Regarding the 12-month study schedule

[TargTru99^]

Good afternoon,

This summer, I have started on the 12-month Powerscore self-study schedule for the LSAT. I have been planning to take my first LSAT in June of 2019, and I will begin my first semester of my junior year in college this fall. I'm on the second month of the schedule and I have just finished all of the questions in chapter 2 of the Powerscore LSAT Logical Reasoning Question Type Training book. Out of the 108 total questions I did in that chapter of the book, I got 54 correct. While I do not want to fall behind on the study schedule I'm using, I want to take advantage of what I did in chapter 2 of the Logical Reasoning Question Type Training book by reviewing the questions I got wrong, why I got them wrong, and how I can avoid making those same mistakes and documenting information regarding my wrong answers in the problem trackers. I have not finished reviewing all of the questions I got wrong in chapter 2 of the Logical Reasoning Question Type Training book, but I still want to push forward with the other assignments for month 2 on the study schedule that I have not done such as chapter 3 in the Logic Games Bible, chapter 2 in the Logic Games Training book, and the first 8 passages of chapter 9 in the Reading Comprehension Passage Type Training book. How can I acclimate going over the numerous wrong answers in the LR Question Type Training book and other questions I got wrong while at the same time sticking with the schedule I'm trying to follow?

[Alex Bodaken]

TargTru,

Thanks for the question, and congrats on showing the initiative to start preparing this far out - I am sure it is going to pay major dividends for you on test day. Let me give you a couple of general thoughts that hopefully will be helpful:

1.) You'll notice that the study schedule specifically schedules at least a week break, and longer if wanted. I think this early on in your studying it will be tempting to blow through that, especially given that you are encountering lots of content that you want to do. I would strongly caution against cutting out that break time - you are on a very long study schedule, which is great, but if you don't allow yourself breaks you run a real risk of burnout. Try hard to give yourself an honest break.

2.) Okay, so with that said, what to prioritize as you study? My feeling is this: it is very important that you encounter all of the material suggested in the month study plan (chapter 3 in the Logic Games Bible, chapter 2 in the Logic Games Training book, and the first 8 passages of chapter 9 in the Reading Comprehension Passage Type Training book). So I would make sure, first, to leave time for those. This may mean you won't be able to fully go over all of the questions you didn't get right in the logical reasoning section and/or other sections. But that's okay for a couple of reasons: first, as you encounter additional content in the coming months, you will naturally pick up skills that will fill gaps that were likely the reason for missing many of the questions you got wrong. Second, as the study plan moves closer to test day, you will be taking more and more practice tests with time to review - so you will have ample time to review your wrong answers on those tests. What you can't do is skip or skim a section - because that's how you might miss a concept vital to the test. Of course, if you have additional time after completing all of this, feel free to review your answers, but again, I wouldn't do so at the expense of giving yourself a break.

Hope that helps, and good luck!
Alex