LSAT 2-Month Study Guide
Two months is a perfect amount of time to spend studying for the LSAT. In the following study guide we’ve laid out a study calendar, materials, and tips that will help you succeed on the LSAT. This post references Kaplan’s LSAT book, but the study plan will be equally helpful if you use a different book.
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Here’s what you’ll need to start working through the following 2-month model LSAT study plan.
Kaplan LSAT Premium Prep
This is Kaplan’s foundational book for students studying for the LSAT on their own. It lays out the most effective methods for each test section, strategies to use for each question type, and hundreds of drills and official, released LSAT questions. NOTE: This book, along with a separate lesson book, is included in all of Kaplan’s LSAT prep courses.
If you have an LSAT book other than Kaplan’s LSAT Premium Prep, you can still benefit from following the model study plan below. Simply find coinciding readings and activities in the book you have with the ones listed in the model study plan.
Official LSAT PrepTests
The Law School Admissions Council [LSAC], the organization that creates and administers the LSAT, has released multiple tests in their digital interface called LawHub. These released tests are called PrepTests, and working through them is a must for serious LSAT prep.
LSAC LawHub Advantage
You can access 58+ digital PrepTests through your subscription to LSAC’s Official LawHub Advantage. Although paper practice can be useful for building skills, it’s important to have access to PrepTests in the same digital format in which you’ll be experiencing the LSAT on test day. The free version of the subscription, Official LSAT Prep (no LawHub Advantage), will give you access to four PrepTests.
Kaplan LSAT Prep Course [comprehensive – recommended]
Each Kaplan LSAT prep course—all our live online, on-demand, and private tutoring options—require purchase of LawHub Advantage in order to fully integrate digital practice. Kaplan LSAT courses also include complete explanations and analyses of all released questions, whereas LSAC PrepTests provide you only with answer keys and score conversion tables. Comprehensive analysis and feedback allow for true LSAT prep personalization.
Kaplan LSAT Flashcards
While not required for the following model study plan, this deck includes questions and drills that provide you with study opportunities on the go or as a way to mix up your studying when you’re tired of just books and tests. Some flashcards treat the LSAT as a memorization test, which it is not, but Kaplan’s LSAT Flashcards provide analytical exercises that help you prepare for LSAT test day inference, reasoning, and deduction.
If you do not have access to Kaplan’s LSAT Flashcards, use whatever flashcards you have.
Model LSAT 2-Month Study Plan
To make the most out of your 2-month LSAT study plan, consider the following:
Two months is the optimal LSAT prep schedule for many students.
While you can make great score improvements with one intense month of study, practice, and review, most expert LSAT faculty will recommend a longer schedule if one is possible for you. While three months will be great for some students who have very busy schedules, it can be hard to sustain your focus for that length of time. So, two months hits the sweet spot for many individual preppers.
Once you’ve taken a full-length practice test under timed conditions, compare your score to your goal score. Then, factor in the amount of time you’ll have to study. Are you looking for an LSAT score improvement of, say, 10 or even 15 points? Are you working or going to school during your prep? Do you have other family obligations? Use your answers to those questions to tailor the following schedule to your personal needs.
If it turns out that a 2-month plan isn’t the right fit, Please check out Kaplan’s model 1-month study plan. For more insight, chat or call a Kaplan LSAT expert about your study plans.
Adapt the model to meet your needs.
No model study schedule will be exactly right for you. Apply the principles illustrated here to your own calendar, and then keep the times you’ve allocated to LSAT study and practice free from other obligations and interruptions. Depending on your work, school, and family schedule, you’ll need to shift the assignments listed here to fit your life.
Throughout the model plan, you’ll find notes to help you make those adjustments to get most of your study and practice time. After the model, there is an important section with additional tips on how to personalize your LSAT study and practice.
Keep in mind that while the chapters listed in the study plan below are specific to the Kaplan LSAT Premium Prep book, you can likely find coinciding chapters in whatever LSAT book you have, (though be careful with older LSAT prep books, as they will contain chapters on Logic Games, which were removed from the LSAT in 2024.) If you don’t have the Kaplan book, take some time before you begin studying to customize your study plan by identifying readings for each assignment and writing them down.
LSAT Study Schedule: Week 1
2-Month LSAT Study Schedule: Week 1
| Week 1 | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Family Time – no LSAT | Work/School – no LSAT² | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – read and work through – Chapter 2: The Kaplan Logical Reasoning Method | Work/School – no LSAT | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – read and work through – Chapter 3: Argument-Based Questions | Work/School – no LSAT | Day off – no LSAT⁷ |
| Afternoon | Get started: – Read Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep “Introduction: About the LSAT” – Create LSAC LawHub Advantage account for digital practice | Take a “diagnostic test.” Take a full-length official LSAC PrepTest on LawHub to establish a baseline score.³ | Work/School – no LSAT | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – read and work through – Chapter 1: Formal Logic | Work/School – no LSAT | Mixed mastery practice – 10+ Logical Reasoning Argument-based questions – 1 or more Reading Comprehension passages⁶ – review Formal Logic flashcards | Day off – no LSAT⁷ |
| Evening | Register for your official test at www.lsac.org.¹ | Review the “diagnostic”: – Check your results by test section and question type. – Catalog what you got right and wrong.⁴ | Logical Reasoning mastery practice – minimum 10 Logical Reasoning Questions | LSAT Flashcards review – Ch. 1 of LSAT Premier Prep covers Formal Logic, so drill with the cards on this subject. | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – read and work through – Chapter 6: The Kaplan Reading Comprehension Method | Personal – no LSAT | Day off – no LSAT⁷ |
Notes:
- Register for the official test at the earliest. The rest of your study plan is designed to lead up to your official test day.
- This model study plan leaves a few blocks per week LSAT-free to reflect the reality of students’ lives. Adapt your personal work, school, and family schedule as necessary. This 2-month plan has slightly more “off time” than the 1-month option and slightly less than if you were studying over 3 months or more.
- Use a recent PrepTest. Kaplan LSAT prep courses always have a Diagnostic test and other assessments at the beginning of the course experience to help students self-assess.
- See the “Personalize Your LSAT Preparation” section following the model study plan for more details about why and how to do this.
- Targeted mastery practice is one of the harder things for self-preppers to do well. In comprehensive Kaplan LSAT prep courses we’ve set aside more than 2,000 officially released questions for Mastery Practice assignments arranged by question type and difficulty so that our students can practice exactly what they need when they need it (and avoid the time and hassle of tracking down the right questions among all the PrepTests). For more helpful hints, see the “Personalize Your Last Preparation” section following the model study plan. Note: This particular assignment is illustrative of the importance of Mastery Practice in general. A good mastery practice session should include between 10-20 questions followed by thorough review.
- At this point, focus on consistently using the methods you’ve just learned for each section, and don’t worry too much about your performance. Later, as you study strategies for individual question and game types, note the types you miss to identify your strengths and areas of opportunity.
- Keeping one full day per week LSAT free is recommended. Use it for exercise, errands, and anything you feel you “should be doing” during your study and practice time. It may not be on Saturday for you but find some time for the study-life balance.
LSAT Study Schedule: Week 2
2-Month LSAT Study Schedule: Week 2
| Week 2 | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Family Time – no LSAT | Work/School – no LSAT | Reading Comprehension mastery practice – min. 2-4 passages and question sets | Work/School – no LSAT | Logical Reasoning mastery practice – min. 10-20 Argument-Based Questions | Work/School – no LSAT | Day off – no LSAT |
| Afternoon | Reading Comprehension mastery practice – min. 2-4 passages and question sets | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep– read and work through – Chapter 7: Passage Types and Question Types | Work/School – no LSAT | Logical Reasoning mastery practice – min. 10-20 Argument-Based Questions⁹ | Work/School – no LSAT | Mixed mastery practice – – 10+ Logical Reasoning questions – 1 or more Reading Comprehension passages – Drill Formal Logic Flashcards | Day off – no LSAT |
| Evening | Logical Reasoning mastery practice – min. 10-20 Argument-Based Questions | Logical Reasoning mastery practice – min. 10-20 Argument -Based Questions – LSAT Flashcards review: Now that you’ve covered the basics of every test section, you can use the entire deck | Logical Reasoning mastery practice – min. 10-20 Argument-Based Questions⁹ | Reading Comprehension mastery practice – min. 2-4 passages and question sets | Reading Comprehension mastery practice – min. 2-4 passages and question sets | Personal – no LSAT | Day off – no LSAT |
Notes:
- Starting in Week 3, we’ll hold Mondays for full-length tests (or endurance practice, as we at Kaplan call it). Because you have two months to prepare, it’s better to get a couple weeks of methods and strategies under your belt before taking your second full-length practice test.
- During the first 2-3 weeks, the schedule will be heavy with mastery practice. Later, as you’ve learned the majority of question types, we’ll increasingly integrate timing practice into the mix.
LSAT Study Schedule: Week 3
2-Month LSAT Study Schedule: Week 3
| Week 3 | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Family Time – no LSAT | Work/School – no LSAT | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – read and work through – Chapter 4: Assumption Family Questions (pp. 199-294)¹³ | Work/School – no LSAT | Logical Reasoning mastery practice – min. 10-20 Argument-Based Questions – min. 10-20 Assumption & Flaw Questions | Work/School – no LSAT | Day off – no LSAT |
| Afternoon | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – Identify areas you need to reread or review; take time to go back over them in light of what you’ve been learning.¹⁰ | Endurance practice – Take a full-length PrepTest on LawHub (approx. 2½ hours)¹¹ | Work/School – no LSAT | Logical Reasoning mastery practice – min. 10-20 Flaw Questions | Work/School – no LSAT | Mixed mastery practice – 10+ Logical Reasoning questions – 1 or more Reading Comprehension passages – Drill Formal Logic Flashcards | Day off – no LSAT |
| Evening | LSAT Flashcards review or additional mastery practice as time permits | Review your full-length test: – Check your results by test section and question type. – Catalog what you got right and wrong.¹² | Logical Reasoning mastery practice – min. 10-20 Assumption Questions | Reading Comprehension mastery practice – min. 2-4 passages and question sets | Reading Comprehension mastery practice – min. 2-4 passages and question sets – Drill Formal Logic Flashcards | Personal – no LSAT | Day off – no LSAT |
Notes:
- Many of the skills on the LSAT build on and reinforce one another. Taking a little time each week to go back to earlier sections of your study will help you build confidence and mastery.
- Find the right day/time in your week for full-length testing. You’ll want to take full PrepTests under “test-like” conditions when you have an uninterrupted block of time during which you can turn off your phone and disconnect from all social media, email, etc.
- Always budget time to review the full test (questions you got wrong and those you got right to assess where you can increase speed and efficiency).
- Chapter 4 is a very long chapter covering the most important (and some of the most challenging) LR question types. That’s why we split it into two days of reading and work.
LSAT Study Schedule: Week 4
2-Month LSAT Study Schedule: Week 4
| Week 4 | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Family Time – no LSAT | Work/School – no LSAT | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – read and work through – Chapter 4: Assumption Family Questions (pp. 295-382 | Work/School – no LSAT | Logical Reasoning mastery practice – min. 10-20 Assumption Family Questions – min. 10-20 Argument-Based Questions | Work/School – no LSAT | Day off – no LSAT |
| Afternoon | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – Identify areas you need to reread or review; take time to go back over them in light of what you’ve been learning. | Endurance practice – Take a full-length PrepTest on LawHub (approx. 2½ hours)8 | Work/School – no LSAT | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – read and work through – Chapter 8: Reading Comprehension Perform Quiz | Work/School – no LSAT | Timing practice – take and review 1 35-min Reading Comprehension section from a PrepTest¹⁴ = Logical Reasoning mastery practice – min. 10-20 Assumption Family Questions | Day off – no LSAT |
| Evening | LSAT Flashcards review or additional mastery practice as time permits | Review your full-length test: – Check your results by test section and question type. – Catalog what you got right and wrong. | Logical Reasoning mastery practice – minimum 10-20 Strengthening / Weakening Questions | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – review passages from Chapter 8 – read and watch Spotlight: Reading Comprehension–Managing the Section | Logical Reasoning mastery practice – min. 10-20 Assumption Family Questions – Drill Formal Logic Flashcards | Personal – no LSAT | Day off – no LSAT |
LSAT Study Schedule: Week 5
2-Month LSAT Study Schedule: Week 5
| Week 5 | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Family Time – no LSAT | Work/School – no LSAT | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – read and work through – Chapter 5: Non-Argument Questions | Work/School – no LSAT | Mixed Logical Reasoning mastery practice – min. 20-30 Logical Reasoning Questions – Drill Formal Logic Flashcards | Work/School – no LSAT | Day off – no LSAT |
| Afternoon | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – Identify areas you need to reread or review; take time to go back over them in light of what you’ve been learning. | Endurance practice – Take a full-length PrepTest on LawHub (approx. 2½ hours)⁸ | Work/School – no LSAT | Reading Comprehension mastery practice – minimum 2-4 passages and question sets | Work/School – no LSAT | Timing practice – take and review 1 35-min Logical Reasoning section from a PrepTest – (if your schedule permits) take and review an additional 35-min Logical Reasoning section | Day off – no LSAT |
| Evening | LSAT Flashcards review or additional mastery practice as time permits | Review your full-length test: – Check your results by test section and question type. – Catalog what you got right and wrong. | Logical Reasoning mastery practice – min, 10-20 Non-Argument Questions | Mixed Logical Reasoning mastery practice – min. 10-20 Logical Reasoning Argument-Based and Assumption Family questions – min. 10-20 Non-Argument Questions | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – at the end of Ch. 5, read and watch Spotlight: Logical Reasoning – Managing the Section | Personal – no LSAT | Day off – no LSAT |
LSAT Study Schedule: Week 6
2-Month LSAT Study Schedule: Week 6
| Week 6 | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Family Time – no LSAT | Work/School – no LSAT | Reading Comprehension mastery practice – minimum 2-4 passages and question sets¹⁵ | Work/School – no LSAT | Reading Comprehension mastery practice – minimum 2-4 passages and question sets | Work/School – no LSAT | Day off – no LSAT |
| Afternoon | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – Identify areas you need to reread or review; take time to go back over them in light of what you’ve been learning. | Endurance practice – Take a full-length PrepTest on LawHub (approx. 2½ hours) | Work/School – no LSAT | Logical Reasoning mastery practice – minimum 10-20 Qs of mixed types | Work/School – no LSAT | Timing practice – min. 1 35-min Reading Comprehension section + review – min. 1 35-min Logical Reasoning section + review | Day off – no LSAT |
| Evening | LSAT Flashcards review or additional mastery practice as time permits | Review your full-length test: – Check your results by test section and question type. – Catalog what you got right and wrong. | Timing practice – min. 1 35-min Logical Reasoning section + review | Timing practice – min. 1 35-min Reading Comprehension section + review | Timing practice – min. 1 35-min Logical Reasoning section + review | Personal – no LSAT | Day off – no LSAT |
Notes:
- As you integrate more Timing practice into your study schedule, you can follow up with Mastery practice on the question types you most need to review.
LSAT Study Schedule: Week 7
2-Month LSAT Study Schedule: Week 7
| Week 7 | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Family Time – no LSAT | Work/School – no LSAT | Reading Comprehension mastery practice – minimum 2-4 passages and question sets | Work/School – no LSAT | Reading Comprehension mastery practice – minimum 2-4 passages and question sets | Work/School – no LSAT | Day off – no LSAT |
| Afternoon | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – read and work through – Chapter 9: LSAT Writing | Endurance practice – Take a full-length PrepTest on LawHub (approx. 2½ hours) | Work/School – no LSAT | Logical Reasoning mastery practice – minimum 10-20 Qs of mixed types | Work/School – no LSAT | Mastery Practice – min. 10-15 Qs in area of greatest opportunity Timing practice – min. 1 35-min section (your choice) + review | Day off – no LSAT |
| Evening | LSAT Flashcards review or additional mastery practice as time permits | Review your full-length test: – Check your results by test section and question type. – Catalog what you got right and wrong. | Timing practice – min. 1 35-min Logical Reasoning section + review | Timing practice – min. 1 35-min Reading Comprehension section + review | Timing practice – min. 1 35-min Reading Comprehension section + review | Personal – no LSAT | Day off – no LSAT |
LSAT Study Schedule: Week 8
2-Month LSAT Study Schedule: Week 8
| Week 8 | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Family Time – no LSAT | Work/School – no LSAT | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – review chapters and sections for question types you’ve identified as needing additional attention. | Work/School – no LSAT | Timing practice – min. 1 35-min Logical Reasoning section + review | Rest up for tomorrow. – Light review only – No reading or testing | LSAT Test Day |
| Afternoon | Kaplan’s LSAT Premier Prep – read and work through – Chapter 10: Test Day | Endurance practice – Take a full-length PrepTest on LawHub (approx. 2½ hours) | Work/School – no LSAT | Mixed Mastery Practice – min. 10 questions from Q-types or reading passages in which you need additional practice | Work/School – no LSAT | Rest for tomorrow | LSAT Test Day |
| Evening | LSAT Flashcards review or additional mastery practice as time permits | Review your full-length test: – Check your results by test section and question type. – Catalog what you got right and wrong. | Timing practice – min. 1 35-min Logical Reasoning section + review | Timing practice – min. 1 35-min Reading Comprehension section + review | Method, Strategies, and Tactics review – Use your own notes and the LSAT Premier Prep book to go over your approach to each section of the LSAT. | Rest for tomorrow | LSAT Test Day |
Although the sample LSAT study plan above effectively balances study and practice across each section of the LSAT, the most productive way to study for the LSAT is to tailor your practice to your individual strengths and weaknesses.
Whether or not you are using Kaplan resources to study for the LSAT, following a study plan like the one above can help you organize your study time effectively, gain confidence for LSAT test day, and achieve your LSAT score goals.
Written by Kaplan experts, reviewed by Cailin Emmett, veteran LSAT instructor. Cailin has taught thousands of students how to master the LSAT, GRE, GMAT, ACT, and SAT for over two decades. She holds a B.A. in Philosophy with a concentration in Logic from Saint Mary’s College.
