Score improvement depends on your starting point and commitment level, but many students see meaningful gains of 5-10 points with focused, intensive preparation. The key is consistent practice with quality materials and strategic feedback—5 weeks is enough time to master question formats, refine your approach to each section, and build test-day confidence. Your improvement will be most dramatic in areas where you're currently making careless mistakes or misunderstanding question logic.

Logic Games require a different skill set than the other sections—they demand spatial reasoning, rule interpretation, and the ability to visualize complex relationships quickly. Many students haven't encountered this question type before, so it feels unfamiliar and intimidating. The good news is that Logic Games are highly learnable with the right diagramming techniques and practice. A structured 5-week prep class teaches you proven strategies to set up games efficiently and work through them under time pressure.

Timing is one of the biggest challenges on the LSAT—you have roughly 8-9 minutes per Logical Reasoning question, 8-9 minutes per Reading Comprehension passage, and 8-9 minutes per Logic Game. The strategy isn't to rush; it's to know which questions to tackle first, which to skip strategically, and how to allocate your mental energy. A 5-week prep class teaches you these prioritization techniques, helps you identify your optimal question order, and builds your speed through repeated timed practice so pacing becomes automatic.

Most test-prep experts recommend taking 20-30 full-length practice tests leading up to exam day, with the bulk of them happening in your final weeks of prep. Practice tests serve two purposes: they build your stamina and test-day comfort, and they provide diagnostic data about which question types and sections need more work. A 5-week prep class typically incorporates regular practice tests into the curriculum, helping you track your progress and adjust your study strategy based on real performance data.

Test anxiety often stems from unfamiliarity with the test format and uncertainty about your abilities—both things that intensive prep directly addresses. As you practice with real LSAT questions and take full-length timed tests, the format becomes familiar and your confidence grows. A 5-week prep class also teaches you mental strategies like pacing yourself, staying focused on one question at a time, and managing the pressure of the timer so you walk into the testing center feeling prepared and calm.

Reading Comprehension on the LSAT isn't about reading speed—it's about reading strategically and understanding the author's main point, argument structure, and tone. Many students waste time rereading passages or getting lost in details. Effective strategies include active annotation, identifying the passage's core argument in the first read, and using question stems to guide your rereading. A 5-week prep class teaches you these evidence-based techniques and gives you plenty of practice applying them so you can tackle any passage with confidence.

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