The Rules to Maximizing the Final Weeks of LSAT Studying

The game plan for a focused, confident, and successful test day

I wasn’t an over-thinker until the weeks before my first LSAT. Although I’d reached my goal score and perfected my testing routine, I wasn’t sure how to maximize my productivity. Should I continue studying for four hours per day and taking two practice tests per week? Should I study less to save my energy? Should I take new tests or review the ones I’d already completed? I was trying to “win” the LSAT, but I couldn’t find any rules for this part of the game.

Now, as an LSAT coach, I’ve realized that I wasn’t alone in this frustration. As my students approach the test, they all hit a point where they ask, “What now?” I’ll admit that it’s one downside to my LSAT strategy, which advises only signing up for the LSAT when you’re truly ready (scoring consistently in your target range) rather than when you’re almost there or when you imagined you’d be ready. It results in about a one month “maintenance” period, but I believe it only solidifies LSAT skills and reduces unnecessary pressure before the test.

So, when my students ask me how to spend their final weeks before the LSAT, I tell them what I wish I’d known before my first LSAT — the five rules that no one taught me, but that hindsight allowed me to write myself.