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Navya LSAT: 176

Education: McMaster University, Bachelor of Arts & Science

Navya is an aspiring law student and current indecisive undergraduate pursuing an interdisciplinary degree that lets her investigate the arts, the sciences, and the niche interests that tickle her fancy. Her current fascination is the idea of utopia and human progress (both individual and global). When not attending lectures or writing papers, Navya embraces her inner grandmother: her favorite 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. Since then, she's taught and tutored people of all ages and abilities — including coaching herself to a 176 on the August 2021 LSAT. She came back to teach because she found herself missing the test (she's particularly fond of Logic Games). 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.)

Emma LSAT: 180

Emma grew up on the plains of Kansas before moving to the comparatively cosmopolitan outskirts of Boston. She now attends Oklahoma Baptist University where she’s a senior double majoring in political science and Spanish. In her free time on campus, she helps lead the school’s debate team and Oklahoma’s state collegiate moot court competition. Last summer Emma set her sights on the LSAT and self-studied to a 180 on test day. Her new goal is to bring that same dedication to the classroom while helping others learn the LSAT and improve their scores. Emma has come to love the LSAT’s special brand of complexity and solvability - especially questions requiring formal logic. On a normal night you can find her working out the deeply thought-provoking question of what to cook for dinner. A new ramen recipe? Tofu tacos? Or her all-time favorite: chili?

Fun Facts: As you might have guessed from her Spanish major, Emma loves learning languages! Besides her native English, she speaks fluent Spanish and basic conversational Portuguese. Lately she’s been thinking about picking up Vietnamese as well. If you ever need someone to nerd out about linguistics with, she’s your girl!

Haaris LSAT: 177

Haaris grew up in San Antonio, Texas before moving to Austin to study Government at the University of Texas. He will enter Stanford Law School in the fall of 2022. As a former Blueprint student and soon-to-be law school student, Haaris knows what you’re going through. 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.

Townes LSAT: 174

Townes accidentally discovered her love for logic puzzles when she registered for an introductory logic course at UCLA in an effort to fulfill her general education requirements without taking any math classes (tip for the math haters). Townes wound up studying advanced formal logic and philosophy of language before graduating in 2019 with a double major in philosophy and French.

Townes aims to build confidence in each of her students by encouraging them to celebrate their strengths and achievements. Her favorite section of the LSAT is Reading Comprehension.

Fun Facts: Townes has watched every cooking competition show in existence, probably, and she believes that Guy's Grocery Games is vastly underrated.

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.

Dylan LSAT: 179

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.

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 Treasury by day and binging Suits by night, Jacob finally decided to give the LSAT a try after testifying in a fascinating work-related deposition. He quickly fell in love with the concepts while self-studying his way to a 175 on the October 2021 digital exam. Now, after several months as a freelance tutor, Jacob is thrilled to join the Blueprint team! A prolific arguer on all topics, Jacob especially loves to teach common fallacies and formal logic. He also enjoys closely dissecting answer choices in each section, with an emphasis on understanding common patterns of tempting incorrect answers. When not thinking about the LSAT or working, Jacob is probably dominating the Chess board or embarrassing himself on the basketball court.

Fun Facts: Jacob represented Arkansas at the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee and has served as a pronouncer and judge for many local and regional spelling bees over the years.

Gerry LSAT: 173

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).

Raana LSAT: 173

Education: University of California, Santa Barbara, History, Philosophy, & Professional Writing

Raana was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, but betrayed her Nor Cal roots to move to sunny Santa Barbara for her undergraduate degree. A fourth year Mock Trial competitor on UC Santa Barbara’s highly-ranked team, Raana first discovered her love for teaching through tutoring her team’s “newbies” on the basics of Mock Trial. Raana also works as a legal assistant and is currently completing a women’s history thesis. A true LSAT nerd, Raana loves the LSAT because it’s like a puzzle whose mastery can open so many doors for students. Raana’s teaching philosophy centralizes humor, breaking down complex problems into manageable pieces, and empathetically addressing students’ concerns.

Fun Facts: In her free time, Raana likes watching Love Island, weightlifting, or reading (in that order of enjoyment).