I know I just said this but I will often remind you that this test is hard, simply to remind you that you need to study to do well. So one more time: The LSAT is hard. You still here? Great, let’s move on.

The LSAT is formidable for two distinct reasons:

1. The comprehension of logic and grammar required is foreign to most students.
2. The LSAT imposes a strict time constraint. On average you have 1 minute and 24 seconds to complete each of the 100 scored multiple choice questions on the exam.

So what do we do?

When Julius Caesar led the Roman armies against the Gauls, they were too numerous to face all at once. On a related note, one time I was trying to eat an entire quadruple fudge ice cream cake by myself, but I found I couldn’t fit the whole thing into my mouth at once. To overcome these seemingly overwhelming challenges, it is often best to use a strategy of “divide and conquer.” It worked for Caesar and it works on cakes. Guess what? It works for the LSAT.

The LSAT is hard. It’s hard because (1) the logic and grammar are difficult and (2) you don’t have much time. We are going to “divide and conquer,” dealing first with the logic and grammar and then with the time constraint. Lastly, I ate a whole ice cream cake one time.