LSAT Blog’s Easy LSAT Cheat Sheet

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by  Steve Schwartz

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LSAT Blog’s Easy LSAT Cheat Sheet

(Fun fact: you can click on different areas of this page to find out more about those topics.)

Finding Time to Study: Logic Games - 1 section, 22-24 Qs:
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-Start your prep earlier than you think necessary. 4 games, 5-7 questions per game
-Set aside specific times to study each day. 2 pages per game (starting June 2012)
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-Try to spread your studying throughout the week.
-Give yourself at least 1-2 days off per week.
-Try to reduce time spent on other things while studying. Logical Reasoning - 2 sections, 48-52 Qs:
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24-26 short arguments per section - you analyze each
Getting Started (7 “Don’ts”):
1. Don’t study without a plan of attack.
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2. Don’t be discouraged by diagnostic tests. Reading Comp - 1 section, 26-28 Qs:
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3. Don’t study first thing when you wake up. 3 long passages, 2 related short (starting June 2007)
4. Don’t overdo it. 5-8 questions per passage
5. Don’t start other difficult projects while studying.
6. Don’t use random books you find in stores.
7. Don’t get too stressed - try meditation. Experimental (used to test new Qs):

One section, could be any of LG, LR, or RC
Creating a Plan of Attack (Sample):
Could be any of the 5 sections (before/after break)
Month 1: Logic Games + Logical Reasoning
-Week 1: Easy/Medium Logic Games
-Week 2: Hard Logic Games + Easy Logical Reasoning
Writing Sample (don’t worry about it)
-Week 3: Medium/Hard Logical Reasoning ​
-Week 4: Full sections of Games + Reasoning

Month 1: Logic Games + Logical Reasoning How to Review:

1. Analyze exactly where your error came from. Was it in the
-Week 1: Easy/Medium Logic Games
passage or the answer choices?
--Day 1: --Day 2: --Day 3: --Day 4: --Day 5: --Day 6: --Day 7:

-Week 2: Hard Logic Games + Easy Logical Reasoning 2. If passage, was it your approach to reading the passage
--Day 1: --Day 2: --Day 3: --Day 4: --Day 5: --Day 6: --Day 7: that was ineffective or incorrect, or something in the passage
itself that you misunderstood?
-Week 3: Medium/Hard Logical Reasoning

--Day 1: --Day 2: --Day 3: --Day 4: --Day 5: --Day 6: --Day 7:
3A. If answer choices, what was it in the incorrect answer

choice you chose? ID what in the wrong answer choice
-Week 4: Full sections of Games + Reasoning
tempted you. Then ID what made it wrong.
--Day 1: --Day 2: --Day 3: --Day 4: --Day 5: --Day 6: --Day 7:

3B. If something in the correct answer made it seem wrong,
Books to Start: ID what it was. And ID what made it correct.
Day-by-Day LSAT Study Plans
LSAT Cheat Sheets
LSAT Guides Test Day:
LSAT Vocabulary Builder 1. Visit your LSAT test center.
2. Plan what you'll wear and bring.
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3. Relax the day before your exam.
LSAT Question Explanations: 4. Night before, go to bed early and set multiple alarms.
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Helpful, but don’t use them as a crutch. 5. Complete a few practices Qs before the exam.
6. De-stress and chill.
7. Don’t cheat.