan before a testA day-by-day plan for the week before an exam that uses active recall and spacing instead of cramming, with what to do if you only have two or three days.

Summit turns your own notes into a game: paste a chapter or add photos of your textbook, and you get seven prompts where the rarest right answers climb highest.