2-Month LSAT Study Schedule / Plan

2 months is a tight but workable timeline for LSAT prep if you can commit to a demanding schedule. This plan spends the first 5 weeks building Logical Reasoning fundamentals by question type from untimed PrepTests, then moves into Reading Comprehension, and finishes with 3 full timed PrepTests a week for the last 3 weeks, with a spliced-in section to simulate the unscored experimental section.

2 months is a bit on the short side, but several of you requested a 2-month LSAT study schedule schedule, so here goes. I’ve reviewed all books and PrepTests below in my best LSAT prep books post.

The following schedule is intense, but 2 months is less time than I’d recommend. If work/school/life obligations making anything resembling this schedule too difficult to follow, you’ll probably achieve your highest potential score by allowing more than 2 months to study and taking the LSAT at a later date.

For the first 5 weeks of this schedule, I recommend working out of at least 6 PrepTests to build a strong foundation. These PrepTests should be anything prior to the June 2007 LSAT, since I’ve allocated that exam and the ones after it for full-length practice. They can be any 6 recent LSAT PrepTests. Ambitious test-takers with clear schedules may want to use more than 6 in the first 5 weeks of this schedule.

Month 1:
Review my relevant articles on Logic Reasoning and complete LR sections from PrepTests 52-61 during the first 2 weeks.

Note: You may want to use different exams than the ones from 52-61 if you can. Feel free to use LR sections from at least 6 PrepTests prior to the June 2007 LSAT (untimed) after completing the relevant section. You can use my list of Logical Reasoning categorized by question type to identify them. Review all questions that give you difficulty.

Week 1: Complete 20-30 of each question type below:

Must Be True + Most Strongly Supported, Necessary Assumption and Sufficient Assumption

Week 2: Complete 20-30 of each question type below:
Strengthen, Weaken, Parallel Reasoning, Flaw in the Reasoning

Week 3: Complete 20-30 of each question type: Main Point, Fill in the Blank, Point at Issue

Review my articles on Logical Reasoning before completing LSAT questions of each type in PrepTests 52-61 using the LSAT Logical Reasoning categorization (untimed). Review all questions that give you difficulty, whether or not you answer them incorrectly.

Week 4: Continue work from previous week with additional Logical Reasoning question-types. When finished, complete a few timed sections of Logical Reasoning.

Complete 20-30 of each question type below:

Resolve the Paradox, Method of

Reasoning, Role of a Statement, Principle

Except, Evaluate the Argument, Cannot Be True, Interprets to Mean, Logical Force & Others

Month 2

Week 5: Read my articles on Reading Comprehension and complete several sections of Reading Comp (untimed). Complete a few timed sections of Reading Comprehension, as well as a few timed sections of Logical Reasoning

Week 6: Complete 3 recent LSAT PrepTests (timed). Splice in sections from another to simulate experimental sections. Review each exam on alternating days.

Week 7: Complete another 3 recent LSAT PrepTests (timed). Splice in sections from another to simulate experimental sections. Consider using one section to create a 6-section exam for extra practice. Review each exam on alternating days.

Week 8: Complete another 3 recent LSAT PrepTests (timed). Splice in sections from another to simulate experimental sections. (Again, consider using one section to create a 6-section exam). More thoughts on how to simulate the experimental section in this article.

Finally, rock the LSAT on Test Day.

Frequently asked questions

Is 2 months enough time to study for the LSAT?

It's on the short side. 2 months works if you can commit to a demanding, near-daily schedule; if life makes that too hard, you'll likely score higher by giving yourself more time and testing later. If you can push your test date, the 6-month LSAT study plan is what I'd actually recommend. Retakers should use the retake study schedule instead.

What should I study in the first month of a 2-month LSAT plan?

The first month is almost entirely Logical Reasoning, worked untimed by question type: Must Be True, Assumption questions, Strengthen, Weaken, Parallel Reasoning, Flaw, Main Point, and more, drawn from PrepTests before June 2007.

When do I start taking full LSAT PrepTests on a 2-month schedule?

Full, timed PrepTests start in month 2, weeks 6 through 8, at a pace of 3 per week. Splice in an extra section from another exam to simulate the unscored experimental section.

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