LSAT study plan
LSAT · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Logical Reasoning
Translate 40 conditional statements into if/then diagrams with contrapositives at 90% accuracy
Label conclusion, premises, and background in 25 arguments from your own practice set
Distinguish necessary from sufficient conditions across 15 items without consulting notes
Draft a one-page conditional-logic reference sheet in your own words
Your checkpoint
Error log of 30 Logical Reasoning questions with a written reason for each miss
Logical Reasoning
Solve 60 assumption-family questions (sufficient, necessary, strengthen, weaken) and tag each by subtype
Articulate the missing link in your own words before reading answer choices on 20 items
Eliminate four wrong answers on 20 items by naming the specific defect in each
Re-solve every missed question from Week 1 untimed and state the fix aloud
Your checkpoint
Subtype accuracy table showing hit rate for each of the four assumption subtypes
Logical Reasoning & Reading Comprehension
Complete 40 flaw and parallel-reasoning questions, matching each stem to a named flaw
Map 10 reading passages into a three-line skeleton covering scope, structure, and author stance
Identify the rhetorical function of 20 individual sentences within reading passages
Time 15 Logical Reasoning questions in 20 minutes and log which ones consumed the clock
Your checkpoint
One-page flaw taxonomy written from scratch with an original example of each flaw type
Logical Reasoning & Reading Comprehension
Take two timed 35-minute Logical Reasoning sections and record raw score plus per-question timing
Take one timed 35-minute Reading Comprehension section and record passage-level timing
Sort every miss into content, reasoning, or careless buckets
Write a personal pacing rule for each major question type
Your checkpoint
Mid-plan diagnostic report with baseline section scores and the top three recurring error patterns
Reading Comprehension
Work 40 Reading Comprehension questions spanning main point, detail, inference, and tone
Compare five paired passages and state the relationship between them in one sentence each
Hold to read-once discipline with no returns to the passage on 15 detail questions
Build an answer-choice elimination checklist specific to Reading Comprehension
Your checkpoint
Annotated log of 12 passages with a written rationale for every answer choice
Reading Comprehension & Logical Reasoning
Complete two timed Reading Comprehension sections back to back to build stamina
Re-solve 30 previously missed Logical Reasoning questions cold, without notes
Drill 25 weaken and strengthen questions at 1 minute 30 seconds each
Bring average passage time to under nine minutes
Your checkpoint
Error-log audit showing which Logical Reasoning error patterns have fallen below 20% recurrence
Logical Reasoning & Reading Comprehension
Take two full four-section timed practice tests under test-day conditions
Blind-review every flagged question before checking the answer key
Rank the ten costliest misses by time lost
Set a target score band and a per-section timing plan
Your checkpoint
Blind-review write-ups for both practice tests with corrected reasoning captured in full
Logical Reasoning & Reading Comprehension
Take one final timed practice test early in the week, then stop taking new tests
Re-drill the 40 highest-frequency missed questions from your error log
Rehearse test-day logistics including section order, break timing, and materials
Run two 20-minute light review sessions to stay sharp without fatigue
Your checkpoint
One-page test-day game plan with timing checkpoints and a short list of personal traps to avoid
Milestones
Week 2: Score 85% or better on a 20-question mixed assumption-family set, untimed, with written justifications
Week 4: Two timed Logical Reasoning sections and one timed Reading Comprehension section completed with baseline scores logged
Week 6: Average Reading Comprehension passage time under nine minutes and Logical Reasoning error recurrence below 20%
Week 8: Two full timed practice tests completed with blind review finished and a written test-day plan in hand