8-week LSAT study plan

Compressed but complete. Eight weeks covers fundamentals, drilling, timed work, and a taper - if you start with a diagnostic and stay consistent.

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Who this plan is for

You are registered two months out or planning ahead with limited time. You may be working or in school. Expect 60–90 minutes a day, five to six days a week.

Phase by phase

1. Weeks 1–2: Diagnostic and fundamentals
   • Week 1: take the free diagnostic under timed conditions. Then learn the LR question types - what each one asks and how to approach it. Untimed only.
   • Week 2: RC fundamentals. Passage structure, main point, and how to read for structure instead of memorizing details.
   • Drill both sections untimed in short sets. Accuracy first; the clock comes later.
2. Weeks 3–5: Untimed drilling
   • Three weeks of drilling by question type, heaviest on your weakest areas. This is where scores are built.
   • Review every miss the same day. If you cannot explain the right answer in your own words, you have not finished reviewing.
   • Use blind review on your drilled sets: answer, mark your confidence, then re-attempt the shaky ones untimed before checking.
   • End week 5 with a full timed practice test to measure how fundamentals are translating.
3. Weeks 6–7: Timed work
   • Timed 35-minute sections daily, alternating LR and RC. Track your per-section scores.
   • Two full timed practice tests across the two weeks, reviewed same-day. Full tests build stamina that sections alone do not.
   • Keep drilling weak types untimed between timed work. Do not let timed practice be your only practice.
4. Week 8: Taper
   • One full test early in the week, then light review only.
   • Re-read your error log. The patterns in it are your test-day risk list.
   • No new material in the final 3 days. Sleep, routine, confidence.

Rules for this timeline

• Consistency beats volume: 75 minutes six days a week outperforms 5-hour weekend binges.
• Schedule your study time like a class. Missed days in an 8-week plan cost real ground.
• Take full practice tests under real conditions - no pausing, no phone.

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Last updated October 12, 2026