A clear, free path to your best LSAT score.
Chicago LSAT Prep is a 60-day course from an attorney who studied for the LSAT for 13 months and raised their score by 14 points. Every study day gives you a one-page lesson, a specific assignment from an official PrepTest in LSAC LawHub, and a guided review.
The course is free, with no trial and no card. To do the assignments you will need to pay LSAC for its LawHub Advantage subscription, which is where the official PrepTests live.
Day 17 of 60
Flaw Questions I: The Common Patterns
Today's lesson
One-page PDF: six flaws the test reuses constantly
Plus one original practice question on flaws.
LawHub assignment
PrepTest 106, second Logical Reasoning section
Short day: questions 1 to 12. Long day: all questions.
Review
Name the flaw in every question, then log each miss with the reason
- structured study days
- 60structured study days
- one-page lessons
- 60one-page lessons
- for the course, always
- $0for the course, always
- never tied to a calendar
- Your pacenever tied to a calendar
Before you begin
Five things to know up front.
Read these first. They will save you confusion later.
- The course is free. LawHub Advantage is not.
- Every lesson and tool on this site is free. The official practice tests belong to LSAC, and you will need to buy LSAC LawHub Advantage from LSAC, about $124 for one year, to do the daily assignments.
- Sixty study days, not sixty days in a row.
- You are not meant to study 60 days straight. Plan on about five study days a week, which makes the program roughly twelve weeks, before you take your first real exam.
- Self-paced first, then timed.
- LawHub has a Self-Paced Mode and an Exam Mode, and every assignment says which to use. Early on, almost everything is self-paced, with one short timed session a week. The timed work increases steadily until you are taking full tests in Exam Mode.
- It gets you ready for your first exam.
- After that you can keep studying on your own, which can be as simple as taking practice exams in LawHub, and you can work with a tutor if you want one.
- You can do it more than once.
- The program can be repeated, in whole or in part. I recommend studying for about a year in total. I studied for thirteen months.
How it works
Sixty study days. One at a time.
The program is sixty study days, ideally five a week, not sixty days in a row. It starts with how the test works, builds each skill in order, and ends with full practice tests. Your place is always saved.
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Create your free account
It takes under a minute. Your progress, scores, and notes are saved privately to your account.
Get set up
Start with how the test works
The first days explain the format, the scoring, and why the score matters, and walk you through setting up LSAC LawHub Advantage.
Study
Work one study day at a time
Finish Day 12 today or next week. When you return, Day 13 is waiting. Repeat any day whenever you need to.
Days 1–12
Orientation & Foundations
How the LSAT works and is scored, a diagnostic PrepTest, and the core skills: reading closely, taking arguments apart, and conditional reasoning.
Days 13–30
Core Question Types
Every major Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension question type, one at a time, with your first timed sections.
Days 31–45
Timing & Strategy
Pacing, skipping, how wrong answers are built, blind review, back-to-back sections, and your first full test since the diagnostic.
Days 46–60
Full Tests & Readiness
Full PrepTests every few days with a complete review after each, plus an honest assessment of whether you are ready.
Every study day
Learn it, practice it on the real thing, then find out why.
Each day has the same parts. It is simple on purpose. Consistency is what moves scores.
A one-page lesson
A PDF you can open, save, or print. It teaches one LSAT skill, adds an original practice question on that skill, and, where it helps, includes a short note from a Chicago attorney.
A LawHub assignment
The exact official PrepTest and section to complete in your own LawHub account, with a short-day and a long-day option on most days.
A guided review
What to look over, what to do differently, and whether you finished on time. Review is treated as half the work, because it is.
A record of it
Log your results and your mistakes with the reason for each. Your dashboard turns them into trends you can act on.
Who built this
Built by an attorney who has been through all of it
I took a nontraditional path to becoming an attorney. I began my career in accounting and tax, working with complex financial and legal issues, before deciding to pursue law. Along the way I also earned an MBA, founded and operated my own business, and attended law school while continuing to build professional experience.
My path to law school started with the LSAT. I studied for the exam for more than a year, about 13 months in all, and raised my score by 14 points. That gave me firsthand experience with both the academic and the mental challenges of long-term LSAT preparation. It shaped my belief that LSAT prep should be structured, sustainable, and focused on actually understanding why you are getting questions right or wrong, not on completing as many questions as possible.
- studying for the LSAT
- 13 monthsstudying for the LSAT
- score improvement
- +14 pointsscore improvement
- Uniform Bar Exam score
- 306Uniform Bar Exam score
- licensed to practice
- 3 stateslicensed to practice
Official practice
You practice on real LSATs, in LSAC LawHub.
Official LSAT questions belong to LSAC and are available through LawHub, the same digital interface used for the real exam. Chicago LSAT Prep tells you exactly which PrepTest and which section to complete each day, using LawHub's current numbers from PrepTest 101 upward. It never copies or displays official questions.
How the assignments build
- Weeks 1 to 3: Self-Paced Mode, with one short timed session a week, starting with a diagnostic PrepTest
- Weeks 4 to 6: your first full timed sections in Exam Mode, then two and three timed sessions a week
- Weeks 7 to 9: mostly timed, with back-to-back sections and a full test
- Weeks 10 to 12: a full, four-section PrepTest in Exam Mode every few days, each with a full review
You will need LSAC LawHub Advantage, about $124 for one year, paid to LSAC. See how to set it up.
Chicago LSAT Prep is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by LSAC.
A study day, up close
What Day 17 looks like
Fifty minutes on a short day. About an hour and a half on a long one.
Today's lesson
Flaw Questions I: The Common Patterns
A one-page PDF on six reasoning errors the test reuses constantly, a method for naming the flaw before you read the answer choices, and one original practice question to try it on.
LawHub assignment
PrepTest 106, second Logical Reasoning section
Short day: questions 1 to 12, untimed. Long day: the whole section. You complete it in your own LawHub account.
Review
Name the flaw in every question
For each miss: why the right answer is right, why yours was wrong, and what made it attractive. Then log it in your Mistake Journal with the real reason.
Progress tracking
Watch the trend, not the last score.
Your dashboard shows every completed day, your rolling practice-test average against your target, your accuracy by section, how often you finish on time, and the reasons you most often miss questions.
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Example progress for illustration.
The approach
Take it seriously. Give it time. Learn from every miss.
This is what I believe about preparing for the LSAT, and it shapes every day of the course.
Give yourself enough time
There is nothing wrong with studying for a long time. I recommend about a year. Sixty days here means sixty study sessions, ideally five a week, and you can go through the program more than once.
Be consistent, not consumed
Steady work beats marathon sessions. Keep your sleep, your relationships, and the rest of your life.
Review as much as you practice
The goal is to understand why each answer is right or wrong, not to get through hundreds of questions.
Treat a bad score as feedback
Look at what it tells you, learn from it, and move forward. Watch trends, not single results.
Take the test when you are ready
Let your recent practice results decide, not the date on a calendar or a registration you already paid for.
Think about what comes after
The score affects admission and cost. The course also covers scholarships, choosing a school, and what practice is like.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Is Chicago LSAT Prep really free?
Yes. Every lesson, the full 60-day plan, the Mistake Journal, and progress tracking are free, and there is no paid tier. The official practice tests are not ours. They live in LSAC's LawHub, and you will need LSAC LawHub Advantage, which LSAC sells for about $124 for one year (confirm the current price on LawHub). LSAC's fee waiver program has included it at no cost for those who qualify.
Do I study 60 days in a row?
No. Sixty days means sixty study days, ideally about five a week, so plan on roughly twelve weeks before your first real exam. Take days off. The program picks up wherever you left it.
Will I be ready for the LSAT after the program?
The program is built to get you ready to take your first real exam, and it teaches you to check that against your recent practice scores. From there you can study on your own, which can be as simple as taking practice exams in LawHub, and you can work with a tutor. You can also go through the program again. I recommend studying for about a year in total. I studied for about 13 months.
What if I miss a day, or a week?
Nothing is lost. The program is not tied to calendar dates. If you finish Day 12 and come back a week later, Day 13 is waiting. Many days also offer a short option for when you have less time.
What is a short day and a long day?
Most days give you two versions of the LawHub assignment. The short day is part of a section. The long day is a full section, or two. Either one completes the day. As the course goes on the assignments grow, and the last test days are full four-section PrepTests only.
Is the practice timed or untimed?
Both, and every assignment tells you which. LawHub has a Self-Paced Mode with no clock and an Exam Mode that is timed like the real test. Early in the course almost everything is in Self-Paced Mode, with one short timed session a week. The timed sessions increase week by week until you are taking full tests in Exam Mode.
Why do I practice on LawHub and not on this site?
Official LSAT questions belong to LSAC, and LawHub is the official place to practice them, in the same digital interface as the real test. This site teaches the concepts and tells you exactly which PrepTest and section to complete each day. It never copies or displays official questions. Each lesson does include one original practice question written for this course. These are not official LSAT questions.
Which PrepTest numbers does the course use?
The current three-digit LawHub numbers, beginning with PrepTest 101. Older two-digit PrepTest numbers refer to a previous format of the test and are not used here.
Who wrote the course?
A Chicago attorney who practices litigation, studied for the LSAT for about 13 months, and raised their score by 14 points. The About page has the full background.
Is Chicago LSAT Prep affiliated with LSAC?
No. Chicago LSAT Prep is an independent educational resource. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Law School Admission Council.
Is my progress private?
Yes. Your progress, scores, notes, and Mistake Journal are tied to your account and protected so that only you can see them.
Your first study day is waiting.
Day 1 explains how the LSAT works and gets you set up. Your progress is saved automatically.