Your first session focuses on understanding where you stand and what you need. Expect to take a diagnostic practice test or review recent practice test results, discuss your target law schools and score goals, and identify which sections are causing the most trouble. From there, your tutor will create a personalized study plan that addresses your specific challenges, whether that's time management on Logic Games, inference questions in Reading Comp, or argument structure in Logical Reasoning.

Logic Games intimidate many students, but they're highly learnable with the right system and practice. A tutor can teach you the diagramming techniques and setup strategies that make games manageable, help you recognize game types quickly, and build your speed through targeted drills. Most importantly, they can watch you work through games in real time, spot where you're getting stuck, and adjust your approach before bad habits form.

Reading Comp requires both understanding dense passages and answering questions accurately under time pressure—two separate skills. Tutors help by teaching active reading strategies that improve comprehension without slowing you down, showing you how to identify question types and what the test makers are really asking, and building your stamina through strategic practice. They'll also help you decide which questions to prioritize and when to move on, so you're not wasting time on trap answers.

Most LSAT experts recommend taking 40-60 full practice tests over your study period to build familiarity and endurance. However, quantity matters less than how you use them—blind timed tests show you where you stand, but the real learning happens in review. A tutor can guide you through practice test analysis, helping you understand why you missed questions, recognize patterns in your mistakes, and adjust your strategy accordingly rather than just retaking tests and hoping for better results.

Most students benefit from 8-12 weeks of focused LSAT preparation, though your timeline depends on your starting score, target score, and how many hours per week you can commit. Students studying for the LSAT typically invest 3-4 hours weekly in tutoring sessions plus independent practice between sessions. A tutor can help you create a realistic timeline based on your goals and adjust your study schedule as you progress.

Test anxiety often stems from feeling unprepared or uncertain about your approach—both things tutoring directly addresses. By the time test day arrives, you'll have practiced hundreds of questions, learned proven strategies, and taken multiple full-length practice tests under timed conditions. Your tutor can also teach you specific techniques for staying calm during the test, managing your pacing so you don't panic, and building confidence through incremental success in your practice sessions.

Look for tutors who have scored well on the LSAT themselves (typically 170+), have significant experience teaching the test, and understand the nuances of each section deeply. Varsity Tutors connects you with expert tutors who can explain not just what the right answer is, but why the test makers wrote the question that way and how to spot similar patterns. The best tutors combine strong credentials with the ability to adapt their teaching to your learning style and specific weak areas.