6-Month LSAT Study Schedule / Plan

6 months is more than enough time if you stick with a regular, but moderate, schedule. I’ve reviewed all books and PrepTests mentioned below.

This 24-week schedule is intense. Follow it only if you’re studying for the LSAT full-time, or if you’re able to study for several hours each weekend. You might have work/school/life obligations that make this impossible. If that’s the case, skip some of the “re-do” and “review” weeks, and complete the rest at a more relaxed pace.

Month 1:
Review my relevant articles on Logical Reasoning and complete some Logical Reasoning from PrepTests 52-61 ordered by difficulty during the first 4 weeks, untimed.

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 below:
Main Point, Fill in the Blank, Point at Issue

Week 4: Complete 20-30 of each question type below:
Resolve the Paradox, Method of Reasoning, Role of a Statement, Principle

Month 2:

Week 5: Complete 20-30 of each question type below:
Except, Evaluate the Argument, Cannot Be True, Interprets to Mean, Logical Force & Others

Week 6: Complete any Logical Reasoning section in older exams of the types that give you difficulty. Complete a few timed sections of Logical Reasoning. Review.

Week 7: Continue Logical Reasoning work from Week 6. Complete a few timed sections of Reading Comprehension

Week 8: Continue Logical Reasoning work from Week 6. Complete a few timed sections of Reading Comprehension

Month 3:

Week 9: A brief return to Reading Comprehension: Complete any LReading Comp in older exams of the types that give you difficulty (untimed), then complete several timed sections of LReading Comp. Review. Complete a few timed sections of Logical Reasoning.

Week 10: Complete Logical Reasoning work from Week 6 with additional question-types and complete a few timed sections of Reading Comprehension.

Week 11: Read my articles on Reading Comprehension and complete several sections of Reading Comp from PrepTests 52-61 (untimed). Complete a few timed sections of Logical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension.

Week 12: Complete several timed sections of Reading Comp from older exams, as well as some timed sections of LR.

Month 4:

Week 13: Catch-up and review week. Re-do Logical Reasoning sections from PrepTests 52-61. Try to solve them more quickly.

Week 14: Catch-up and review week. Re-do the Reading Comprehension sections from PrepTests 52-61. Try to solve them more quickly

Week 15: Catch-up and review week. Re-do the Reading Comprehension passages from PrepTests 52-61 that gave you trouble. Complete timed sections of all types.

Week 16: Complete the 3 tests in LSAC’s SuperPrep (timed) and review the explanations. Although the explanations are technical, it’s good to learn how the test-makers think. Identify weak areas

Month 5:

Week 17: Re-read my articles on Logical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension about question-types still giving you trouble. Complete a recent LSAT PrepTest under timed conditions. Review.

Week 18: Use my Logical Reasoning categorization to do question-types in older exams that still give you difficulty. Review. Complete a recent LSAT PrepTest under timed conditions. Review.

Week 19: Catch-up and review week. Do Reading Comp passages about your least-favorite topics, as well as a few timed sections of LR.

Week 20: Complete 3 recent LSAT PrepTests under timed conditions as 4-section exams. Review each exam on alternating days.

Month 6:

Week 21: Complete 3 recent LSAT PrepTests (timed). Splice in sections from another to simulate experimental sections. Review each exam on alternating days.

Week 22: Complete 3 recent LSAT PrepTests (timed). Splice in sections from another to simulate experimental sections. Review each exam on alternating days.

Week 23: Complete 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 24: Complete 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. Review each exam on alternating days.

Finally, rock the LSAT on Test Day.

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