LSAT final month: the last 30 days

A 30-day plan for the last month before the LSAT. Two weeks of your hardest work, one week at peak, one week to taper.

Plan tools: the study plan generator builds a custom schedule, and the free diagnostic finds your starting point.

Who this plan is for

This plan is for you if your test is 30 days out and the foundations are done. No new concepts after week two. The job now is timing, stamina, and review.

The plan, week by week

Days 1-7: hardest week
- Take a full timed test on day 1. This is your baseline for the month.
- Drill your two worst types every day, 20 questions each, untimed.
- Two timed sections this week. Review each the next day.
Days 8-14: second hard week
- Full test on day 8. Compare to day 1.
- Keep drilling weak types. Add pacing rules: skip, guess, move on.
- Two timed sections. Start doing them at your real test-day time of day.
Days 15-21: peak week
- Full test on day 15. This should be your best prep stretch.
- Drill from the miss log only. No new question types.
- Two timed sections, morning, test-day conditions.
Days 22-30: taper
- Cut volume in half on day 22. Cut it in half again on day 26.
- Light review: type rules, flaw list, RC method notes.
- No full test in the last 5 days.
- Two rest days before the test. Sleep 8 hours the last three nights.
- Day 30: logistics only. ID, admission ticket, route, snacks, layers.

Rules for this plan

The last month is won on review, not new material.
Do timed work at the same time of day as your real test.
One bad test in the final month is noise. Do not redesign the plan over it.
Taper is real. Studying hard the day before costs points.
Write your test-day plan on paper: wake time, food, route, timing rules.

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Last updated October 12, 2026