Summer intensive LSAT study plan

An 8-week full-time summer plan. About 30 hours a week, with real rest built in. For students with a free summer and a fall test date.

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 summer is wide open and your test is in late summer or fall. Thirty hours a week is a job. Treat it like one: set hours, real breaks, weekends lighter.

The plan, week by week

1. Week 1: foundations
   • Diagnostic on day one. Build the miss log.
   • Argument structure, conditional logic, RC structure method.
   • Morning lessons, afternoon untimed drills. Five days, then two off.
2. Weeks 2-3: type coverage
   • Every LR type, 25 questions each, untimed with full review.
   • Two RC passages daily with structure summaries.
   • Weekends: one timed section each day, reviewed Monday.
3. Weeks 4-5: timed work
   • Two timed sections per week plus one full test per week.
   • Review days are full days. Do not stack test and review.
   • Mid-week light day every week. Non-negotiable at this volume.
4. Weeks 6-7: peak
   • One full test per week, strict conditions, morning.
   • Drill from the miss log between tests.
   • Watch for burnout: flat scores plus fatigue means rest, not more drills.
5. Week 8: taper into the test or into fall
   • If testing soon: taper hard, rest two days before.
   • If testing in fall: drop to 10 hours a week of maintenance.
   • Either way: no new concepts this week.

Rules for this plan

• Thirty hours a week for eight weeks is the max useful dose. More is not better.
• Study in morning and afternoon blocks with a real lunch break away from the desk.
• Take two days off per week. One is not enough at this volume.
• Heat and summer schedules wreck routines. Anchor the morning block no matter what.
• If you finish summer strong, fall maintenance is 8 to 10 hours a week. Do not go to zero.

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Last updated October 12, 2026