16-week LSAT study plan

Deep and thorough. Sixteen weeks lets you build fundamentals properly, drill until patterns are automatic, and peak on test day.

Plan tools: the study plan generator builds a week-by-week schedule, and the hours calculator budgets your study time.

Who this plan is for

You are planning four months ahead - aiming at a test date next season, or retaking after a disappointing score and rebuilding properly this time. Expect 60–90 minutes a day, with room for rest days.

Phase by phase

1. Weeks 1–4: Fundamentals, done right
   • Week 1: free diagnostic under timed conditions. Then LR question types, untimed, one type at a time - learn to recognize what each question is asking before you try to answer it.
   • Weeks 2–3: keep building LR breadth. Add RC fundamentals in week 3: structure-first reading, main point, and inference.
   • Week 4: mixed untimed drilling across both sections. Accuracy target: above 90% untimed on familiar types.
   • With sixteen weeks, the temptation is to rush this phase because it feels slow. Do not. This phase is the ceiling of your final score.
2. Weeks 5–9: Heavy drilling
   • Five weeks of untimed drilling by question type. This is the engine of the plan.
   • Blind review everything you drill: answer, mark confidence, re-attempt the shaky ones before checking.
   • Sort your error log by question type weekly. The types that keep appearing get extra sets.
   • End week 9 with a full timed practice test - your first real checkpoint.
3. Weeks 10–14: Timed work
   • Timed sections daily, alternating LR and RC. Learn your pacing: which question numbers slow you down, where you rush.
   • Five full timed practice tests across these weeks, each reviewed the same day. Stamina is a trained skill.
   • Keep untimed drilling between tests for persistent weak types. Two sessions of timed work plus one untimed maintenance set is a good weekly mix.
4. Weeks 15–16: Peak and taper
   • Week 15: final full test early in the week. Targeted review of whatever it reveals.
   • Week 16: taper. Light review of your error log and notes only. Nothing new.
   • Final 3 days: no full tests. Sleep, routine, and the confidence that comes from four months of consistent work.

Rules for this timeline

• Sixteen weeks is a marathon: schedule one real rest day per week. Rest days protect the other six.
• Retake a diagnostic-style full test at week 9 and week 15 to see the arc of your progress.
• If a question type is still weak at week 10, it needs targeted untimed work, not more timed tests.

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Last updated October 12, 2026