Your first session focuses on understanding your baseline skills and learning style. A tutor will likely review your recent practice test results, identify which sections (Logic Games, Reading Comprehension, or Logical Reasoning) need the most work, and discuss your law school timeline and score goals. This gives you a personalized roadmap for the weeks ahead rather than generic test prep.

Logic Games require a specific skill set that doesn't come naturally to most test-takers—you need to visualize complex spatial and logical relationships under time pressure. A tutor can teach you proven diagramming techniques, help you recognize game types quickly, and build your speed through targeted practice. Many students find that once they understand the underlying logic and have a system, their confidence and accuracy improve dramatically.

Timing is one of the biggest challenges on test day, and tutors help you develop a personalized pacing strategy based on your strengths. Rather than rushing through all questions equally, you'll learn to allocate more time to question types where you're accurate and move faster through areas where you're naturally strong. Practice tests under timed conditions with tutor feedback are essential for building the rhythm and confidence you need on test day.

Most test-prep experts recommend taking 20-30 full-length practice tests before test day, spaced throughout your study period using spaced repetition principles. This gives you enough repetitions to internalize test patterns and build stamina for the 3-hour exam. A tutor can help you use these tests strategically—reviewing your mistakes in depth rather than just taking test after test—so each one actually moves you closer to your goal score.

Reading Comprehension on the LSAT tests your ability to understand complex passages and answer questions about structure, tone, and detail under time pressure. Tutors teach active reading strategies—annotating as you read, identifying the main argument and supporting points, and understanding the author's purpose—rather than trying to memorize everything. With practice and feedback, you'll learn to read more efficiently and answer questions with greater confidence.

Test anxiety often comes from feeling unprepared or uncertain about your approach, so personalized tutoring addresses both by building a clear strategy and proving to yourself through practice that you can execute it. Tutors help you develop confidence through repeated success on timed sections, teach you how to handle difficult questions without panicking, and sometimes discuss mindset strategies for test day. Knowing you've prepared thoroughly with expert guidance makes a real difference in how calm and focused you feel.

Look for tutors with strong LSAT scores themselves (typically 170+), experience helping multiple students improve their scores, and knowledge of current test formats and question types. Ideally, your tutor should be able to explain not just the right answer but why wrong answers are traps, and should customize their teaching to your learning style rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. Varsity Tutors connects you with expert tutors in Provo who have proven track records helping students reach their law school goals.