LSAT® 170+ Course

Dylan

LSAT Score: 179

Education: Yale University, BA Philosophy

Dylan attended Yale, where he represented the university's debate team and became the second person ever to be both a national debate champion and North American debate champion, and the only American undergrad to win Cambridge University's invitational tournament. He also found time to study philosophy; upon graduation, he realized the local philosophy factory wasn't hiring, and found work as a used car salesman, an online poker pro, and an MCAT instructor. Before long, Dylan found his true passion: teaching the LSAT. Dylan has taught countless one-on-one tutoring students and 50 LSAT courses with Blueprint since 2011, helping his students understand the LSAT, improve their score, and attend law school. Dylan believes strongly in using anticipation to find that right answer. He believes that putting the work in early on questions pays off dividends later on. He also believes strongly in using his dog Spaghetti as an example whenever possible, to help clarify difficult concepts on this exam. Fun Facts: In addition to asking him about his LSAT hacks, you can ask Dylan about cooking hacks he picked up as a professional cook. In fact, Dylan has never had a “normal” desk job: he’s been a professional gambler, used car salesman, cook, and longtime teacher.See more

Mella

LSAT Score: 175

Education: University of Chicago, BA Public Policy and History

After growing up in San Francisco and Bristol, England, Mella moved to Chicago to do her undergraduate studies at UChicago, where she fully embraced her love of a good argument. However, her passion for arguments started a lot earlier, when she joined her high school mock trial team. Since then, she has been set on becoming a lawyer, working in a variety of legal environments including the law clinics at UChicago and several legal nonprofits. In her own studies for the LSAT, Mella became semi-obsessed with the legal reasoning section, which she attributes to the Blueprint method. She loves finding flaws in arguments and helping others begin to spot them too. Her aim is to guide students towards their own personal “light-bulb” moments, helping the LSAT feel like a solve-able puzzle! In her free time, Mella teaches open ballet classes, drinks a lot of matcha, and goes swimming in Lake Michigan (when the weather permits). Fun Facts: Mella is left-handed and a twin— a pretty rare combo!See more

Linette

LSAT Score: 175

Education: La Sierra University, BS Business and Management

Linette spent most of her childhood on her grandparents’ farm in Romania before learning English and moving to the U.S. as a teenager. She eventually entered La Sierra University as a Pre-Dental student, but soon decided she felt more comfortable examining oral testimony than oral cavities, and switched to a pre-law track. After graduating and earning a 175 on the LSAT, Linette joined Blueprint as an instructor April 2019, leading many Live Online and in-person Blueprint LSAT courses. Linette understands that everyone learns differently, which is why she makes sure to adapt her classes and teaching style to her students' needs. She also believes it’s extremely important to celebrate the small victories along the way, preferably with some rocky road ice cream (although any dessert would be acceptable). In her free time, Linette likes to get back to her roots by backpacking and camping in the wild. Although there are no goats around, the occasional bear and deer make up for that. Fun Facts: Linette has traveled to every country in Europe, and also earned a 99th-percentile score on the Dental Admissions Test.See more

Gene

LSAT Score: 176

Education: University of Maryland, BA Communications

Gene is a veteran instructor who fell in love with the LSAT almost 20 years ago and has helped thousands of students reach their goals ever since! Before getting into the wacky zany world of law school test preparation, Gene produced morning radio in NYC, did crank calls for 600 radio stations, and produced stand-up comedy shows at the Improv and New York Comedy Club. He parlayed this experience into his mantra of "Make the LSAT fun!" that fits the Blueprint ethos quite nicely, even though he's still downtrodden about the loss of Logic Games. When he's not teaching the LSAT, Gene enjoys spending time with his two daughters, playing electric guitar, keeping his basketball skills sharp, and finally took up pickleball to see what all the hype was about. Fun facts: Gene speaks fluent Russian, used to play rhythm guitar in a Metallica cover band, and once snuck into the White House Correspondents Dinner.See more

Gerry

LSAT Score: 173

Education: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, JD, Loyola Marymount University, BA Philosophy

Upon graduating from college, Gerry decided that spending his time avoiding growing up was far more desirable than any other option. After working as a touring musician, he then decided to spend time with people of a similar maturity level and became an elementary school teacher. One day, on a casual bike ride (from San Francisco to Los Angeles), Gerry decided that taking the LSAT sounded like a fun idea. He scored a 173, and soon joined Blueprint’s team of instructors and tutors. Gerry’s time teaching elementary school children and touring with temperamental musicians instilled a lot of patience in Gerry, making Gerry's teaching style laid back and empathetic. He enjoys incorporating anecdotes to help his students stay entertained and more vividly remember LSAT concepts. Gerry graduated from Northwestern Law cum laude in 2018 and has worked in commercial litigation. Gerry now splits his time teaching the LSAT, recording music, and taking the occasionally epiphanic bike ride through L.A. Fun Facts: Substituting quality for quantity, Gerry has learned to "fake it pretty well" on over 10 instruments and has performed with musicians ranging from Willie Nelson to Howie D (the guy from the Backstreet Boys with a ponytail).See more

Brook

LSAT Score: 174

Education: Boston University, BA English

Originally from Florida, Brook studied English and Philosophy at Boston University and chose to pursue law school after taking interest in her classes that touched on admin law. Brook worked full time while studying for the LSAT and believes that with the right support network and learning plan, any student can learn to conquer the test. As a Blueprint alumni, Brook is excited to assist other aspiring lawyers on their LSAT journeys and hopes to make the process fun and exciting like many of her tutors did for her. As a recent test taker Brook understands how daunting the test can be, but she also believes that knowledge is empowering, and through understanding the LSAT, students can also find enthusiasm towards it. Fun facts: When Brook is not talking someone’s ear off about the LSAT or law school, you can find her on long walks by the water, trying new bakeries, or investigating local hobby shops for her next collection to start.See more

Chris

LSAT Score: 171

Education: Loyola Law School, JD, California State University, Fullerton, BA Communications (Journalism)

Chris is a veteran Blueprint instructor and tutor who has helped hundreds of students improve their LSAT scores since 2015. Before becoming one of Blueprint's most sought-after tutors and instructors, Chris took a unique route to the world of law and law school admissions tests. After graduating Cal State Fullerton, Chris spent three years working as a music journalist, interviewing the likes of Outkast, Jane's Addiction, and Weird Al. Chris eventually decided to switch things up and pursue a legal career. Chris graduated from Loyola Law School in 2006 and became a well-respected litigator, recognized by Super Lawyers' Rising Stars multiple times before opening his own legal practice in 2015. If all that wasn’t enough, Chris decided to start teaching the LSAT too, and has been one of Blueprint’s busiest instructors over the past five years. Chris’s experience with diverse personalities — from eccentric rock stars to stodgy judges — gave Chris the patience and persistence to help anyone studying the LSAT. When not teaching the LSAT or playing with his kids, Chris enjoys strumming '90s emo songs on his guitar, cheering on the LA Galaxy, or watching high-brow television with his wife like Big Brother or Bachelor in Paradise. Fun Facts: Chris was recognized by Super Lawyers' Rising Stars list in 2009, 2013, 2014, and 2017.See more

Emma

LSAT Score: 180

Education: Oklahoma Baptist University, BA Political Science and Spanish, Boston University, JD

Emma grew up in Wichita, Kansas but now calls Boston home. She is a law student at Boston University School of Law, where she is pursuing a career in immigration law. Emma has interned at a legal aid organization in Boston where she worked with asylum seekers, and she is currently part of BU Law’s Immigrants’ Rights and Human Trafficking Clinic. Before law school, Emma worked as a middle school Spanish teacher. She earned a B.A. in Political Science and Spanish from Oklahoma Baptist University. While at OBU, she self-studied for the LSAT and scored a perfect 180! Emma is a firm believer that the LSAT is a teachable test and everyone can see improvement between Day 1 and Test Day. She is dedicated to meeting students’ individual needs and leading with empathy. Fun facts: Emma loves chili, she’s been to the Galápagos Islands, and she knows Pi to 31 digits!See more

Dylan

LSAT Score: 179

Education: Yale University, BA Philosophy

Dylan attended Yale, where he represented the university's debate team and became the second person ever to be both a national debate champion and North American debate champion, and the only American undergrad to win Cambridge University's invitational tournament. He also found time to study philosophy; upon graduation, he realized the local philosophy factory wasn't hiring, and found work as a used car salesman, an online poker pro, and an MCAT instructor. Before long, Dylan found his true passion: teaching the LSAT. Dylan has taught countless one-on-one tutoring students and 50 LSAT courses with Blueprint since 2011, helping his students understand the LSAT, improve their score, and attend law school. Dylan believes strongly in using anticipation to find that right answer. He believes that putting the work in early on questions pays off dividends later on. He also believes strongly in using his dog Spaghetti as an example whenever possible, to help clarify difficult concepts on this exam. Fun Facts: In addition to asking him about his LSAT hacks, you can ask Dylan about cooking hacks he picked up as a professional cook. In fact, Dylan has never had a “normal” desk job: he’s been a professional gambler, used car salesman, cook, and longtime teacher.See more

Nicholas

LSAT Score: 178

Education: Boston College, BA Philosophy

Nick attended Boston College, studying Philosophy and receiving the Bapst Philosophy prize. Alongside the award he received the following advice: “Philosophy opens up two careers, Teaching or Law.” In a moment of insight, he decided to combine the two by teaching future lawyers! Nick has been a tutor since 2020, and joined Blueprint as an instructor and tutor in April, 2025. With a 178 on the LSAT, and experience as a science teacher, Nick knows what it takes to get difficult concepts to “click” for students. His time as a middle school teacher taught him how to tutor with empathy, patience, and a dash of humor. Nick is committed to helping students master the test and experience their own “click” moments on the path to becoming great lawyers. When not teaching, Nick enjoys reading with his two baby girls. Fun Fact: Out of an abundance of pandemic era stir-craziness, Nick and his father built an airplane in their garage in 2020.See more

Beth

LSAT Score: 175

Education: University of Notre Dame, MSEd Secondary Education, University of Notre Dame, BA Political Science & Peace Studies

Beth graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2019, earning a bachelor’s degree in political science and peace studies with a certificate in international security. During her time in undergrad, she spent a summer teaching English to under-resourced communities in Morocco, studied politics abroad at University of Oxford, New College, and developed curricula for tutoring elementary school students in reading and math skills. After graduation, she continued at Notre Dame to complete the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Master of Education program. Through ACE, she taught high school social studies and mathematics full-time at Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School. Her teaching excellence earned her the 2020 Dennis Beadles Outstanding Future Educator Award from the Indiana Council for the Social Studies. Before attending University of Virginia School of Law, Beth was a data engineer for Thrivent Financial. She found that the logic required in coding was beneficial in her LSAT studies. She is excited to both teach and tutor the LSAT and finds great joy in explaining difficult topics in an approachable manner. Beth believes in promoting a growth mindset and motivates her students to achieve their LSAT goals. Her former students and colleagues have praised her for her ability to make complex concepts understandable and for her supportive teaching style. Fun Facts: Beth is an avid dog lover and former foster who adopted two big foster dogs named Cheez-It (a Lab/Collie/Poodle/St Bernard) and Cookie (a Great Pyrenees/White German Shepherd). You can find her out walking them every morning, rain, snow, or shine. See more

Marie

LSAT Score: 175

Education: University of Chicago, BA Law, Letters, and Society, New York University School of Law, JD

Marie is a law student at New York University School of Law. She attended the University of Chicago for her undergraduate degree, studying legal theory with a focus on constitutionalism and American political development. A certified legal nerd, Marie spent four years competing in American constitutional law and international criminal law competitions with the UChicago Undergraduate Moot Court Team. After being elected as head coach of the UChicago Moot oral advocacy program in 2022 and leading the team to a second-place overall finish at the 2023 national championships, Marie joined Blueprint as an instructor in April 2024. Marie enjoys breaking down LSAT questions into small pieces, helping students identify and put together the building blocks of an argument. She believes in setting concrete goals and celebrating each of her students’ achievements along the way. Fun facts: Marie is a former soccer player and longtime fan, and she likes to spend her weekends watching the latest FC Barcelona matches from both the men’s and women’s teams.See more

Jacob

LSAT Score: 175

Education: University of Notre Dame, BA Finance and Entrepreneurship

Jacob studied Finance and Entrepreneurship at the University of Notre Dame, graduating in 2019 and returning home to the warmer climate in Arkansas. Working in Corporate Finance by day and binge-watching Suits by night, Jacob decided to give the LSAT a try after testifying at a fascinating work-related deposition. He quickly fell in love with the concepts while studying his way to a 175 on the October 2021 LSAT. A prolific arguer on all topics, Jacob especially loves to teach argument structure and common flaws in arguments. He also enjoys closely examining answer choices across each section, with an emphasis on helping his students spot patterns among tempting incorrect answer choices. When not thinking about the LSAT or working, Jacob is probably dominating the Chess board or embarrassing himself on the basketball court. Fun Fact: In addition to Suits, Jacob is a superfan of The Office, and begins each lesson with a quote from Michael Scott or Dwight Schrute. See more

Charlotte

LSAT Score: 176

Education: University of Pennsylvania, JD, Swarthmore College, BS Math and Computer Science

Charlotte probably would have majored in propositional logic in college if that had been an option. Since it wasn’t, she took a constellation of computer science, math, and philosophy classes and worked as a software developer after graduating. However, after a particularly riveting experience serving jury duty (yes, really!) sparked an interest in law, she decided to go to law school and took the LSAT. Her love of logic paid off, and she scored a 176. Charlotte graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in 2023 and worked as a law clerk in the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court before joining Blueprint’s team of LSAT tutors. Her teaching style is encouraging and patient, and her experience as a teaching assistant in logic and computer science classes helps her break down difficult concepts and adapt her tutoring to fit her students’ needs. When she isn’t discussing the joys of propositional logic with students, she can be found hiking, doing chess puzzles, playing her synthesizer, or cheering her heart out at an Angel City FC match. Fun fact: Charlotte was on a trampoline team in middle and high school and competed at regional and national championship meets. While her trampoline days are behind her, she could probably still do a backflip if absolutely necessary.See more

Ashton

LSAT Score: 174

Education: New York University School of Law, JD, Rhodes College, BA Greek and Roman Studies

Ashton grew up in the Austin area before it was cool to live there, and returned home after stints in Memphis, Rome, New York City, and Houston. She still has dreams about the food in every one of those places, and found time in law school to visit the best dessert spots in NYC between classes, volleyball games, and cramming for finals. Ashton scored a 174 on the LSAT in 2015 and accepted a full ride to New York University School of Law. She's excited to help her Blueprint students achieve their LSAT dreams and reach their full potential. Ashton loves the logical reasoning section of the test and believes you can too: it's your socially acceptable chance to pick arguments apart for minor errors and get rewarded for it! Fun Facts: Ashton had a high school graduating class size of two people, and won back-to-back National Junior Classical League championships. She is also unreasonably invested in the University of Texas' volleyball team, and loves taking her Miniature Australian Shepherd dog Pancho for hikes in the Texas Hill Country. See more

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Ross

LSAT Score: 173

Education: University of California, Los Angeles, BA England and Political Science, University of Southern California, JD

Ross has a penchant for frustrating hobbies (he’s the author of thousands of failed tricks, missed waves, and unforced errors when skating, surfing, and playing tennis), so it’s perhaps no surprise that he was attracted to a frustrating test like the LSAT. Even after graduating from USC Law in 2013, he couldn’t escape the fierce grasp of this wily exam. So, Ross decided to start helping other people with the LSAT in 2014. Since then, he’s worked as an LSAT teacher and content creator. He’s led dozens of in-person and online courses, tutored hundreds of students, helped develop several LSAT courses, created hundreds of written and video LSAT explanations, written many articles about the exam for several outlets, and has hired, trained, and mentored dozens of other LSAT instructors. He’s been around this test for a long time. But he’s never become bored thinking about the test or helping his students achieve life-changing score increases. Although Ross enjoys the LSAT’s challenging nature, he knows that not everyone shares his enthusiasm for being humbled by a standardized test. So, Ross strives to create a comfortable and convivial learning environment in which asking questions and making mistakes are embraced as integral parts of the learning process. Ross also tries to meet every student on their level, demystifying the LSAT through a series of colorful, intuitive examples and analogies he’s built up over a decade in the field. After clarifying the test, Ross aims to show how his students already possess much of the reading and analytical skills needed for the LSAT — they just need a little nudge to apply these skills to the LSAT. Fun Fact: Not to date himself, but Ross once won a water bottle on the ‘90s Nickelodeon game show What Would You Do? See more

Steve

LSAT Score: 173

Education: University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, JD, University of California, Berkeley, BA Rhetoric and Legal Studies

Steve is a music producer and composer who loves all forms of entertainment media and trying to figure out what makes some great and others horrendous. As an instructor and tutor for Blueprint since 2018, Steve has worked with dozens of students to tackle the LSAT and prepare themselves for law school. He spent countless hours with students working through tricky logical reasoning questions and obtuse reading comprehension passages. In his studies, Steve was the rare double Bear, graduating from both undergraduate studies and law school at UC Berkeley. In undergrad, he earned honors in both Rhetoric and Legal Studies, culminating in a thesis on the intersection between Enlightenment era philosophy and Christopher Nolan’s Memento (no, really!). After law school, Steve spent a few years in civil litigation, ranging from working on intellectual property issues, researching and writing appellate briefs and motions, clerking for a judge in the federal court system, helping low-income individuals obtain life-or-death restraining orders and advocating for homeless rights. His teaching style centers on trying to make the LSAT approachable and fun by injecting a frequent number of dad jokes (despite not being a dad) and walking through the logic behind the test. When not teaching the LSAT, you can find Steve watching Rick and Morty on repeat and working on his compositions. Fun Facts: Steve makes and produces music under the stage name Swansonic.See more

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