I once heard a guy boast that he will try to achieve fluency in a language in three months. While I’m not discounting the possibility of that happening, setting such a lofty goal is almost tantamount to setting yourself up for failure.
Unless you’ve had experience learning a language from scratch in the past and have successfully done so in the span of three months, you really have nothing to base such a goal on. When you set milestones for achievement in language learning, always keep them grounded in reality based on your personal experiences.
If you don’t have any past work to base the new goal on, look towards others who achieved the same goal. If you’re trying to learn French, try to find statistics of the average length of time it takes a total novice to gain facility with the language. Base your goal on that, instead of some arbitrary challenge you came up with in your head.
Whether you use a language learning software or hire a private tutor, I highly doubt the possibility of expedited learning such as the goal that the aforementioned guy set. If you’re thinking that setting higher-than-usual goals isn’t so bad, think again. One of the reasons for setting goals in the first place is for the gradual successes that it brings, which help buoy you towards the next stage of the process. If your first goal is such a lofty undertaking, you would probably soon rather give up than persevere at the task.