Reactive vs. Proactive: The LSAT Coaching Philosophy That Cuts Study Time in Half

Most LSAT prep companies treat you like a student in a massive, impersonal lecture hall. They force every applicant through a rigid "proactive" curriculum, regardless of their starting point. They’ll spend weeks lecturing on basic concepts you might already intuitively understand, wasting your valuable time on "tricks" for question types you’re already getting right. At JurisPrep, we believe this "one-size-fits-all" approach is the fastest way to burnout and the slowest way to a Scholarship Score™.

Our philosophy is strictly reactive. This means we don’t show up with a pre-set, twelve-hour syllabus of boring lectures. Instead, we are reactive to your specific performance. In our sessions, you bring the work you’ve been doing—the drills you struggled with or the practice sections that felt like a hurdle—and we build the lesson around those exact gaps. If you’re already a natural at Must-Be-True questions, we aren't going to bore you with a three-hour deep dive into them. We focus only on what you need to know right now to get to the next level.

This reactive approach is vital because the LSAT is ultimately a test of how well you read and understand a very specific, often miserable, type of English. Because you already speak the language, some parts of the test will simply "click" for you. Proactive programs ignore your existing strengths, but reactive coaching identifies them so we can shift 100% of our focus to your weaknesses. By being reactive, we ensure that every single minute of coaching is high-yield and directly translates to a higher score.

When we look at what you’re struggling with, we aren't just looking to apply a patch or a quick tip. While we are reactive to your current needs, our goal is to build a mechanical, repeatable Order of Operations that helps you replicate the necessary thought process to get every question right, no matter what. We teach you a consistent six-step process that applies to every Logical Reasoning question, no matter how "new" or "weird" it seems. By the way, this order of operations isn't a secret. You can read about it here.

By focusing our reactive coaching on these fundamentals, we ensure that even when the test gets harder or the question types shift, you have a solid foundation to fall back on.

Ultimately, LSAT coaching should be a conversation, not a lecture. It’s about developing a relationship with a coach who understands the way you think. By focusing our instruction only on the areas where you are actually losing points, we can effectively cut your study time in half while maximizing your results. At JurisPrep, we don't just want to teach you the LSAT; we want to tailor our approach to your unique needs so you can spend less time studying and more time securing the full-ride offer you deserve.