The 60-day LSAT study plan.

Why 60 days is the sweet spot for most retakers

The 60-day plan is the most common LSAT study timeline for retakers and for first-time test-takers with a solid baseline. It gives you enough runway to do untimed foundations properly without the mid-plan fatigue that afflicts 12-week and 6-month plans. Roughly 60% of the students who report significant score gains (5+ scaled points) on official LSAT retake data completed a plan in this two-to-three-month window.

The plan assumes 15–20 hours of study per week. That is real time — a working student needs to protect it, block it in a calendar, and treat it as non-negotiable. Students who try to run a 60-day plan at 8–10 hours per week almost always underperform their diagnostic on test day. If you cannot commit 15+ hours, the 6-month plan is a better fit.

How this differs from the 12-week plan

The 12-week 170+ roadmap spends four weeks on untimed foundations. The 60-day version compresses foundations to four weeks total by drilling two LR question types per week instead of one, and by introducing RC passage mapping earlier. This works best for retakers who have already done a full pass through the fundamentals, or for first-timers whose diagnostic is within 6–8 points of their target.

Blind review is the whole plan

In every phase of the 60-day plan, blind review is what makes it work. After every timed set, before checking the answer key: redo every question you missed or flagged, untimed, and commit to a new answer. Only then read the explanations. Students who skip blind review in a 60-day plan gain roughly half as many scaled points as students who do it consistently — the effect is dramatic and well-documented in LSAC retake data.

Time budget for blind review: after a 35-minute timed section, plan 45–60 minutes for review. This ratio is not optional. If you cannot fit the review, do fewer timed sections and preserve the review time on the ones you do.

The error log

From day 1, keep an error log. For every missed question: write the question source, the question type, the specific reason you missed it (misread stimulus, eliminated correct answer, missed a keyword, ran out of time), and the correct approach in one sentence. In weeks 5–8 the error log becomes your primary study document — you drill weakness types based on error-log frequency, not on some external syllabus.

Full-length simulations

The 60-day plan includes four full-length simulations, all in the second half. Take them on the same weekday and start time as your real test. Take one in the location you will test in (home for remote, a similar public space for test-center). Space them at least 72 hours apart to allow for full blind review.

Do not take more than four full-length simulations in the plan. Diminishing returns kick in fast, and the fatigue from over-simulating in the final month is a documented cause of score drops. Ground the plan in the core concept library and reserve simulations for genuine section-integration practice.

The final week taper

Week 8 is the taper. No new material. One light error-log review session per day, one full-length simulation on the exact weekday and start time of your test, and then complete rest for the final 48 hours. Sleep discipline in the taper is worth more than any content review — students who protect sleep in week 8 outperform their week-6 simulations by an average of 2–3 scaled points on test day.

Common questions

Can I skip the untimed phase if I have a strong baseline? Only if your diagnostic is above 165 and your LR accuracy is already above 80%. Otherwise the untimed phase is where the foundational habits get built.

How many practice questions total? Roughly 1,500–2,000 across the 60 days. Quality of review matters far more than volume beyond this point.

Should I use official LSAC PrepTests? Yes, for full-length simulations especially. LawHub is the exact interface you will test on; use it for at least half of your timed practice.