The Study Plan
Homework and Extra Study
After each lesson, there’s a set of recommended problems, drills, or material to work through in the Core Curriculum. We split these into Homework and Extra Study.
Homework
Homework is split into two parts — First Priority and Second Priority. You should try to complete First Priority homework before the next lesson. So, after Lesson 1, finish First Priority homework before Lesson 2.
First Priority should probably take about ~4 to 6 hours to complete, depending on your experience with the test and how quickly concepts are sticking.
After finishing First Priority, you should try to complete Second Priority homework. This can take about ~2 to 6 hours to complete, depending on how much is assigned. If you can’t finish Second Priority homework, that’s OK. Come back to it later in the class if you’re able to and treat Second Priority as a chance to review older lessons.
Extra Study
If you finish all the homework for the lesson and want to study more, work through the items under Extra study. These are just here in case you have lots of study time!
Use Your Judgment
You and your fellow students have many different backgrounds and study schedules. Some have prior experience studying for the LSAT, others have none. Some have 30+ hours to study each week, others only have about 5-10. Some plan to take the test next year. Others hope to take the test in a few months.
So, if you ever think that the study plan doesn’t quite fit your exact needs, you’re right — it doesn’t. We did our best to create a study plan that is approachable, robust, and efficient; but that doesn’t mean it is necessarily perfect for you. It is totally fine to deviate from the study plan when you think your needs differ from what it suggests, and there is no shame in falling a bit behind when you’re busy with your non-LSAT related life!
Want More? - Got through all the Homework and Extra Study for a lesson and want more to do? Then create a problem set related to the question types that you covered in the prior lesson. Check out the page for some drill ideas! Too Hard? - Struggling with difficult problems and getting demotivated? Then create a set that targets 1-star or 2-star difficulty questions. The LSAT is hard, and there is no shame in having to turn down the difficulty to help master the fundamentals of a question type! Too Easy? - Finding the assigned problems too easy and want more of a challenge? Then create a set that targets 4-star or 5-star difficulty questions and/or give yourself a lower time limit! Need Review? - Feel like you want to brush up on underlying concepts that you struggled with in class? Then check out the Core Curriculum modules related to those concepts. Like Timed Sections? -Want to do more individual timed sections? Please do! As long as you are committed to reviewing everything you find even the slightest bit confusing, and not doing only timed sections, you’re studying correctly.