Score improvement depends on your starting point and study intensity, but most students see meaningful gains within 4-8 weeks of focused preparation. If you're consistently missing 5-8 questions per section, targeted instruction on passage mapping, question type recognition, and elimination strategies can often move you up 3-5 scaled points. Working with a tutor helps you identify your specific weak spots—whether that's comparative reading, inference questions, or time management—rather than studying broadly.

Your first session typically includes a diagnostic assessment where you'll work through a timed Reading Comprehension section so the tutor can see your current approach, pacing, and error patterns. The tutor will ask about your target score, timeline, and which question types give you the most trouble. From there, you'll develop a personalized study plan that focuses on your biggest opportunities for improvement, whether that's building speed, strengthening inference skills, or mastering comparative reading passages.

Effective timing strategies include active reading techniques (annotating while you read to stay engaged), developing a consistent passage mapping system, and practicing strategic skimming for detail questions. Many high scorers spend 3-4 minutes reading and understanding the passage deeply, then 4-5 minutes answering questions—this prevents rereading and saves time. A tutor can help you find the right balance for your reading speed and develop habits that work consistently across different passage types.

Practice tests are essential—they're the only way to build stamina, identify patterns in your mistakes, and practice under realistic time pressure. Most students benefit from taking full timed sections weekly and reviewing every question they miss, not just the ones they got wrong. A tutor can help you analyze your practice test results to spot whether you're missing questions due to comprehension gaps, timing issues, or misunderstanding question formats—then target instruction accordingly.

The LSAT Reading Comprehension section includes main point, detail, inference, comparative reading, and logic questions—each requires slightly different skills. Most students find inference and comparative reading questions most challenging because they require deeper analysis and careful elimination. Varsity Tutors connects you with tutors who can break down each question type, teach you to recognize patterns, and give you targeted practice so you're confident approaching any question format on test day.

Test anxiety often stems from feeling unprepared or uncertain about your approach—both things personalized tutoring directly addresses. Building confidence comes from practicing under timed conditions repeatedly, developing reliable strategies you trust, and understanding exactly why you're missing questions. Your tutor can also help you develop mental strategies for staying calm during the actual test, like breaking the section into manageable chunks and using breathing techniques when you feel rushed.

Look for tutors with strong personal LSAT scores (typically 160+), proven experience teaching Reading Comprehension specifically, and familiarity with current LSAT formats and question types. Ideally, they should be able to explain their own test-taking strategies and adapt them to your learning style. Varsity Tutors connects you with expert tutors for students in Provo who have demonstrated success helping others improve their Reading Comprehension scores and can provide references or examples of their teaching approach.