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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 in my best LSAT prep books post.
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 Logic Games and complete this list of Logic Games from PrepTests 52-61 ordered by difficulty during the first 4 weeks.
Week 1: Complete Pure Sequencing, Basic Linear, and Advanced Linear games. Review each game that gives you trouble.
Week 2: Complete Grouping: In-Out / Selection, Grouping: Splitting, and Grouping: Matching games. Review each game that gives you trouble.
Week 3: Complete Combination games in PrepTests 52-61.
Week 4: Complete any Logic Games in older exams of the types that give you difficulty, then complete several timed sections of Logic Games. Review.
Month 2:
Week 5: Read A Rulebook For Arguments and complete a few more timed sections of Logic Games. Review.
Week 6: Review my articles on Logical Reasoning before completing LSAT questions of each type in PrepTests 52-61 using the LSAT Logical Reasoning spreadsheet (untimed). Complete a few timed sections of Logic Games.
Week 7: Continue Logical Reasoning work from Week 6 with additional question-types and complete a few timed sections of Logic Games.
Week 8: Continue Logical Reasoning work from Week 6 with additional question-types and complete a few timed sections of Logic Games.
Month 3:
Week 9: A brief return to Logic Games: Complete any Logic Games in older exams of the types that give you difficulty (untimed), then complete several timed sections of Logic Games. 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 Logic Games.
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 Logic Games, Logical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension.
Week 12: Complete several timed sections of Reading Comp from older exams, as well as some timed sections of LG and LR.
Month 4:
Week 13: Catch-up and review week. Re-do the Linear / Sequencing games from PrepTests 52-61. Try to solve them more quickly and make new inferences. Complete timed sections of all types.
Week 14: Catch-up and review week. Re-do the Grouping and Combination games from PrepTests 52-61. Try to solve them more quickly and make new inferences. Complete timed sections of all types.
Week 15: Catch-up and review week. Re-do the Logical Reasoning questions 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 Logic Games, 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 Logic Games categorization and/or Logical Reasoning spreadsheet 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 using my Reading Comp passages categorization, as well as a few timed sections of LG and 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.
For the remaining weeks, use these free Logic Games Explanations, these video explanations, and these other LSAT explanations after completing the relevant exam.
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.
***
Also check out my other sample LSAT study schedules and plans.
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 in my best LSAT prep books post.
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 Logic Games and complete this list of Logic Games from PrepTests 52-61 ordered by difficulty during the first 4 weeks.
Week 2: Complete Grouping: In-Out / Selection, Grouping: Splitting, and Grouping: Matching games. Review each game that gives you trouble.
Week 3: Complete Combination games in PrepTests 52-61.
Week 4: Complete any Logic Games in older exams of the types that give you difficulty, then complete several timed sections of Logic Games. Review.
Month 2:
Week 5: Read A Rulebook For Arguments and complete a few more timed sections of Logic Games. Review.
Week 6: Review my articles on Logical Reasoning before completing LSAT questions of each type in PrepTests 52-61 using the LSAT Logical Reasoning spreadsheet (untimed). Complete a few timed sections of Logic Games.
Week 7: Continue Logical Reasoning work from Week 6 with additional question-types and complete a few timed sections of Logic Games.
Week 8: Continue Logical Reasoning work from Week 6 with additional question-types and complete a few timed sections of Logic Games.
Month 3:
Week 9: A brief return to Logic Games: Complete any Logic Games in older exams of the types that give you difficulty (untimed), then complete several timed sections of Logic Games. 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 Logic Games.
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 Logic Games, Logical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension.
Week 12: Complete several timed sections of Reading Comp from older exams, as well as some timed sections of LG and LR.
Month 4:
Week 13: Catch-up and review week. Re-do the Linear / Sequencing games from PrepTests 52-61. Try to solve them more quickly and make new inferences. Complete timed sections of all types.
Week 14: Catch-up and review week. Re-do the Grouping and Combination games from PrepTests 52-61. Try to solve them more quickly and make new inferences. Complete timed sections of all types.
Week 15: Catch-up and review week. Re-do the Logical Reasoning questions 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 Logic Games, 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 Logic Games categorization and/or Logical Reasoning spreadsheet 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 using my Reading Comp passages categorization, as well as a few timed sections of LG and 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.
For the remaining weeks, use these free Logic Games Explanations, these video explanations, and these other LSAT explanations after completing the relevant exam.
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.
***
Also check out my other sample LSAT study schedules and plans.
Thanks! I'm testing in October and this gives me more to do :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Steve! I'm going to switch over to this guide from the 3-month one--I'm going to postpone taking the June LSAT because of school and work. =/
ReplyDeleteHey, Steve, when you say "Complete 10-14 sections of Logic Games from PrepTests 19-28 (timed). Review," do you mean the entire section of logic games, or just 10-14 logic games and their multiple questions? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI mean sections, not games.
ReplyDelete10-14 sections at 4 games/section = 40-56 games (just so there's no excuses due to confusion, haha). This means you should redo some, or perhaps do some from the earlier book of 10 exams (10 Actual).
Haha. Thanks, Steve. I was confused because I already did a lot of them. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for this lsat study planner, I will take the Lsat in December and when I recieve my results I will make an effort to come back and post my success. I'm looking forward to sticking to this schedule and doing well...thanks again Steve.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping to take next June's LSAT, can't wait to use these study guides. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteDon't be TOO excited, Carolyn. There are other things in life besides the LSAT. (I wish I remembered what they were...)
ReplyDeleteSo wait...should we be making copies of all the LGs from tests 38 and earlier (the three "Actual" books if i'm not mistaken)?
ReplyDeleteThis is ridiculous. Nobody needs to study for the LSAT for 6 months. 2 to 3 months is plenty. These suggestions are not only excessive, but will end up damaging the person's scores. You should not study TOO much.
ReplyDeleteNot everyone can just study for three months and get their ideal score. One size does not fit all, there is no need to criticize someone else's study plan.
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