Bocconi Law Test study plan
Bocconi Law Test · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Reading comprehension and textual analysis & Logical reasoning
Diagnose baseline by completing one timed 20-question reading-comprehension set and one timed 15-question logical-reasoning set, logging accuracy and time per question
Classify every reading error into one of four causes: main-idea misread, inference overreach, detail mislocation, or vocabulary misread
Annotate three short argumentative passages by underlining thesis, premises, and conclusion before answering
Drill main-idea and author-tone questions until you can state the thesis of a 400-word passage in one sentence within 60 seconds
Your checkpoint
A one-page error log listing all week-1 mistakes with cause labels and a corrected one-sentence thesis for each passage.
Reading comprehension and textual analysis & Logical reasoning
Practise inference and assumption questions by writing down the unstated premise each correct answer depends on
Distinguish necessary from sufficient conditions in 15 conditional-reasoning items and diagram each with arrows
Work through weaken/strengthen questions by predicting the answer before reading the options
Reduce average reading time per passage by 15% while keeping accuracy above 70%
Your checkpoint
A set of 20 diagrammed conditional statements with a written note on why each invalid inference fails.
Logical reasoning & History and philosophy
Solve sequencing and grouping logic games under a strict 6-minute cap per set
Build a timeline of key turning points from the Enlightenment through the 19th-century European constitutional movements, marking cause and effect
Summarise in writing the core argument of three canonical political thinkers on the social contract and the separation of powers
Identify and name five recurring logical fallacies in sample passages
Your checkpoint
A hand-drawn timeline plus a 300-word comparative note on two contract theorists' views of legitimate authority.
History and philosophy & Legal and institutional culture
Map the structure of a civil-law constitutional system: sources of law, hierarchy of norms, and judicial review
Compare civil-law and common-law reasoning styles and explain precedent's role in each
Explain in writing how fundamental rights are protected and limited in a constitutional democracy
Connect two historical constitutional debates to present-day institutional arrangements
Your checkpoint
A one-page concept map of the hierarchy of legal sources with three worked examples of norm conflict and resolution.
Legal and institutional culture & English language
Master core institutional vocabulary in English (legislature, judiciary, statutory interpretation, due process) and use each term in an original sentence
Read two English-language op-eds on legal or political topics and summarise each in 80 words
Complete a 30-question English grammar and usage set covering tense, agreement, and connectors, and correct every error
Explain in English, in under two minutes, the difference between a statute and a regulation
Your checkpoint
A 150-word English essay on a legal-institutional question, checked against a self-made grammar checklist.
English language & Reading comprehension and textual analysis
Expand academic vocabulary by learning 40 high-frequency exam words with definitions and example sentences
Practise cloze and sentence-insertion items by identifying cohesive devices and discourse markers
Read one long English passage daily and write a three-sentence abstract
Cut average English-section completion time to within the exam pace while keeping accuracy above 75%
Your checkpoint
A 40-entry vocabulary log with original sentences and a timed English section score report.
Reading comprehension and textual analysis & Logical reasoning & History and philosophy & Legal and institutional culture & English language
Take two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions and record per-domain scores
Re-analyse every missed question and assign a cause label from the week-1 taxonomy
Revisit the two weakest domains and redo 20 targeted questions in each
Refine a personal time-allocation strategy per section
Your checkpoint
A mock-exam score tracker comparing both attempts by domain, with a written list of the three weakest sub-skills.
Reading comprehension and textual analysis & Logical reasoning & History and philosophy & Legal and institutional culture & English language
Take one final full-length mock and aim to beat the week-7 score in at least three domains
Review condensed one-page summaries of history, philosophy, and institutional concepts
Rehearse the time-allocation strategy on two half-length sections
Consolidate the error log into a short pre-exam checklist of recurring traps
Your checkpoint
A final one-page pre-exam checklist of personal traps plus a comparison of all three mock scores.
Milestones
Week 4: Score at least 65% on a mixed set drawn from domains 1-4 and show a completed concept map of legal sources with worked examples.
Week 6: Score at least 75% on a timed English section and demonstrate a 40-entry vocabulary log with original sentences.
Week 8: Final mock score at or above the week-7 baseline in at least three of five domains, with a completed pre-exam checklist.