New to the LSAT? Start here

New to the LSAT? Start with a timed diagnostic to find your baseline, then learn the fundamentals untimed: argument structure, conditional logic, and the major question types. Drill untimed, review every miss, then add timed sections and full tests. That order is the whole method: diagnose, learn, drill, review, then time it.

Start here for real: the free diagnostic finds your baseline, and the score converter explains the scoring scale.

The path, in five steps

1. 1. Take a diagnostic

   Find out where you actually stand before you study anything. A timed baseline tells you which sections cost you points and how far you are from your goal. Take the free diagnostic: it is the same engine as the paid plans use.

2. 2. Learn the fundamentals

   Argument structure, conditional logic, the major question types, how Reading Comp passages are built. Work through the free curriculum lessons untimed. Speed comes later; understanding comes first.

3. 3. Drill by type, untimed

   One question type at a time until accuracy is solid. Drills stay untimed: timed sections reveal problems, untimed drilling fixes them. Set up a drill (free timed sections and the baseline diagnostic are open to everyone; full drill sets need Self-Study).

4. 4. Review every miss

   Blind review your flagged questions before checking the key, and keep a wrong-answer journal: one line per miss on what you will do differently. The printable blind review worksheet walks you through it.

5. 5. Test under timed conditions

   When untimed accuracy is solid, move to timed sections and full practice tests. Take a full timed test, then taper the final week: light review, real sleep, no cramming.

Pick your plan

• Study plan templates: free printable week-by-week templates: 4-week sprint, 8-week standard, 12-week build, retake, and working professional.
• Study plans by timeline: plans organized by how many weeks you have.
• Study-plan builder: turns your diagnostic results and test date into a day-by-day plan.

Learn the vocabulary

LSAT prep has its own language. Plain-language definitions of 30 LSAT terms: scaled score, test form, wrong-answer journal, and the rest. Plus the full LSAT glossary.

Make it social

• Challenge a friend to a 5-question mini-quiz.
• Make a streak card when your study streak is worth showing off.
• Question of the day: one original question, every day.

Last updated October 12, 2026