Daily Study Habits, 3 Month Study Habits (June 2014LSAT)

[anlowe02]

I am confused and stressed out about the most efficient and beneficial study habits I should be employing right now. I take the LSAT in June.

I completed the first five chapters of the online class, and have recently gone back over every chapter with the powerscore concept review modules. I want to make sure I have these concepts solid, solid, solid.

I will spend a day dedicated to *one* lesson or concept--for example, today I only worked on advanced linear games. I am not satisfied yet, however, with how I understand and complete these games. I plan on repeating the games over and over tomorrow, the next day, etc. until I have a better grasp on them.

This is my concern: by focusing exclusively on one question type/section/game type for a few days, or a week, I worry that I will lose my grasp on the other sections and question types I have already covered, and that there is a better way to study.

Should I be doing some mixture of logical reasoning, logic games and reading comp *every day* in my studies?

Can you give any recommendations on the sort of ground I should be covering week by week until the June test? I listened to the virtual module on study plans, but I still feel uncertain about when I should be done with the 12 lessons of the course and how often I should be doing timed sections. If there already exists one, could you link me to a 3 month study plan that is compatible with the powerscore online class?

Thank you so much. powerscore rocks.

[Ron Gore]

Hi An!

There is a fantastic resource on our blog that describes a three-month study plan, written by Dave Killoran, the author of the LSAT Bibles and our LSAT courses. While the post expressly refers to the Bible trilogy, it is entirely compatible with the online class. Instead of going by specific chapters, follow the plan by topic, which you can correlate to the course by correlating the blog post to the table of contents for our publications on our website.

I admire your drive and dedication in attacking each section one at a time until you have all the material down. However, don't lose sight of the fact that you are not memorizing information, you're rewiring how you think. That's a huge difference. After you dig into a subject, give yourself a day or so to let your work sink in before you go back at it. You'll find that even as you shift to topic B, your brain is continuing to work in the background to process topic A. Focusing so intently for so long on a given topic will be counterproductive in long run, both in terms of your comprehension, and in terms of your feelings about the test.

Because of your forethought in planning, you're engaged in a marathon, not a sprint. Adapt Dave's three-month plan to the materials you already have, and you'll find yourself progressing at an efficient rate.

As an aside, if you feel Dave's post won't work well for you because of the difference in materials, we have several other posts, both on the blog and on the forum, that address this issue. I'm certain that at least one of them will fit your needs and your materials.

Good luck!

Ron