My June 2009 LSAT Practice Schedule
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:15 pm
My LSAT practice schedule for the June Test is as follows. I would love some critique from veterans of LSAT prep. Thanks in advance
Materials:
Powerscore Bibles for LG/LR/RC
All 3 of the 10 Real LSAT's
All of the Single PT's from LSAC website
Schedule:
Month 1 (February 2-March 1)
Four days each week, 2.5 hours per day, except for Sundays when I will take PT's/Do whole sections
Weekly Circuit:
Day 1: Study LG Theory, Practice 3 Games, review the three games
Day 2: Study LR Theory, Practice 3-4 LR questions, review those questions
Day 3: Do 2 sections of RC, and review them
Sunday (Day 4): Do a section of each type, and review
Sunday, March 1: 5-part, Untimed Practice Test
Notes on Month 1:
Review will consist of looking at questions I got wrong, analyzing the causes, and putting a copy of the questions/games I missed in files according to their type, and why I missed them. I should be able to notice a pattern of weaknesses by the time I complete 4-5 tests worth of questions, and that should show me where I need to work the hardest during the2nd and 3rd months and beyond. I will also analyze the ones I got correct to look for good things that I did that I can continue to do as I progress. This will help me create my "mental playbook" for test day, so I'll have a defined process. I think it's important for me to tailor my test day strategies to my specific mental personality, and to have a system for answering questions that I built from the ground up. This way, I'm not trying to follow anybody else's n-step plan for success, I'm using my own system that I created.
Month 2 (March 2-April 5)
Same days, same times
Weekly Circuit:
Day 1: 2 LG sections, timed and review
Day 2: 2 LR sections, timed and review
Day 3: 2 RC sections, timed and review
Sunday (Day 4): 1 section of each, timed and review
Month 2 Notes:
This month will be devoted to establishing my timing. Furthermore, upon reviewing questions that I missed, I'll be able to see weakness patterns developing. I might make a couple of Sundays "weakness days", and just work the same types of questions as the types that I discover I'm missing in my weakness pattern analysis. I think somebody said that studying for the LSAT is about eliminating weaknesses and developing instincts, so that's what I'm really trying to establish here.
Month 3 and beyond(April 6-May 27) This "month" is long because I have finals one week and I need a week off after finals to regroup for the final push. I also start a summer internship on May 18.
Weekly Circuit:
Day 1(Sunday): 5-section timed Practice Test
Day 2: Review of Sunday's Test
Day 3: Review of Sunday's Test
Day 4: 1 Sec of each and Review (just to keep me sharp)
Month 3 notes:
This is where I try to build up the mental and intestinal fortitude needed to brave such an exhausting test. I might even tack on an extra section on one test just to build more endurance. 4th quarter and overtime, as my football coaches used to say. I will continue to review carefully with the same strategy. Hopefully by this time, I'll be able to be "in the zone". Every practice test will start at 12:30 and every Sunday will be a mock test day, which means I'll wake up at the same time, eat the same breakfast, run the same distance, etc. etc.
Thoughts? Comments? Suggested improvements?
Thanks again.
Materials:
Powerscore Bibles for LG/LR/RC
All 3 of the 10 Real LSAT's
All of the Single PT's from LSAC website
Schedule:
Month 1 (February 2-March 1)
Four days each week, 2.5 hours per day, except for Sundays when I will take PT's/Do whole sections
Weekly Circuit:
Day 1: Study LG Theory, Practice 3 Games, review the three games
Day 2: Study LR Theory, Practice 3-4 LR questions, review those questions
Day 3: Do 2 sections of RC, and review them
Sunday (Day 4): Do a section of each type, and review
Sunday, March 1: 5-part, Untimed Practice Test
Notes on Month 1:
Review will consist of looking at questions I got wrong, analyzing the causes, and putting a copy of the questions/games I missed in files according to their type, and why I missed them. I should be able to notice a pattern of weaknesses by the time I complete 4-5 tests worth of questions, and that should show me where I need to work the hardest during the2nd and 3rd months and beyond. I will also analyze the ones I got correct to look for good things that I did that I can continue to do as I progress. This will help me create my "mental playbook" for test day, so I'll have a defined process. I think it's important for me to tailor my test day strategies to my specific mental personality, and to have a system for answering questions that I built from the ground up. This way, I'm not trying to follow anybody else's n-step plan for success, I'm using my own system that I created.
Month 2 (March 2-April 5)
Same days, same times
Weekly Circuit:
Day 1: 2 LG sections, timed and review
Day 2: 2 LR sections, timed and review
Day 3: 2 RC sections, timed and review
Sunday (Day 4): 1 section of each, timed and review
Month 2 Notes:
This month will be devoted to establishing my timing. Furthermore, upon reviewing questions that I missed, I'll be able to see weakness patterns developing. I might make a couple of Sundays "weakness days", and just work the same types of questions as the types that I discover I'm missing in my weakness pattern analysis. I think somebody said that studying for the LSAT is about eliminating weaknesses and developing instincts, so that's what I'm really trying to establish here.
Month 3 and beyond(April 6-May 27) This "month" is long because I have finals one week and I need a week off after finals to regroup for the final push. I also start a summer internship on May 18.
Weekly Circuit:
Day 1(Sunday): 5-section timed Practice Test
Day 2: Review of Sunday's Test
Day 3: Review of Sunday's Test
Day 4: 1 Sec of each and Review (just to keep me sharp)
Month 3 notes:
This is where I try to build up the mental and intestinal fortitude needed to brave such an exhausting test. I might even tack on an extra section on one test just to build more endurance. 4th quarter and overtime, as my football coaches used to say. I will continue to review carefully with the same strategy. Hopefully by this time, I'll be able to be "in the zone". Every practice test will start at 12:30 and every Sunday will be a mock test day, which means I'll wake up at the same time, eat the same breakfast, run the same distance, etc. etc.
Thoughts? Comments? Suggested improvements?
Thanks again.