LSAT Trainer Study Schedule Changes Forum

[LSRAT]

Hey all!

I started studying for the June LSAT back in January with the trainer, but after a few weeks other things came up, and I postponed my studying until May to take the test in September. I downloaded the 16 week schedule back in January, and when I downloaded it again in May, I noticed it was different. In January there was an option to cover exams 29-71 in 16 weeks, and now the default option is exams 50 or so - 71. I thought maybe this didn't impact the amount of work very much, but there are definitely more practice tests worked into the older schedule and many more questions per drill. Of course, the older schedule is still available on the website after some searching. I've been using the older schedule since I was going to work through all of the tests anyhow, but this has been on my mind.

Other than arguments regarding recency of exams and whether old exams are beneficial or detrimental to the studying process, does anyone know why this changed? It seems like you would want to do the most amount of practice tests and drill questions as possible, and the newer schedule seems much more... relaxed than the old one.

Thanks!

[Barack O'Drama]

Hey all!

I started studying for the June LSAT back in January with the trainer, but after a few weeks other things came up, and I postponed my studying until May to take the test in September. I downloaded the 16 week schedule back in January, and when I downloaded it again in May, I noticed it was different. In January there was an option to cover exams 29-71 in 16 weeks, and now the default option is exams 50 or so - 71. I thought maybe this didn't impact the amount of work very much, but there are definitely more practice tests worked into the older schedule and many more questions per drill. Of course, the older schedule is still available on the website after some searching. I've been using the older schedule since I was going to work through all of the tests anyhow, but this has been on my mind.

Other than arguments regarding recency of exams and whether old exams are beneficial or detrimental to the studying process, does anyone know why this changed? It seems like you would want to do the most amount of practice tests and drill questions as possible, and the newer schedule seems much more... relaxed than the old one.

Thanks!

I think Mike Kim had mentioned that he thought it was better to do less PTs and repeat them and master the techniques rather than do more. Perhaps this philosophy manifested in the new study schedules. I am curious as well for what his answer would be. I am using the newer 16 week schedule right now. I think Mike Kim had mentioned that he thought it was better to do less PTs and repeat them and master the techniques rather than do more. Perhaps this philosophy manifested in the new study schedules. I am curious as well for what his answer would be. I am using the newer 16 week schedule right now. I am drilling Cambridge packets which have questions up until PT 40 or so I believe. A lot of people doing this could be another reason it was switched?

[LSRAT]

That could be. There certainly is a strong emphasis on quality, not just quantity.