Meet the Blueprint LSAT instructors.

If you can't tell within 30 seconds of meeting Erin that she comes from San Diego, she'll be more than happy to give you the ''Wisconsin-Nor Cal-San Diego'' analysis that will clear up any geographic confusion. She plays beach volleyball (of course!) and also played indoor volley for 9 years.

After being transplanted to UCLA, Erin taught SAT courses in order to pay for the hugely overpriced Westwood rent. After contending with high school moms and adolescent hormones, she decided it was time to move up to the big time and take the LSAT.

After receiving a 173 under the tutelage of Trent, she's moved into her own. Her teaching style is self-described as ''super fun and great!'' Although Erin recognizes that most college students won't find the LSAT as entertaining as she did, Erin strives to make the logic of the test accessible and applicable to her students, so that they can enjoy class while learning how to master the test.

A compulsive TiVo watcher, Erin may be seen watching reruns of Alias and America's Next Top Model at all hours of the day and night.

Jesse is his name, and my friends, logic is his game. Jesse's resume reads like a success manual for a prodigy. Professional jump roper at eight. International art thief at twenty. LSAT instructor at twenty four. Thug life, people.

Jesse happily penciled in enough bubbles to get a 171 on the LSAT. Realizing his rent was due and the bottom was dropping out of the professional jump roping market, he showed Blueprint his score and has been teaching ever since. His instructional philosophy is best summed up as ''I'm the mofo who is going to give you the info.'' As the OG of the LSAT, Jesse uses his nearly limitless energy and phrases from the slang dictionary to help bring the LSAT to his peeps. He is also at times incomprehensible to white people.

We're hoping that Jesse will dress as something other than a cow for Halloween this year. He's been riding the plastic udder costume for a long, long time.

A menace on the racquetball court, Justin Capuano earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA, mostly by breaking things and then fixing them.

Justin has achieved the remarkable feat of scoring a 178 on the LSAT and in the 99th percentile on the SAT, GRE and GMAT. He began teaching SAT classes at the age of 17, and trained numerous instructors before leaving to teach LSAT classes at UCLA. Over the course of two years, Justin logged hundreds of classroom hours and received stellar reviews from his students. Before coming to Blueprint, he co-authored a GRE course which is currently being taught nationwide.

A natural motivator, Justin subscribes to the ''no student left behind'' approach to teaching. He makes a habit of arriving early and staying late, and takes pride in his ability to help students exceed their own expectations.

Though his love of music manifests itself in many forms, his true passion is and always will be the kazoo.

Currently living in an apartment that smells suspiciously of spray tan and hair dye, Liz is proof that blondes both have more fun and get higher scores on the LSAT.

Liz is finishing her English major and Spanish minor (yes; she's both white and fluent) at UCLA. After graduation, Liz plans to apply to law school with the 170 she got on the LSAT after taking a Blueprint course with Trent.

Attending Liz's class is similar to an episode of the Jersey Shore. You'll smoosh in the hot tub, eat pickles, get punched in the face, and learn the LSAT. Well, one of these four things will happen. Liz believes that a combination of humor, love, and of course an intimate understanding of the test is the best approach to teaching the LSAT, and she'll hold your hand whenever it needs holding. That's it though - let's not push it.

Liz's Jersey Shore name is ''The Position''. We have no comment.

Josh was 6 feet tall in the eighth grade and never grew another inch. This means his popularity on basketball teams reached its apogee at 13 and has steadily declined since.

Josh is living proof that you can start out as a science major and still go to a good law school. And by ''good'' we mean Harvard. That's right, Josh was pre-med as an undergraduate at Berkeley and still made it to those venerable, ivy-lined halls. Of course, his LSAT score of 176 might have had something to do with it.

Before heading to Cambridge, Josh did a stint as a Taiwanese pop star. Josh or ''Get off the stage!'' as he was called takes his teaching mantra from crooning My Heart Will Go On in Taipei bars: be prepared, stay calm, and wear as many sequins as possible.

When not teaching for Blueprint, Josh is a part-time professional ninja. He specializes in retrieving stranded kittens in trees no taller than 6 feet.

A skateboarding enthusiast, Jay has perfected the art of the frontside 360 while scattering pedestrians on the Newport Beach boardwalk.

Another Matt disciple (and thereby a second generation Trent offspring), Jay swears by the Blueprint method, which brought him from a 157 to a 172 (from approximately the 74th to the 99th percentile) in one class. After soaking up his last quarter at UCLA and earning a BA in Psychology, Jay was off to cause mischief in Europe. He has since returned to Newport Beach to try out his best OC ''Adam Brody'' impersonation.

Jay's teaching style is laid back and approachable. You may find him sneaking a quick minute of American Wasteland between classes, but he's always ready for an LSAT chat.

Jay's claim to trivia fame is being able to link Kevin Bacon to Paris Hilton in three moves in the ''6 degrees of Kevin Bacon'' game.*

* Paris Hilton was in House of Wax with Elisha Cuthbert, who is on 24 with Kiefer Sutherland, who was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon.

Colin is an agoraphobic who never leaves his apartment. Except to get food. And cigarettes. And teach LSAT class. Actually, he’s not really agoraphobic.

Colin majored in German at UC Berkeley, eventually graduating with honors. Colin then worked as a temp at the American Cancer Society, where for five months he feverishly concealed the fact that he is a smoker. His tenure there was cut short after a macabre incident in which the ACS director stumbled upon Mr. Elzie in the men’s room, perched on a toilet and smoking a cigarillo through five feet of flexible rubber tubing. Allegedly.

Upon scoring a 178 on the LSAT, Colin secured a job teaching for Blueprint after protracted negotiations regarding how often he could mention Otto von Bismarck in class.

Colin enjoys sitting at home where he can often be found eating Cheez-Its, watching TV, and slowly waiting to die.

Cheryl has a 179 on the LSAT. Bam. Just three out of 10,000 get that score. Because of this, we forgive her for being a Miami Hurricanes fan.

Cheryl attended Georgetown Law School on a full scholarship and worked for the Guardian ad Litem program where she represented abandoned, abused, and neglected children. This experience, plus her many years of teaching standardized testing (SAT, MCAT, and LSAT) has made her a compassionate and caring instructor.

You may notice that Cheryl shakes regularly in class. This should be attributed to the four shots of espresso she drinks every day and not to the fact that the Miami Hurricanes haven't been the same since Jimmy Johnson took his helmet hair to the Cowboys. Is that gel or pomade?

Jackie’s psychic, Madam Snow, prophesied that she would have ten children, move to Ohio, and marry a one-armed carpenter with a penchant for Russian nesting dolls. Fortunately, Madam Snow has never accurately predicted anything.

Instead, Jackie has a lizard named Al, lives in Manhattan, and teaches 6th grade in Harlem. After taking Blueprint and scoring a 178 (99.8%) on the LSAT, she now teaches for us.

Jackie’s instructor style has been informed by her 6th graders. This means chewing gum is not allowed in class, all good test results receive a gold star, and you have to clean the board if you’re back late from recess. If you’re really lucky, she might appoint you hall monitor.

Jackie would like us to mention that Madam Snow accepts cash or checks.

Morgan is definitely the teacher you want to be with during zombie, werewolf, or vampire attacks. He spent his years at UC Berkeley researching post-apocalyptic adventure and survival, but had difficulty finding employment that made use of his expertise. Fortunately, Blueprint was looking for a zombie defender/LSAT instructor, and a star was born.

Between LSAT classes, Morgan attends NYU School of Law. He has also taught GRE, TOEFL, and ESL around the world. He actually took the LSAT in Tokyo, which was weird. During a party to celebrate his 174, he logged 4th place on the local DDR machine while being cheered on by a crowd of 13 year-old girls. With nothing left to prove, he came home to join Blueprint and share the gift of high scores with the world.

Morgan supplements the Blueprint method with a bucketful of energy and a whole lot of bad jokes. He stresses the predictable and game-like nature of the test and believes that learning to have fun with it is the surest path to a dominating score.

Morgan is hooked on the New York Times crossword puzzle, although he still can't finish Saturdays on his own.

Towering above his peers at 5 feet, 7 inches tall, Dylan has outgrown neither his passion for teaching nor the suit he wore to his high school prom.

Dylan is a Southern California native who graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA with a BA in political science. A former student of Trent's, Dylan scored a 175 on the LSAT (99.6%) and is jointly pursuing a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard University and a law degree from Columbia Law School. This means he's very tired.

Dylan believes that the LSAT is like the New York subway. Once you overcome the initial apprehension at the smell, the system is very learnable. That and, like the L Train, never take an LSAT after midnight.

Dylan will trade you his spot at Columbia Law School for a dollar.

Bred in San Diego, Marc is familiar with Shamu, Legoland, and bro tendencies such as flip flops and sleeveless jerseys. Indeed, he's been known to catch particularly gnarly hippers when bailing rooftop tre-flips.

Marc received a 172 on the LSAT which helped him gain entry into law school at the University of San Diego. While there, he spent his time honing Halo skills and trying to get out of a legal job on the other end. Fortunately, we have a soft spot in our hearts for lawyers with 99th percentile LSAT scores who use the word gnarly. And a star was born.

A veteran of LSAT instruction, Marc has been teaching LSAT classes since 2005. He believes every student has the potential to succeed, but they have to decide to do so. Marc uses empathy and his vast teaching experience to create an environment for personal growth.

Marc sleeps two hours at a time. This means he can recite the dialogue to many movies verbatim. His current favorite: The Big Lebowski.

Amy majored in Classics and Chemistry at UCSB. If they seem totally unrelated, it’s because they are. Although perhaps Aeschylus would have written a different version of Prometheus Bound had he known that fire comes from the combustion of fuel and oxygen rather than from a hollow fennel stalk.

Amy began her LSAT career by tutoring her Siberian huskies, Katie and Pirate. Though they showed far more interest in doggie treats than reading comprehension passages, both were able to achieve a perfect score on the LSAT. That is, if you define a perfect score as using old exams as chew toys.

Buoyed by her canine companions’ clear success, Amy now tutors humans and the occasional armadillo while attending NYU Law. She scored a 172 on the LSAT by methodically constructing a course of study that addressed her weaknesses, an approach she uses for her tutoring students. Above all, Amy believes that patience is the key to any good teacher.

Since graduating from UCSB, Amy has begun to learn Arabic and studies Okinawan karate. This means she yells ''Kiai'' when performing round house kicks.

Never one to pass up a Star Wars metaphor, Mina fancies herself an LSAT Jedi ready to teach her young padawans the skills necessary to master the LSAT.

Apart from her Star Wars nerdiness, Mina has been preparing herself for a career in law and politics. A native of Southern California, she spent her undergraduate years at UC Berkeley, where she earned her BA in Political Science and Religious Studies. After graduating, Mina traveled to the political headwaters of Washington DC, then on to NYU School of Law.

Mina achieved a 173 on the LSAT by training herself to believe that everything she read on the test was the most interesting thing she had ever read in her life. She applies this same enthusiasm to her students to help them achieve great score results. You'll find her to be a sweet, understanding instructor with a great deal of patience.

Mina believes that enthusiasm for the world of logic, coupled with the Blueprint method will equip students with everything necessary to slice through the LSAT like a light saber through cheese.

Matt is living proof that mullets and LSAT success are not mutually exclusive. He also wishes his middle name was ''of'' since it would make founding a religious cult so much easier.

Matt attended UCLA where he majored in Political Science. During that time he founded ''Students for Sensible Drug Policy'' and tutored students in math and on standardized tests. His passion for both may be summed up in his teaching motto ''For LSAT hope, lay off the dope.''

Matt believes his boyish good looks got him into NYU School of Law. We believe it was the 180 he scored on the LSAT. Whatever the case, he's now a law student during the day and a Blueprint tutor at night. Matt enjoys teaching his students the LSAT skills that allowed him to score well on test day, as well as his knowledge of the best bars in Greenwich Village.

Matt’s real middle name is Bryan.

Though a devout fan of The Daily Show, in March Smitha neglects even Jon Stewart for NCAA basketball.

Smitha bid farewell to UCLA's Wooden Center after finishing a BS in Aerospace Engineering with minors in English and Political Science. She has worked for NASA on the Cassini Mission to Saturn, writes for the South Asian magazine Sandesha, and knows the exact aileron deflection and flap extension angles needed for superior aerodynamic performance. Since then, she has returned to UCLA for her JD.

Smitha's prowess in standardized tests is nearly as good as her jump shot: after scoring a 1600 on the SAT, Smitha co-authored a popular SAT review book. A former student of Matt's, she scored a 175 (99.6%) on the LSAT, and believes in the effectiveness of strategic practice (and the occasional late-night Subway run) in raising one's score and test-taking confidence. Smitha offers patience, affability, and compassion in her teaching.

Though uncertain of her post-college plans, Smitha relies on Vogue magazine and the hope that Jon Stewart will supplant Arnold Schwarzenegger as CA governor to get her through the day.

Nick has a 180. From taking a Blueprint class. That's just good marketing so we're going to mention it a bunch of times. He also lists slack lining as his favorite hobby. Our best guess is sewing, gynecology, or rock climbing.

Nick left Half Moon Bay (yes it's as beautiful as it sounds) to attend UC Berkeley. Four years later, he left with degrees in Rhetoric and Legal Studies and an appreciation for homeless person soliloquies on politics. He also got a 180 on the LSAT after taking a Blueprint class.

Nick's teaching approach is much like slack lining in that you must trust your instructor to give you the right advice, then practice over and over so you can perform on test day. We still don't know what slack lining is, but the method sounds good for the LSAT. Especially from someone who got a 180 after taking a Blueprint class.

When not teaching formal logic, Nick can be found reading Dharma Bums or similar Beatnik literature. This is because all people in Northern California think Beatnik writers are cool, even though the writing is fairly lame. Except Ginsberg's ''A Supermarket in California''. Did we mention that Nick has a 180? And that he took a Blueprint class? Tell your friends.

Frequently spotted floundering on a surfboard close to shore on southern California beaches, Matthew Riley is a Bay Area native who earned his BA in Psychology from UCLA.

A former student of Trent's, Matt received a near perfect score of 179 (99.9%) on the LSAT. He began teaching for a national company and quickly garnered a substantial following. During his two-year tenure, Matt instructed over 700 students in large classroom settings and spent hundreds of hours tutoring individual students. Now, he joins his old instructor as a business partner and brings his extensive knowledge of the LSAT to Blueprint.

Matt creates an engaging classroom setting by combining humor with a deep understanding of the test. Informative and entertaining, his classes provide a lighthearted atmosphere in which students excel.

Matt is an avid snowboarder and he is convinced that knowledge of ''Saved by the Bell'' trivia is a mark of intellectual distinction.

While most little girls dream of having a pony, Alex wanted to be a pony. When this didn't work out, she decided becoming a lawyer was a decent backup plan.

Alex graduated from Vanderbilt with a love for SEC sports, a major in Political Science and more t-shirts covered in greek letters than one can fit in a tiny New York City apartment. Yep, boys and girls, she belonged to a sorority. This means she can strike the perfect camera pose, knows which dyeables to wear as a bridesmaid, and thinks everything looks better with glitter on it.

Alex feels that teaching the LSAT is like training new boyfriends. First, you have to break their old bad habits and then you have to teach them to do things the way you want them to. Next, you have to keep reminding them of the right way to do things until they think it was their idea to do it your way in the first place. There must be something to this theory as she got a 176 on her own LSAT.

In addition to teaching the LSAT, Alex enjoys dancing and can be prevailed upon to demonstrate the ''Kid-n-Play'' after class. It's all in the foot slide, people.

Nick II (there are three Blueprint Nick's in total) walked on to play basketball at Tulane. He attributes this to the post-Katrina exodus that left a dearth of good players but we, who have seen the form on his jumpshot, beg to differ.

In between the three man weave and pick and roll practice, Nick found time to graduate summa cum laude in Finance/Economics. However, the whole market crash thing made investment banking seem like not such a good idea. Enter the LSAT. Which he did fairly well on. With a 173 in one hand and a firm commitment to teaching others that Marquitta should get the super wash in the other, Nick joined the Blueprint team. You'll find him approachable, easygoing, and always able to throw your wadded up practice test into the trash with speed and accuracy.

Nick plans on using his Blueprint funds to purchase a Subway franchise. Why? We will perhaps never know.

A Philadelphia native, Rob left home at the age of 18 with nothing but a cheese steak and a postcard of the Liberty Bell.

He arrived at NYU and immediately began searching for Manhattan's holy grails: the Olsen twins and an apartment with no brokerage fees. Neither has come to fruition, though he once saw a basement studio on craigslist for $1,800 a month.

Rob enjoys imparting the advice to his students that allowed him to obtain his LSAT score of 178: take it one question at a time and don’t freak out on test day. He enjoys using his vast reservoirs of patience and LSAT knowledge to help students unlock their full LSAT potential.

In his free time, Rob likes to fake being a jazz aficionado, complete with constant references to obscure musicians. Charles Mingus is a current favorite.

If you can't guess it from his name, Misha was born in Russia. This means he prefers vodka to water, follows professional weight-lifting, and is extremely ambivalent about the fall of communism.

Misha graduated from UCLA where he majored in communication studies. While there he also founded the prestigious ''Bruins for Traffic Relief'' which has convinced over five people to take a bus in Los Angeles. Misha scored a 170 on the LSAT after taking Blueprint with Matt Riley. He attributes at least part of his success to the inspiration of ''Goldeneye''.

As an LSAT instructor, Misha is known as ''The Sickle'', using his blade of logic and humor to cut through the confusing grassland of LSAT questions. He also assures us that he bonds with students on an Eastern European level. We're not sure what that means, and we're a bit afraid to ask.

Misha hopes to use his Blueprint earnings to get out of the garage where he currently resides.

With his rugged good looks and powerful haunches, it's hard to imagine why Brad hasn't embarked on a career as a Romance cover model. Sadly, an early on-set altercation with Fabio blackballed him from the industry.

Nursing a sore ego and sorer pecs, Brad made his way to UCSD, then Loyola Law School, eventually passing the bar and becoming a lawyer. He attributes his 170 on the LSAT, as well as most of his successes, to following a meticulous program of binge drinking and studying. We suspect the latter perhaps better accounts for his achievements than the former.

A baseball and basketball coach in a former life, Brad tries to keep a locker room looseness in class and is good at breaking down difficult concepts into simple terms. When asked why he chooses to teach the LSAT over practicing law, Brad replied that he ''finds it rewarding to help students achieve their goals''. Go figure.

Brad enjoys camouflage shorts, the Atlanta Braves, and making bouncer's girlfriends cry. (It's a long story).

Nick Spear (the third Nick in an esteemed Blueprint instructor line-up) has been inspired by many people in his life, but none more so than the patron saint of daytime television, Maury Povich. He champions the many life lessons that can be found in the show, including the determination of the girl who proved that a 13 year old is the father of her son.

Nick graduated from UCLA with a BA in Political Science. After working for a year at the LA Superior Courthouse helping clients without attorneys to navigate the legal system, he took a year off to travel in Central America where he learned how to open a coconut with a pen. Which was more important? You decide.

Nick took a Blueprint course where he went up 12 points to get a 172. Accordingly, he understands how to put in the work to procure a good LSAT score. And how to use the word ''procure'' gratuitously. From his own experience he champions homework, correct repetition, and the ability to diagnose your own mistakes. He also advises never going on the Maury Show to determine paternity. Because ''If you go, you's a ho''.

Jenny graduated with a BA in Political Science from Stanford University, where she was cheerleader and staff writer for the Stanford Review. Having served as Head Instructor of the National Dance Alliance and Director of the Urban Styles Dance company, she is also a serious threat on the dance floor.

Jenny has taught LSAT and GMAT courses for over 4 years and is a veteran at helping students raise their scores. She is currently on a full scholarship at UT Law School (thanks in part to an LSAT score of 174), a staff editor of the Texas Journal of Women and the Law, and takes pride in spreading her LSAT knowledge to fellow Austin-ites.

With a compassionate and indefatigable commitment to teaching, Jenny is a veritable cheerleader for her students. You can expect her to be patient, approachable, and kind hearted. If you perform really well, pirouettes and high kicks might not be out of the question, either.

Photo courtesy of Glamour Shots.

The man, the myth, the monster. Trent Teti is arguably the best known and most respected LSAT instructor in the country.

Trent holds a BA from UC Berkeley (Philosophy) and is currently finishing a Ph.D. at UCLA (Philosophy). In addition to scoring a 174 on the LSAT, Trent has taught courses in logic and all areas of philosophy. He has received numerous teaching awards and fellowships, and is a former nationally ranked debater.

After more than four years of teaching thousands of students and more than a hundred LSAT instructors for a national test preparation company, Trent conceived of Blueprint, which he founded with Justin, Jodi and Matt.

Raw, uncut and brash, his class is more entertaining than any other educational experience you've had. It’s not just a class; it's an event.

Trent rides a VFR800, principally because he is unable to parallel park or use windshield wipers.

Amanda believes that cats can paint. Fortunately, Amanda is smart, nice, and kind of hot so we let the whole cat thing slide.

Amanda graduated Magna Cum Laude from UCLA with a major in philosophy. After scoring a 172 on the LSAT, she attended Georgetown Law School where she worked with a group of students to create a new law journal, Critical Race Theory. After graduating, she interned for Lewis and Roca, LLP. Upon learning the unfortunate truth that the firm had nothing to do with Almond Roca (one of the world’s finest confections), she turned to pro-bono work and teaching for Blueprint.

While in law school, Amanda taught a year-long class on ''street law'' to highschoolers. This experience has honed her ability to make esoteric concepts clear. When you’ve taught teenagers the basis for proper hearsay objections, teaching logic is a walk in the park.

Amanda hopes to use her LSAT teaching funds to endow the first-ever feline art institute, Calico Picasso.

Dave ''The Bearded Assassin'' Woods comes from El Segundo, CA. This means he is less than a 5 minute drive away from LAX. Hurray. Dave grew his first full beard in the 9th grade, a move he felt certain would make him popular with the ladies. He declines to comment on its success.

Dave graduated from UCLA with a major in History in just five short years. He has only the haziest recollection of the catastrophe that was his first senior year, but knows it involved some combination of two missed finals, the Daily Bruin and Sepi's quarter pint nights. He does, however, have some photo evidence of himself in a coonskin cap that would seem to indicate the time was well spent.

Dave strongly believes that all good test performance comes from hard work, which helped him gain a 172 on his own LSAT. In return for fair to middling jokes, he expects diligence, commitment, and the occasional groan from his students. Should you at any point bring up UCLA football or basketball in class, expect at least an hour long digression from course material. (Don't even get him started on Jrue Holiday.)

People often ask Brad why he didn't stay in Hawaii, land of tropical beaches and umbrella-laden drinks. But who needs that when you can have The Tyra Banks Show and Jewish delis? Especially the pastrami sandwich with that pickle the size of a small mammal.

Compared to winters in Grinnell College and the University of Michigan Law School, Brad's LSAT experience was a breeze. Armed with a 171 (99th percentile) and a winter jacket with enough quilting to make Winona Ryder proud (look up the reference, people), he now teaches LSAT logic to the next generation of American lawyers.

Brad believes learning the LSAT is like learning to dance: you might fall on your butt and step on your partner's toes, but if you keep practicing, magic happens. Blueprint will provide the moves, Brad will provide the instruction, and you will be a star.

Brad trolls recipe boards in search of the perfect recipe for crème brûlée. We're just happy that we got to write a word with two accent marks and a circumflex. With such a start, dare we dream of an umlaut?