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July 2, 2016

Using the PowerScore LSAT Bibles: 3 Month Self-Study Plan

Using the PowerScore LSAT Bibles: 3 Month Self-Study Plan

Students often ask about combining the LSAT Bibles when they are self-studying. You can find a full list of guides for your LSAT timeline on our Self-Study site, but here’s an overview of what to do if you have 3 months to study for the LSAT. This plan assumes you have our 3 LSAT Bibles, our first Training Type Series (which includes LSAT PrepTests 1-20), and a plethora of actual LSATs, including some recent exams. You can purchase full digital prep tests and sections here.

General Thoughts

Studying for the LSAT is about consistency and diligence. This is not a test you can cram for, so don’t put in one hour a week and then try to study forty hours a week in the last two weeks. Instead, get into a regular schedule where you study a minimum of ten hours a week and hopefully much more! Three months seems like a long time, but once you get rolling, it won’t seem long at all. But, it is enough time that I will assume you can read all three LSAT Bibles. If you are already extremely strong in one of the areas, omit portions of the plan that devotes time to that section.

Week 1  |  Twelve Weeks Remaining

Start by taking the June 2007 LSAT under timed conditions. Do this in order to establish a baseline score. You can take it digitally for free here. Our digital platform automatically proctors and scores your test for you. It will give you a complete breakdown of your strengths and weaknesses as well. If you are taking a paper test, use our free Virtual Test Proctor to time yourself and then score and review the test using the Free LSAT Score Analyzer. The Analyzer will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and help you shape your studies.

Watch the free Lesson One from our LSAT Virtual Course in our Free Help Area and read Chapters One through Six of the LSAT Logical Reasoning Bible. This reading selection gets you through Conditional Reasoning, which will figure heavily in both LR and LG sections of the LSAT. As you read Chapters Four, Five, and Six in the LSAT Logical Reasoning Bible, complete Chapters Two and Three in LSAT Logical Reasoning: Question Type Training. These two chapters present Must Be True and Main Point questions, which figure prominently in both the Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension sections.

Week 2  |  Eleven Weeks Remaining

  • Read Chapters Two, Three, and Four of the LSAT Logic Games Bible. Complete Chapters Two and Three of LSAT Game Type Training, which contains the same game types you covered in the Logic Games Bible chapters.
  • Read Chapters Seven and Eight of the Logical Reasoning Bible. Complete Chapter Four of LSAT Logical Reasoning: Question Type Training.

Week 3  |  Ten Weeks Remaining

  • Read Chapters Two and Three of the LSAT Reading Comprehension Bible. Skip the section in Chapter Two that covers argumentation (pages 32-40).
  • Read Chapters Nine and Ten of the Logical Reasoning Bible. Complete Chapters Five, Six, and Seven of LSAT Logical Reasoning: Question Type Training.
  • Read Chapter Five of the LSAT Logic Games Bible. Complete Chapter Four of LSAT Game Type Training.

Week 4  |  Nine Weeks Remaining

This is a bit of a lighter week, in order to let some of the ideas settle in.

  • Read Chapters Four, Five, and Six of the LSAT Reading Comprehension Bible. Complete the first half of Chapter Nine in LSAT Reading Comprehension: Passage Type Training.
  • Read Chapter Eleven of the Logical Reasoning Bible. Complete Chapter Nineteen of LSAT Logical Reasoning: Question Type Training. However, if you are falling behind in your studying, skip this item entirely.
  • Read Chapter Six of the LSAT Logic Games Bible. Complete Chapter Five of LSAT Game Type Training.

Week 5  |  Eight Weeks Remaining

  • Read Chapters Seven and Eight of the LSAT Logic Games Bible. Complete Chapter Six and Seven of LSAT Game Type Training.
  • Read Chapters Twelve and Thirteen of the Logical Reasoning Bible. Complete Chapters Nine and Ten of LSAT Logical Reasoning: Question Type Training.
  • Read Chapters Seven and Eight of the LSAT Reading Comprehension Bible. Complete the second half of Chapter Nine in LSAT Reading Comprehension: Passage Type Training.
  • Take PrepTest A from the SuperPrep as a timed exercise. Thereafter, review your performance and read the question explanations in the SuperPrep. By no means are they the best possible explanations, but they give you a sense of the things that the test makers identify as important when they analyze questions.

Week 6  |  Seven Weeks Remaining

  • Read Chapters Nine and Ten of the LSAT Logic Games Bible. Complete Chapter Eight of LSAT Game Type Training. Complete Chapter Two of the LSAT Logic Games Bible Workbook.
  • Read Chapter Fourteen and Fifteen of the Logical Reasoning Bible. Complete Chapters Eleven and Eighteen of LSAT Logical Reasoning: Question Type Training.
  • Read Chapters Seven and Eight of the LSAT Reading Comprehension Bible. Complete the second half of Chapter Nine in LSAT Reading Comprehension: Passage Type Training.
  • Take PrepTest 55 as a timed exercise. Use section 1 from PrepTest 47 as an experimental section.

Week 7  |  Six Weeks Remaining

At this point you have reviewed a number of the major concepts, so timing starts to take a greater role in your preparation.

  • Read Chapter Sixteen through Twenty of the Logical Reasoning Bible. Complete Chapter Two of the LSAT Logical Reasoning Bible Workbook. Complete Chapters Twelve through Fifteen of LSAT Logical Reasoning: Question Type Training.
  • Read Chapters Nine and Ten of the LSAT Reading Comprehension Bible. Complete Chapter One in LSAT Reading Comprehension: Passage Type Training.
  • Take PrepTest 56 as a timed exercise. Use section 2 from PrepTest 47 as an experimental section.

Week 8  |  Five Weeks Remaining

  • Complete Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen of LSAT Logical Reasoning: Question Type Training and complete the first half of Chapter Three of the LSAT Logical Reasoning Bible Workbook.
  • Complete Chapters Two, Three, and Four in LSAT Reading Comprehension: Passage Type Training.
  • Take PrepTest B from the SuperPrep as a timed exercise. Thereafter, review your performance and read the question explanations in the SuperPrep.
  • Take PrepTest 57 as a timed exercise. Use section 3 from PrepTest 47 as an experimental section.

Week 9  |  Four Weeks Remaining

  • Complete Chapters Five and Six in LSAT Reading Comprehension: Passage Type Training.
  • The focus now moves to working through as many tests as possible under test-day conditions, in order to accustom you to the rigors of the LSAT.
  • Complete Chapter Eleven of the LSAT Reading Comprehension Bible as a timed exercise. Review the explanations.
  • Take PrepTest 58 as a timed exercise. Use section 1 and 2 from PrepTest 48 as two experimental sections, in order to “overdrive” your testing. After taking six-section tests, the real five-section LSAT won’t seem quite as exhausting.
  • Take PrepTest 59 as a timed exercise. Use section 3 and 4 from PrepTest 48 as two experimental sections.
  • Take PrepTest 60 as a timed exercise. Use section 1 and 2 from PrepTest 49 as two experimental sections.

Week 10  |  Three Weeks Remaining

  • Complete Chapters Seven and Eight in LSAT Reading Comprehension: Passage Type Training.
  • Review specific chapters from the Bibles that cover concepts that are still causing issues for you.
  • If Games continue to trouble you, Complete Chapter Three of the LSAT Logic Games Bible Workbook. Do each game and time it. Know that you’ve encountered some of the games previously. This is not a problem, though. Reviewing games multiple times is quite beneficial.
  • Take PrepTest 61 as a timed exercise. Use section 3 and 4 from PrepTest 49 as two experimental sections.
  • Take PrepTest 62 as a timed exercise. Use section 1 and 2 from PrepTest 50 as two experimental sections.
  • Take PrepTest 63 as a timed exercise. Use section 3 and 4 from PrepTest 50 as two experimental sections.

Week 11  |  Two Weeks Remaining

  • Take PrepTest C from the SuperPrep as a timed exercise. Thereafter, review your performance and read the question explanations in the SuperPrep.
  • Take PrepTest 64 as a timed exercise. Use sections 1 and 2 from PrepTest 51 as two experimental sections.
  • Take PrepTest 65 as a timed exercise. Use sections 3 and 4 from PrepTest 51 as two experimental sections.
  • Take PrepTest 66 as a timed exercise. Use sections 1 and 2 from PrepTest 52 as two experimental sections.

Week 12  |  One Week Remaining

  • If Games continue to trouble you, complete Chapter Four of the LSAT Logic Games Bible Workbook. Do each game and time it. Know that you’ve encountered some of the games previously. This is not a problem, though. Reviewing games multiple times is quite beneficial.
  • Take PrepTest 68 as a timed exercise. Use sections 1 and 2 from PrepTest 53 as two experimental sections.
  • Take PrepTest 69 as a timed exercise. Use sections 3 and 4 from PrepTest 53 as two experimental sections.
  • Take PrepTest 70 as a timed exercise. Use sections 1 and 2 from PrepTest 54 as two experimental sections.
  • The day before the exam, relax!
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  • Amna
    July 28, 2013 at 9:19pm

    hi,

    Which one of these books is recommended for beginners who have zero experience and knowledge of what to expect on the LSAT. I bought Kaplan books but they confused me.

  • Dave Killoran
    July 28, 2013 at 9:24pm

    Hi, to start with, you should get the three LSAT Bibles. Those are the best-selling LSAT strategy guides on the market, and they explain the concepts behind the questions and the best methods for attacking those questions.

    To understand the different books we publish, check out this blog post: http://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/bid/279283/The-LSAT-Bibles-vs-The-LSAT-B…. There, I explain the difference between the LSAT Bibles, the LSAT Bible Workbooks, and the Training Type books. But, the best starting point is the three LSAT Bibles.

    Please let me know if that helps. Thanks!

  • Lionel
    October 01, 2013 at 2:27am

    Hi! I had an UGPA of 2.48 in International Business in 2003 then Graduate studies in Project Management with 4.0 (2006) and Paralegal Diploma 3.5 (2011). I want to go to UCLA. Can you tell me a good score I shoot aim for to get accepted?

  • Dave Killoran
    October 01, 2013 at 12:53pm

    Hi Lionel,

    Thanks for the question. The bad news is that the law schools will focus primarily on your undergraduate GPA, meaning that the 2.48 will be the main number they use, not the 4.0 or 3.5.

    To have a chance of being accepted, you need to offset that lower GPA as much as possible. That would require a score in the 170s, and really the upper 170s.

    Is there any explanation for the 2.48 that might compel the admissions committee to downplay that number? For example, did you get sick while in college, or have a family member become ill?

    Thanks!

  • Lionel
    October 01, 2013 at 2:55pm

    Thank you for your advices and I was thinking of the same high score for the LSAT and I will devote the next four months to study & practice it.

    My GPA was really affected due to two classes notoriously hard at my university: Microeconomics and Production Operations and I received “D” for both classes. Moreover, my grand-mother passed away on May 1 2001 and it did affect my studying for the Finance exam which I had to defer and I received another “D”. However, after my undergrad studies, I became more mature and were able to have a rewarding career in marketing research and also to develop other studying strategies.

    That’s really my sincere feedback.

    Lionel

  • Dave Killoran
    October 01, 2013 at 6:48pm

    Hi Lionel,

    Thanks for that information! what I would do is write an extra addendum that focuses solely on explaining your GPA (cite the family issue there), and your subsequent growth as a student (as evidenced by your excellent post-grad GPAs). This will help to minimize the number.

    UCLA appears to have accepted one or two people with sub-3.0 GPAs last year, and both had 170+ LSATs, so that should be your goal.

    Thanks and good luck!

  • Lionel
    October 01, 2013 at 9:02pm

    Thank you for your kind words and sound advices Dave!

    Thanks again!

  • JL
    October 06, 2013 at 8:03pm

    Hello Dave:

    A friend gave me the preptest #7-57 with their respective explanations. Do you think I can start to study with those preptest and buy after the list you suggested OR studying only with those preptests will be enough?

    Thank you for all your help!

  • Dave Killoran
    October 06, 2013 at 9:18pm

    Hi JL,

    Thanks for the question. If you have all of those PrepTests, then much of the list above becomes unnecessary. However, I would still recommend purchasing the three main LSAT Bibles for LG, LR, and RC. The reason is that those books provide the conceptual foundation for attacking each section. With those strategies and methods in hand, doing the questions becomes easier, recognizing patterns becomes possible, and understanding any explanation becomes easier. Without a strategic foundation, you will be left trying to piece everything together on your own. That will take a lot more studying, and there’s no guarantee you will get every base covered. Essentially, then, having the three LSAT Bibles gives you the tools you need to make sense of all of the questions you are doing.

    Please let me know if that helps, or if you have any fruther questions. Thanks!

  • JL
    October 06, 2013 at 10:07pm

    Thank you, Dave.

    My friend did gave me also the three bibles you referred.

    Also, I will take also the in-class Powerscore course. Do you think allocating 20-30 hours per week of studying+ class attendance will be enough?

    Thank you so much!

  • Dave Killoran
    October 06, 2013 at 11:51pm

    Hi JL,

    That is a good friend to have indeed!

    Yes, 20-30 hours is a very good amount of time in addition to the class. You’ll be in great shape with that setup.

    Thanks and enjoy the class!

  • JL
    October 06, 2013 at 11:58pm

    Thank you very much!

  • JL
    October 28, 2013 at 4:42pm

    Hello Dave,

    I registered for the LSAT for February 2014. However, if I am ready for the December 2013 exam, would you recommend I take the exam in Toronto which is the next day I booked a trip there or to wait for February 2014 as currently scheduled?

    Many thanks.

    JL

  • Dave Killoran
    October 28, 2013 at 4:55pm

    Hi JL,

    If you are ready for the December 2013 LSAT, then definitely take it then. It’s best to take the exam when you feel properly prepared and ready.

    I’m not certain what you mean about Toronto–would you ahve to take the test there? If so, do you think that would throw you off your game?

    Please let me know. Thanks!

  • JL
    October 28, 2013 at 5:21pm

    Thank you for the response, Dave.

    Actually, if I take the LSAT in December, I will have to take it in Toronto since I will arrive on December 6 at 10:30pm.

    I know it’s very important to have a good night of sleep and I think I will only have 6 hours of sleep if I take the LSAT in December.

    Thank you for your advice!

  • Dave Killoran
    October 28, 2013 at 5:45pm

    Hmm, that’s a dilemma. You are balancing a lessened amount of sleep vs waiting two more months. Do you feel like that trade comes out on one side or the other? Could you use the extra two months to study mote and do even better? And, are any application deadlines affected by waiting?

    I guess I should also ask of that Toronoto trip is necessary 🙂

    Thanks!

  • JL
    October 28, 2013 at 5:50pm

    Thank you for your other questions.

    I’m going to Toronto for my friend’s son brit milah and Saturday was my first LSAT class.

    I will apply to Law school next year and not this year and my plan was to study a good three months seriously for the LSAT.

    Thanks!

  • Dave Killoran
    October 28, 2013 at 7:34pm

    Hi JL,

    Ok, that makes sense. It sounds to me like taking the LSAT in February won’t be a strain at all, so I might push it back, but the decision is obviously yours.

    Good luck!

  • JL
    October 28, 2013 at 10:31pm

    Hi again!

    I will take the exam in February definitely.

    Thank you for your sound advice Dave!

  • Dave Killoran
    October 29, 2013 at 1:08am

    Sounds good! Glad I could help. Thanks!

  • Thomas
    November 05, 2013 at 9:38pm

    Hi,

    I took the Powerscore course from August 7 to early October, and since self studied with the Powerscore material from class and the 3 Powerscore bibles, an Ace the Games book, and have all the past lsat but have not done all of them still yet.

    I took the diagnostic cold from Powerscore and received a 143 on August 7. Since last week though, I’ve been hitting the low 160s (a 19-20 point increase).

    I put in about 5-6 hours everyday, and I’m taking the upcoming dec lsat.

    I was wondering if you think it is possible for me to score a 169-170 by that time?

    If I don’t score that I receive lets say a 167, is it still possible to get into georgetown and cornell? I have a 3.68 gpa.

    Thanks for your anticipated response and sorry for such a capacious question.

  • Dave Killoran
    November 05, 2013 at 10:26pm

    Hi,

    Thanks for the question, and congrtats on the great score increase! It very well could be possible–I need to ask you a few additional questions to get a better sense of what’s possible. Do you think you could possibly post this question on our free LSAT forum at http://forum.powerscore.com/lsat/index.php? The Forum has more robust posting tools that will help me respond more comprehensively, and it is a better location for this question than this blog post 🙂 I will also comment on the Gtown question too.

    Please let me know if that is ok. Thanks!

  • Thomas
    November 06, 2013 at 12:13am

    Thanks for the quick response!

    I can definitely post my question on the forum; I’m just waiting for Powerscore to send me confirmation on my newly created account.

    But to give a little more pertinent information about myself – I miss 4 – 9 (closer to 6-7) questions on RC, 4 – 8 questions on LG, and 4 – 7 (closer to 4-5) questions on my LR.

    I am a political science major and psych minor.

    When I take practice tests, they usually contain 1-2 questions that I remember from the bibles (LR), usually none of games, and 1-2 passages in RC but never the questions. How reliable are the preptests I take as an indicator of where I am actually at? Three weeks ago, I took a test where none of the questions nor passages were recognizable and got a 159. However, I think I’ve improved since then.
    Two weeks ago, I took a Kaplan practice test which was administered at my school (UC Irvine) and it was the same as the very first diagnostic test I took at Powerscore.
    I remembered some of the questions on LR, some of the games (although none of the questions), and 3 of the 4 passages in RC (although none of the questions).
    I received a 164 on that test, where I missed 5 on LG, 1 on LR, 3 on LR, and a whopping 11 on RC.

    Starting from last week, I’ve been taking preptests and scoring between 161-164 with the conditions aforementioned.

    Thanks for your time.

  • Dave Killoran
    November 06, 2013 at 1:02am

    Got it–I see your post on the Forum. I’ll try to answer tonight, but it may be tomorrow morning before I can complete the answer.

    Thanks!

  • Dave Killoran
    November 06, 2013 at 4:12pm

    Hi Thomas,

    I answered you in detail over at http://forum.powerscore.com/lsat/viewtopic.php?f=2&t;=4666

    Thanks!

  • Paul
    March 08, 2014 at 9:41am

    Hello,
    I have the LR and LG Powerscore Bibles, the three 10-pack LSAT preptests, and preptests 62-65. Planning to take LSAT in June ’14.

    On three cold diagnostics, before even cracking the Bibles open, I scored 171, 168, and 170. I’m a little confused re: how to deal with the fact that the Bibles contain sections from the preptests that I’d planned on taking start to finish. If I work my way through them in the Bibles, then I can’t simulate an actual full test with the preptests they’re pulled from. Is there a recommended course of action for someone in my situation (appx 3 months out, good cold diagnostics, just starting to study)?

    Take prep tests, then consult Bibles to review answers? Or treat early prep tests more like workbooks, and save the later preptests for full simulations?

    I may post this question elsewhere also, as I’m not sure this is the appropriate place.

    thank you!

  • Dave Killoran
    March 08, 2014 at 6:38pm

    Hi Paul, thanks for the question! One of the things I did with the Bibles was choose questions from tests that weren’t the very most recent exams, because so many people use those exclusively for practice tests. At the same time, I strongly wanted to use real questions, so you end up with a situation where it’s really hard to avoid PrepTests that someone might have. My suggestion would be that for the tests where you see some very small overlap, those probabyl can still be used as PrepTests. For tests with greater overlap, use those as practice of for esxperimental sections in the tests you take.

    As far as the best general approach, read the Bibles first, and then mix in tests. The Bibles are all about strategy, so you want to learn that as soon as possible. And, conveniently, we have a general three-month study plan over at: http://www.powerscore.com/lsat/help/study-plan-for-the-lsat.cfm . We post an updated on on our blog regularly too, at http://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/. You can sub in your tests there for the ones listed.

    Last, for all specific LSAT questions, head over to our free LSAT discussion Forum–we answer pretty much everything under the sun that’s related to LSAT there! It’s at: http://forum.powerscore.com/lsat/index.php

    Please let me know if that helps. Thanks!

  • Lela Hatcher
    September 08, 2014 at 11:55pm

    I’m studying for the LSAT and I want to take the test in December of 2014 or February, 2015. Please send me the free the starter kit. Thank You in advance!

  • PowerScore
    September 24, 2014 at 4:05pm

    Hey Lela! You can find the Starter Kit by following the instructions on this page: http://info.powerscore.com/lsat-starter-kit

    Enjoy!

  • Haleigh O’Brian
    August 14, 2017 at 4:52pm

    I take the LSAT on December 02. I am trying to boost my score from a 151 (taken with minimal practice) at least 10 points.

  • Jon Denning
    August 14, 2017 at 11:49pm

    Hi Haleigh – well you’ve come to the right place! With about 3.5 months until test day, you have a number of excellent prep options to get you those 10+ points.

    Since you’ve posted on a self-study article, I’ll start with that option, and then outline a few others (along with my suggestions) 🙂

    For self-study, my opinion is that you’ll want to go for a combination-style approach, where you get into the On Demand Course (https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/courses/on-demand/) and then supplement it with the LSAT Bibles and the 4-month study plan (http://students.powerscore.com/self-study/index.cfm). So the On Demand Course will serve as the backbone of your independent prep, and the Bibles and associated books (like the Workbooks) will allow you to drill on more specific elements/concepts to ensure complete mastery. So if you’re thinking about self-study that’s 100% the way to go about it, and there’s really no time to waste!

    Alternatively, it’s hard to beat a live classroom, whether in-person on online. Truth be told both are amazing, and the difference in which to take is entirely about preference: online is more convenient for most people, whereas in-person is more traditional and familiar for many students. Either way, you can’t lose, and these are the most surefire way to get those extra points: https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/courses/

    Finally, the most personalized option is always tutoring (https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/tutoring/), however I’d probably treat this as a potential supplement at the moment rather than a starting point. That is, get going with the On Demand Course or with a live option, and then depending on how you’re scoring closer to December consider adding a few hours of tutoring to get that final score push. Having that option in your pocket is a huge safety net 🙂

    So that’s my advice! If self-study then take the On Demand Course (and start asap) with the Bibles and 4-month study plan added on, and if live go either online or in-person depending on your preference and what’s available in your area. The key is that you start now! You have four months and a reasonable goal, so get going immediately and you’ll give yourself an excellent chance of hitting your target and then some!

    And as always let us know if you have further questions!

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