Your first session focuses on assessment and strategy. Your tutor will review your diagnostic test results, identify which sections are causing the most difficulty, and discuss your target score and law school timeline. You'll also learn about the LSAT format, question types, and pacing strategies tailored to your strengths. By the end, you'll have a clear roadmap for your study plan and know exactly what to focus on first.

Logic Games challenge many test-takers because they require mastering specific diagramming techniques and pattern recognition under time pressure. A tutor can teach you proven strategies for each game type, help you build speed through targeted drills, and show you how to quickly identify which games to tackle first. With consistent practice and feedback on your diagrams, most students gain confidence and significantly improve their Games section score.

Reading Comp improvement comes from learning active reading strategies—how to identify the main point, author's tone, and structure quickly—and practicing with real LSAT passages. Your tutor will teach you annotation techniques, help you distinguish between detail questions and inference questions, and build your speed without sacrificing accuracy. Regular practice with timed passages, combined with review of your mistakes, reveals patterns in what you're missing.

Most students benefit from taking 15-20 full-length practice tests throughout their LSAT prep, with frequency increasing as your test date approaches. Early on, you might take one every 1-2 weeks to build stamina and identify weak areas; closer to test day, you'll take them more frequently under timed, test-like conditions. Your tutor will recommend a schedule based on your timeline and progress, and will review each test with you to analyze mistakes and refine your strategy.

Pacing is a major challenge because the LSAT gives you 35 minutes per section with no breaks between them. Your tutor will teach you section-specific timing strategies—for example, which Logic Games to skip initially, or how to quickly eliminate wrong answers in Logical Reasoning. Through timed drills and full-length practice tests, you'll develop a rhythm that works for your brain, and learn when to move on versus when to spend extra time on a question.

Test anxiety often stems from uncertainty about what to expect or lack of confidence in your abilities. Working with a tutor builds confidence through repeated exposure to real LSAT questions, mastery of test-taking strategies, and consistent score improvement on practice tests. Your tutor can also teach you specific techniques for managing stress during the exam, such as pacing strategies that give you control and mental approaches to staying focused when a section feels difficult.

Look for tutors with strong LSAT scores (typically 170+), law school experience, and proven success teaching the test. They should be familiar with all three sections, understand common student mistakes, and have access to real LSAT PrepPlus materials for your practice. Varsity Tutors connects you with expert tutors for students in San Francisco who have demonstrated expertise in LSAT instruction and can provide personalized guidance based on your specific goals and timeline.