1-Month LSAT Study Schedule / Plan

A 1-month LSAT study plan means compressing weeks of practice into a sprint: 2 weeks of Logical Reasoning question-type drilling, then Reading Comprehension and full timed PrepTests through weeks 3 and 4. I recommend at least 3 months of prep and treat this plan as a last resort. Note: it was written for the pre-August-2024 test, so treat any "5-section" mock as today's 4-section exam (3 scored, 1 experimental).

Treat this as a sample 1-month LSAT prep schedule. However, please don’t take this post as an indication that I believe prepping in only a month is a good idea. I recommend a minimum of 3 months.

With less than a month left, it’s time to crack down, so put the social life on hold. I hope you’ve been studying for a while. However, assuming you’ve done no studying at all, this is a very compressed version of my other LSAT study plans. Alter it according to your needs.

Week 1

Review my relevant articles on Logical Reasoning and complete Logical Reasoning sections from PrepTests 52-61 ordered by difficulty.

(Note: You may want to use different exams than the ones from 52-61 if you can. Feel free to use Logical Reasoning sections from at least 6 LSAT PrepTests prior to PrepTest 51 (untimed) after reviewing the relevant articles on my site. 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

Main Point, Fill in the Blank, Point at Issue

Strengthen, Weaken, Parallel Reasoning, Flaw in the Reasoning

Complete a few timed sections of Logical Reasoning from these exams.

Week 2: Review my articles on Logical Reasoning and complete several questions of each type from PrepTests 52-61 after reading the relevant article.

Determine which question-types give you the most trouble. Review all questions that give you difficulty, whether or not you answer them incorrectly.

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

Complete a few timed sections of Logical Reasoning from these exams.

Week 3

Day 1: Review my articles on Reading Comprehension and complete some Reading Comp passages from PrepTests 52-61 (untimed). Review.

Day 2: Complete some more Reading Comp passages from those exams (untimed). Review. Do a few timed sections of Logical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension from PrepTests 52-61. Review.

For the full-length tests covered this week in Days 3-7, use 6 recent LSAT PrepTests. (Consider using fewer exams and giving yourself a day off here or there.)

Day 3: Do 4-section test with 10-min break in the middle. Take a long break (1-2 hours), then review wrong answers. Determine which question-types give you the most trouble. Puzzle over questions until you FULLY understand why you got them wrong.

Day 4: Do 5-section test with 10-min break after section 3. (You get the 5th section by splicing in a section from another exam. This 5th section represents the unscored “experimental” you’ll do on test day. You won’t know which section is the experimental one on test day.) Take a break and review as before.

Day 5: Do 4-section test with 10-minute break in the middle. Take long break and review.

Day 6: Repeat Day 4’s schedule but with a different PrepTest. Take long break and review.

Day 7: Do one full Preptest with 10-minute break in the middle by splicing in 2 sections from other PrepTests. (Why do 6? Because doing more than you’ll actually do on game day makes game day seem easy. Read more on 6-section exams.) Take a break and review.

Week 4: Use 6 or 7 recent LSAT PrepTests. (Consider using fewer exams and giving yourself a day off here or there.)

Day 1: Complete full Preptest with break and review.

Day 2: Complete full Preptest with break and review.

Day 3: Complete full Preptest with break and review.

Day 4: Complete full Preptest with break and review.

Day 5: Complete full Preptest with break and review.

Day 6: Relax. Watch a movie, go to the gym, or read a novel. Do anything to get your mind off the exam. If you don’t know it at this point, one more day won’t make a difference if you’ve studied adequately.

Finally, rock the LSAT on Test Day.

Frequently asked questions

How long should I study for the LSAT?

I recommend a minimum of 3 months. A 1-month plan works only if you've already studied for a while and just need a compressed final push, not as a starting point.

What does a 1-month LSAT study plan look like?

Weeks 1 and 2 drill every Logical Reasoning question type from PrepTests 52-61. Week 3 adds Reading Comprehension and a few full-length timed tests. Week 4 is 5 full PrepTests under timed conditions, then a rest day before test day.

How many sections are on a full-length LSAT PrepTest today?

The current LSAT has 4 sections on test day: 2 scored Logical Reasoning, 1 scored Reading Comprehension, and 1 unscored experimental section. Older PrepTests built around 5-section mocks predate that August 2024 change.

Should I take timed practice tests during a 1-month plan?

Yes. Weeks 3 and 4 shift from untimed question-type drilling to full timed PrepTests, including splicing in an extra section to simulate the unscored experimental section you'll see on test day.

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