Free 1-Month Plan
The 30-day LSAT study plan.
A high-intensity month for test-takers with limited runway. Daily schedule, no filler, calibrated to the 2026 LSAT format.
01 · Days 1–3
Baseline
Take the diagnostic. Read the concept library on flaws, assumptions, and RC mapping. No timed practice yet.
02 · Days 4–10
LR foundations
One question type per day: flaw, necessary assumption, sufficient assumption, strengthen, weaken, inference, parallel. 25 questions each, untimed, with error log.
03 · Days 11–16
RC + LR mixing
Two RC passages per day mapped structurally. Alternate with timed LR sets of 15 questions each.
04 · Days 17–23
Timed sections
Daily timed LR section (35 min). Every other day a timed RC section. Full blind review before reading explanations.
05 · Days 24–28
Full-lengths
Three full-length simulations across five days. Take one on the same weekday and start time as your real test.
06 · Days 29–30
Taper
Sleep, hydrate, and review your error log only. No new material.
Is 30 days enough for the LSAT?
For most first-time test-takers, no — three to six months is the honest minimum for a meaningful score improvement from a cold start. But 30 days can still meaningfully raise a score in three specific cases: (1) you already have a diagnostic within 4–6 points of your target, (2) you are retaking after prior structured prep and need to sharpen rather than rebuild, or (3) you have a hard deadline you cannot move and need to make the most of the runway you have.
If your diagnostic is more than 8 points below your goal, this plan will not close the gap. Consider our 60-day plan or 12-week 170+ roadmap instead. Rescheduling your LSAT to buy three more weeks is almost always worth the fee if it means you can execute a plan that actually works.
Daily time commitment
The 30-day plan assumes 20–25 hours of study per week — roughly 3 hours per weekday and 4–5 hours on weekends. If you can only commit 10–15 hours per week, this plan will not fit and the 60-day plan is a better match. Do not compress a 30-day plan into fewer weekly hours; the density of drilling, timed sections, and blind review is what makes it work.
What to skip in a compressed plan
Vocabulary lists, memorized templates, long content-review videos, and any commercial course that promises "complete coverage" in 30 days. Every hour in a 30-day plan should be spent on active drilling and blind review, not passive consumption. Anchor the plan on the causal flaw explainer and RC mapping method — they yield the fastest gains per hour.
Skip full-length simulations in the first two weeks. Simulations before you have built LR foundations produce inaccurate score data and reinforce bad habits under time pressure. Start with untimed drills; introduce timing only after your untimed accuracy is above 85% on the question types you have drilled.
How blind review works in a 30-day plan
Blind review is non-negotiable, even in a compressed timeline. After every timed set, before checking the answer key: redo every question you missed or flagged, untimed, and commit to a new answer. Only then read explanations. Students who skip blind review to save time in a 30-day plan routinely finish the plan with the same misses they started with — the compressed schedule amplifies the cost of skipping this step.
The final week
Days 24–28 are your peak week: three full-length simulations, spaced 48 hours apart, in the exact conditions you will test in. Days 29–30 are a hard taper: no new material, only light error-log review, sleep, and one 30-minute "warm-up" pass through your five most-missed question types the morning before the test. Do not take a full-length simulation in the final 48 hours — the fatigue cost is higher than the diagnostic benefit.
What to expect
Realistic score gains for a well-executed 30-day plan from a strong baseline: 3–5 scaled points. From a weaker baseline, gains cap at around 2–3 points regardless of hour count, because the foundations phase cannot be compressed indefinitely. If you finish the plan with a score below your target, the honest move is to reschedule and run a 60-day plan from the current baseline.
Common questions
Can I take a full-length in the first week? Only the diagnostic. Timed practice before untimed drilling reinforces the timing habits that are the reason you are not scoring higher.
How many practice questions total? Roughly 800–1,000 across the 30 days, split about 60/30/10 between LR, RC, and mixed timed sections. This is dense — do not add more.
What if I miss a day? Do not "make up" the missed hours by doubling the next day. Skip the missed content and continue on the current day. Overloading a single day tanks accuracy and cascades into further missed days.