Meet our instructors
Blueprint’s LSAT® instructors are the best in the industry — with their own stellar scores and a great student track record.
Not everybody makes the cut
You deserve the best, so we hire the best — and nothing less.
Here’s how we make sure our LSAT instructors are top-notch.
They nailed the LSAT
Our instructors got logic and reasoning down to an art and have the LSAT results to prove it — nobody under 170!
They train like your score depends on it
We give new instructors 80 hours of training to learn our methods. We also give them monthly on-the-job training to keep them sharp on all things LSAT.
They can break it down
Our instructors simplify the complex and make LSAT prep fun. They’ll equip you with critical test-taking skills you need to succeed.
Your LSAT team
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Dylan
LSAT: 179
Blueprint LSAT instructor since 2011
Dylan has mastered the LSAT at the most foundational and first principle manner in which, he has complete mastery over anything that the LSAT test writers can potentially come up with. That displays a level of conceptual rigor and understanding, and nuanced comprehension of the testing structure, that can make a very meaningful difference for both new students to the LSAT, and also already high scorers whom intend to improve their score even more.
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.
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Gerry
LSAT: 174
Blueprint LSAT instructor since 2020
Gerry, especially, was so incredibly knowledgeable about everything LSAT—from statistics of question types to how to answer specific questions. It was impressive how he could remember the wording of specific questions we worked on weeks ago or who had said what in what seminar. I cannot sing his praises enough; he made learning the LSAT really enjoyable.
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 174, 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).
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Navya
LSAT: 176
Blueprint LSAT instructor since 2022
I've been so impressed by Navya and Josh's ability to keep the class engaged and interactive despite the constraints of the Zoom class. Their sense of humour and energy kept it fun even while teaching some very tricky subject matter. And their patience and kindness were invaluable. They made a great team. I will not miss the LSAT but I will miss them
Navya has been working with rockstar students at Blueprint since 2022. She has an undergraduate degree in Arts & Sciences from McMaster University and is currently in law school at the University of Toronto. When not attending lectures or doing readings, Navya embraces her inner grandmother: her favourite pastimes are knitting, doing jigsaw puzzles, and cooking enough food to feed an army.
The oldest of three, Navya's first students were her younger siblings (often against their will). Since then, she's taught and tutored people of all ages and abilities — including coaching herself to a 176 on the LSAT. As Blueprint's first Canadian hire, Navya's love for the LSAT truly transcends borders. She's excited to be helping you on your journey!
Fun Facts: Navya has MANY opinions about classic literature. However, odds are she hasn't actually read the book she's currently going on about. (Unless it's Jane Austen or L. M. Montgomery, in which case she definitely has.)
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Linette
LSAT: 175
Blueprint LSAT instructor since 2019
Linette goes above and beyond to make sure her students understand and ask the right questions. And, she gives good insights in solving questions, and also gives the right method to approach questions that may seem confusing at first.
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 majors to Pre-Law. 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.
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Amanda
LSAT: 180
Education: NYU, B.A., Journalism and English
Amanda grew up in Southern California before moving to New York to attend NYU, where she double majored in journalism and English, with a minor in politics. Fluent in Swedish and currently learning German, she loves learning languages and found that approaching the LSAT like a new language to decipher and master reframed studying as a fun challenge.
As a Blueprint alum and aspiring law student, Amanda is excited to join the Blueprint team. She aims to help students decode the exam and discover the study approach that works best for them. In her free time, Amanda enjoys writing poetry, traveling to try new restaurants, and collecting rare books.
Fun Facts: True to her soccer and track & field background, Amanda loves long-distance running. She’s just begun training to run a marathon in Stockholm next summer, which she fears may prove to be an even more difficult mental game than studying for the LSAT.
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Ashton
LSAT: 174
Education: New York University School of Law, J.D.; Rhodes College, B.A., 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.
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Auryon
LSAT: 177
Education: Harvard Law School Junior Deferral Program; Eastern Michigan University, B.A., Economics and Political Science
A national champion in collegiate Speech and Debate, Auryon spent years honing his communication skills, informing audiences about Deep Brain Stimulation or making them laugh about how we mispronounce names (it’s ARE-yawn). But while winning trophies was fun, he found his real passion to be coaching others to achieve similar success. Nowhere is this more true than the LSAT.
Auryon understands the transformative (and sometimes fear-inducing) power of an LSAT score- but he also knows that the studying process can be exciting, enjoyable, and incredibly rewarding. He hopes to make everyone’s LSAT experience the same as his: get the answers right, and make the preparation process an opportunity for personal growth. People learn differently, and Auryon loves working with students to find the learning style that suits them best; he believes doing so can make even the most daunting sections feel like an old friend.
When he isn’t tutoring the LSAT, Auryon enjoys traveling to national parks, playing Chess and Settlers of Catan, and watching basketball. He starts Harvard Law in Fall 2025.
Fun Facts: Auryon has lived all over the U.S.- from Phoenix, to Cleveland, to Detroit, to Seattle- and loves traveling across the country to see friends. He also speaks English, Spanish, and Persian (Farsi).
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Beth
LSAT: 175
Education: University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. Candidate; University of Notre Dame, M.Ed., Secondary Education; University of Notre Dame, B.A., 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.
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Bobby
LSAT: 175
Bobby studied neurosciences at the University of Alberta in Edmonton before moving to Toronto to study law. A highly sought after teacher and tutor, Bobby has been helping students prepare for standardized tests of all kinds since 2005. But the LSAT has always had his heart and been his primary focus from the start.
In fact, helping people realize their LSAT goals has been his life’s calling. Bringing vast expertise and deep strategic knowledge, he has taught over 10,000 students in the classroom and hundreds of tutoring students.
Bobby firmly believes that as a skills-based test full of patterns, anyone with the right kind and amount of practice can raise their LSAT score significantly. As a Canadian, Bobby also firmly believes that all team sports should be played on ice.
Fun Facts: Bobby is a long time powerlifter and powerlifting coach. He loves to play video games, too, currently on his PS5 but started with the NES. He takes long walks in the woods with his dog, Piper, to relax.
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Brendan
LSAT: 175
Education: Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, J.D. Candidate, Law; Brigham Young University, B.A., Psychology
Brendan attended Brigham Young University and is currently pursuing his J.D. at Arizona State University. Brendan has always loved testing but especially loved studying for and taking the LSAT in 2022. This experience led Brendan to pursue a career at Blueprint, where he began working in 2024. Brendan has a variety of teaching and training experiences with both high-school and college students. Brendan has a passion for making learning exciting and brings passion to each of his class sessions. In his spare time, Brendan enjoys watching and playing a variety of sports, including golf and baseball.
Fun Facts: Brendan is the proud owner of the goodest dog in the whole world: Dolly, his two-year old German Shepherd.
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Caroline
LSAT: 177
As a philosophy major and bioethics minor at Wake Forest, Caroline has spent years exploring how people think, reason, and make decisions. Although these skills came in handy while tackling the LSAT, it was thanks to Blueprint that this alum raised her score 25 points from an original diagnostic of 152 to an official score of 177. Having returned as a tutor and instructor while still completing her undergraduate degree, Caroline knows first hand what it’s like to balance classes, applications, jobs, and test prep. That empathy shapes her tutoring style: patient, encouraging, and grounded in a belief that every student can improve with the right approach.
Caroline is pursuing her master’s in bioethics and plans to attend law school shortly after, with the goal of working in healthcare law to ensure that ethical principles guide policy and patient care. She loves serving others, having volunteered over 1,000 hours at free healthcare clinics in Winston-Salem and dedicating her time to mentoring at a local high school with Young Life. Caroline views teaching the LSAT as another form of service, helping students to reach their full potential and setting them up to achieve their dreams!
Fun Facts: Caroline is on the hunt for the best Korean food on the East Coast but hasn’t explored options farther north than Pennsylvania. Her current podium spots go to Charlotte, Durham, and Philadelphia, but she’s always searching for contenders!
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Casey
LSAT: 176
Casey grew up in the Pacific Northwest, spent a few years away to attend college in D.C., and returned home for his career as a TV news reporter. He has a passion for breaking down complex concepts and making them easy to understand, and developed a reputation in the field for his unique in-depth explanatory videos and fact-checks.
While working as a reporter, Casey noticed over and over that he especially enjoyed covering stories about the law. Eternally curious, he decided to try taking the LSAT. He found himself really enjoying studying for the test; it was a new avenue to explore his love for language and obsession with little details. With the help of Blueprint he was soon regularly scoring in the 170s on practice tests (and one much-coveted 180), and achieved his target score on the real test. He realized he could meld that achievement with his passion for explaining stuff, and linked up with Blueprint to help more people reach their goals.
Casey is a persevering Mariners fan, a master of bar trivia, loves movies and TV shows, enjoys playing softball with his friends, and is critically addicted to Twitter and TikTok.
Fun Facts: Casey maintains a detailed spreadsheet exploring his local food scene, having logged and rated more than 150 restaurants and food carts so far.
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Chris
LSAT: 171
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.
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Daniel
LSAT: 176
Daniel is a classical-violinist-turned-LSAT pro. He attended Berklee College of Music on scholarship, graduating magna cum laude in 2019 with a degree in performance and music business. He earned his second bachelors’ degree at McGill University, where he studied political science and international development. Since then, he has worked at a law firm, an international non-profit, and a local sushi restaurant. He is also a Blueprint alumni himself, having rocked a 22-point increase over nine months to land a 176 on the April 2024 test.
Daniel’s love for teaching stems from his ability to break down hard concepts into bite-size bits. In particular, he loves coaching students through the mental game of high-performance training and thrives on the small victories that come when students master skills they once thought impossible. As someone who took a long road to his 20+ point increase, Daniel knows from experience what it takes to break through mental barriers and defy expectations. He’ll be the first to tell you that the LSAT is a test of character as much as intellectual ability, and he loves imparting nuggets of wisdom to help his students master it.
Fun Facts: In his spare time, Daniel loves seeing live shows and discovering new artists. He plays in a band in Montreal and indulges a not-so-short list of athletic pursuits. When he’s not teaching or running up Mont Royal, he can usually be found in a cafe making poignantly niche Spotify playlists.
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David
LSAT: 176
David has been teaching the LSAT with Blueprint as both an instructor and one-on-one tutor since 2017. He is a graduate of the New York University School of Law and practiced litigation for many years. David also received a Master’s Degree in Education from the Northwestern University School of Education. A trained and certified educator, he has previously taught LSAT and GRE preparation classes, as well as high school social studies. David scored a 176 on the LSAT and earned a perfect score on both the Verbal and Quant sections of the GRE. As an instructor, David attempts to adjust his explanation of concepts and strategies to the unique needs of each of his students. He has traveled all over the world and enjoys scuba diving, live music, and hiking.
Fun Facts: David’s always been interested in environments radically different from the flat midwestern state in which he grew up. His traveling has often reflected this, ranging from cave diving in Phuket, Thailand to trekking in the Nepali and Tibetan Himalayas. In one case, David had to bring his own oxygen; in the other, he wished he had!
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Elliot
LSAT: 179
Education: Illinois Institute of Technology, M.B.A.; Ohio State University, B.A., Political Science
Elliot has been helping future lawyers gain admission to top law schools since 2009. He's spent thousands of hours leading classes and tutoring sessions, and has also created LSAT lessons and courses, written hundreds of explanations, and trained dozens of other instructors. Elliot grounds students in the fundamentals of great test taking: dialing in methods, recognizing patterns, and of course, the process of elimination. Elliot is an expert in how to score all the points, but also specializes in study planning, improving focus, and managing test anxiety and stress. Rumors that he cracks a lot of cheesy dad jokes are unconfirmed.
Fun Facts: Elliot is a reformed rock climber who has driven across the U.S. more than a dozen times.
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Emma
LSAT: 180
Education: Boston University School of Law, JD; Oklahoma Baptist University, BA Political Science and Spanish
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!
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Gene
LSAT: 176
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.
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Grace
LSAT: 175
After growing up in rainy Portland, OR, Grace attended college in Atlanta, GA. During those four years in Georgia, Grace worked as a researcher with the Emory Hospital Neurosurgery Department and as an organic chemistry TA — an experience which helped her discover a passion for helping others to unwind complicated puzzles. During that same time, Grace learned that she much preferred logic and writing to strict science and switched her pre-professional path from medicine to law.
As a Blueprint alum and aspiring law student, Grace is thrilled to be returning to Blueprint as an instructor to help the next wave of future lawyers find success in their LSAT endeavors; she firmly believes that the LSAT is a fun puzzle that everyone has the ability to solve. In her free time, you’ll likely find her listening to Taylor Swift, carrying a camera around the streets of NYC, or lost in a book (probably Harry Potter or Percy Jackson for the 100th time).
Fun Facts: Grace completed a four mile open ocean swim in the Bahamas when she was seventeen (it’s probably a good thing that she’s not afraid of sharks — they’re actually her favorite animal).
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Haaris
LSAT: 177
Haaris grew up in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 2022 and is a student at Stanford Law School. As a former Blueprint student and current law school student, Haaris knows what you’re going through and what is to come. He uses his background in coaching debate and mock trial to create gameplans for his students and cheer them on to success.
When not studying or teaching, Haaris spends his time trying to pick up new hobbies, whether that be cooking new dishes, learning golf, or climbing a mountain – all of which have proved to be much harder than anticipated. After embarrassing himself plenty of times, Haaris has become a big believer of sticking with it. He loves bringing that same energy to his classes to motivate his students.
Fun Fact: Born in Boston, Haaris is a diehard Celtics fan… even though he lived there less than a year and remembers none of it. Some call it delusion, but he likes to call it passion. The only group Haaris believes in more than the Celtics is his students.
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Jacob
LSAT: 175
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 Facts: In addition to Suits, Jacob is a superfan of The Office, and begins each lesson with a quote from Michael Scott or Dwight Schrute.
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Jason
LSAT: 176
When we say that Jason thoroughly understands the LSAT, we're not kidding. In addition to scoring a 176 and teaching LSAT prep since 2004, Jason studied psychometrics (that's the study of standardized tests) and quantitative research methods as part of his doctorate at UT Austin. He even wrote his dissertation on "flipping" an LSAT course.
He's taught dozens of courses to hundreds of students in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Provo (UT), Austin, Houston, Ann Arbor (MI), St. Louis, New York City, and online. Jason loves teaching, and uses everything from classic 80's movie references to slightly mangled hip hop lyrics to help his students conquer the LSAT.
Jason, his wife, and three daughters live in St. Louis, where he builds up engineering faculty at Washington University in St. Louis by day and breaks down LSAT arguments by night. He's always up for a good conversation about film, books, gaming, politics, or the NBA, and firmly believes that the LSAT is one of the most learnable standardized tests in use.
Fun Facts: As an Air Force brat growing up, Jason attended 11 different schools and lived in 14 houses before graduating from high school. Jason has lived in Utah (twice), Texas (three times), California, England, Germany (twice), Wyoming, Oregon, Michigan, and Missouri, and speaks German fluently and Spanish conversationally.
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Jonathan
LSAT: 173
Education: University of Chicago, M.A., Digital Humanities; University of Chicago, B.A., Classics
Jonathan is a recent graduate from the University of Chicago, where he pursued a joint-degree BA in Classics and MA in Digital Humanities. Throughout college, Jonathan was active in community service and tutoring students from a variety of backgrounds. After graduating from college, he worked as a software engineer for an e-commerce company while studying for the LSAT part-time. Eventually, he realized he was much more interested in logical reasoning than programming and decided to combine his passion for teaching with tutoring the LSAT.
A Chicago resident, Jonathan has had his fair share of “Ope” (Midwestern “oops”) moments while studying for the LSAT and recognizes that progress can be difficult, elusive, but ultimately rewarding. As such, Jonathan works hard to adjust the learning materials for each individual student and emphasizes the importance of consistency and encouragement in reaching one’s goals. Some say that the LSAT is like a marathon; after having done both, Jonathan agrees that both require dedicated training, a knowledgeable support system, and plenty of sleep for optimal performance (He prefers the LSAT).
Fun Facts: Jonathan is currently searching for the perfect noodle dish. In his free time, he likes to organize large meals with friends (sometimes at noodle restaurants).
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Joshua
LSAT: 174
Education: University of Chicago, B.A., Economics
Josh is a born and raised-Chicagoan who currently lives right outside Boston. His passion for teaching started when he served as an Americorps member with City Year in Milwaukee. Supporting a sixth-grade classroom, he realized the importance of getting to know each student individually and meeting their unique needs. He's taken that approach in various educational settings over the last seven years and is excited to continue that with BluePrint. In Josh's free time, he loves trying out new New York Times recipes, planning his next big road trip, or just hanging out with his friends.
Fun Facts: The Chicago Cubs won the world series on Josh's 21st birthday. He's also an extra on a korean drama that is currently on Netflix.
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Madelyn
LSAT: 172
Education: University of California, Los Angeles, J.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., Communication
Madelyn graduated summa cum laude from UCSB in 2022, studying Communication with minors in Professional Writing and Technology Management. While she loved living right next to the beach, she traded the ocean for skyscrapers after graduation. She first worked in sales in San Francisco before ultimately moving to Los Angeles for law school. Now, she is a current law student at UCLA.
A Blueprint alumna herself, Madelyn firmly believes in giving back to the communities that helped her get to where she is now. That's why her free time is full of teaching Blueprint classes, coaching her college's mock trial team, and volunteering with her high school's speech and debate team. Although the awards she earned in these activities were great, they are not her fondest memories. Rather, the most important things she learned were empathy, teamwork, and diligence -- qualities that now define her instruction. She shows up to each class with the mentality that if she could earn a 20 point increase by taking Blueprint's Live Course, each of her students can too. She hopes to learn with you soon!
Fun Facts: Madelyn can name any Taylor Swift song in under 3 seconds. She also named her cat after LeBron James. Her interests are all over the place.
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Marie
LSAT: 175
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.
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Meena
LSAT: 173
When Meena first started college at the University of Michigan, she had her heart set on becoming a doctor so that she could help others. She only realized she hated hospitals after she got into medical school. One day, while stressing about her life, she realized she had a strong passion for advocacy and decided to take the LSAT.
After 2 months of hardcore self-studying, she scored a 173. She wanted to help other students achieve their LSAT goals, so she joined Blueprint’s team of instructors and tutors. Her own experiences with both the MCAT and the LSAT have taught her how to be efficient while studying, a skill she hopes to pass on to her students! Her teaching style is empathetic and creative - her cat, Milo, makes many appearances in her LSAT materials.
Meena lives in New York City, where she splits her time teaching the LSAT, volunteering at a local animal shelter, and working as an IRB Specialist at Columbia University.
Fun Facts: Meena has been a vegan since she was 15 years old! She has taken in a wide variety of critters (ranging from street rats to opossums) and has been dubbed the “animal whisperer” by many of her friends.
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Mella
LSAT: 175
Education: University of Chicago, B.A., 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!
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Nick
LSAT: 178
Education: Boston College, B.A., 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 Facts: Out of an abundance of pandemic era stir-craziness, Nick and his father built an airplane in their garage in 2020.
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Oscar
LSAT: 177
After graduating college with a bachelor’s in vague studies and an internship at the unemployment factory, Oscar’s future looked uncertain. His attempts at starting careers as a mountain climber, a kiteboarder, and a skier all fizzled when the $0/year salary failed to keep up with his expenses. Eventually, he made the choice to earn his keep by standing up for people who actually did have jobs, and became a full-time union organizer.
But after working for a couple years, Oscar figured that he needed a change of pace from constantly “leaving his bedroom” and “going outside.” So, he tore his ACL and spent several weeks in his bed in the dark. This period of sensory deprivation made Oscar so deranged that he decided he wanted to be a lawyer, which is why he can (kind of) honestly say that he has been studying the LSAT since before he could walk.
Oscar scored a 177 on the LSAT, and is confident that anyone with patience and dedication can learn to decode it. His experience explaining contracts and labor law as a union organizer helped him develop the ability to break down complex ideas in ways that anyone can understand, and his teaching style is conversational and interactive. When he’s not teaching the LSAT or working with his labor union, Oscar can be found at home reading or out on one of the PNW’s many hiking trails.
Fun Facts: Oscar speaks Spanish (well) and Swedish (sort of well). He has climbed the tallest mountain in Washington State, the tallest mountain in Vietnam, and the tallest escalator in Washington, D.C. after it got stuck.
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Patrick
LSAT: 172
Education: Duke University School of Law, J.D., Notre Dame, B.A., Liberal Studies
Patrick attended the University of Notre Dame, where he completed a classical education in the arts, history, literature, natural science, philosophy, politics, and theology. With his preparation for cocktail parties complete, he moved on to Duke University, picking up his law degree. A true Jack of all trades, Patrick has worked for appellate judges, private law firms, and startup software companies, but he is most inspired when he's shepherding his LSAT students toward their law school dreams. In class, Patrick considers himself a Logical Reasoning guru, taking great care to unravel the logic of each question type and demystify even the most opaque of questions.
Fun Facts: A distance runner and pizza-making aficionado, Patrick finds his hobbies to complement each other, as he can just barely outrun his appetite.
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Ross
LSAT: 173
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 Facts: Not to date himself, but Ross once won a water bottle on the ‘90s Nickelodeon game show What Would You Do?
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Sam
LSAT: 174
Education: Education: Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, J.D.; University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Economics
Sam has been an instructor and tutor with Blueprint since March 2011 — albeit with a brief sojourn to earn a J.D. at Pepperdine Law. His journey to becoming one of Blueprint LSAT's most experienced instructors and tutors began in the scenic metropolis of Stockton, CA. Sam begrudgingly moved to Los Angeles for college, where he graduated from UCLA with a BA in Economics. Ever since, he has instructed students of all ages in a wide range of subjects, particularly math. In fact, Sam brings over 10 years of teaching experience to the field he enjoys most: the LSAT.
Sam's love of teaching and tutoring the LSAT stems from his desire to see others succeed. He takes great joy in helping people with little or no familiarity with the LSAT develop such a thorough understanding of the test that their scores skyrocket. He also understands the fears and anxieties many people have about test-taking and law school admissions; handling and overcoming those fears are part of many of his favorite success stories. With a decade of experience in LSAT Prep, he has thoroughly enjoyed seeing his students thrive in law school and their legal careers.
Fun Facts: Sam splits his spare time between visiting the beach and poring over sports statistics. His latest obsession is attempting to project hitting statistics for the upcoming baseball season. He recognizes that this in no way makes up for his lack of physical coordination.
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Ted
LSAT: 177
Education: Southern Adventist University, B.A., Communication and History, Minor in Religion (In Progress, Grad. May 2025)
Ted is a history guy. He was the president of the history club at his college and knows the names of every Roman Emperor (feel free to put him to the test!). He loves analyzing logic from historical figures (almost) as much as tackling LSAT Logical Reasoning questions. In his free time, you can find him debating with his friends arguments from Plato, to the Apostle Paul, to the Quran. But the most exciting thing for him is connecting with students and watching them grow. He has always had a passion for teaching. After taking the LSAT himself, he decided to make sure other students are able to achieve their LSAT dreams too.
Ted joined blueprint in April, 2024 as an instructor and tutor. Committed to the idea that with enough practice any person can achieve any score they want, Ted makes the complicated and unapproachable parts of the test familiar and conquerable. He has been tutoring since he was in 8th grade and loves getting to know his students and learning their individual strengths and weaknesses.
Fun Facts: Ted also loves video games. As a kid, his passion for history was sparked by the Assassin's Creed games and Age of Empires.
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