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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).

Farzin LSAT: 179

Farzin attended the University of Texas at Austin, studying economics, and now attends Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, where he is working on his law degree. Towards the end of his time during college, Farzin learned that he loved teaching, so he worked as a standardized testing instructor and tutor during his time between college and law school.

Now, Farzin is excited to teach the LSAT at Blueprint and hopes to help his students increase their LSAT scores. In law school, Farzin has enjoyed his classes, does research for a professor, and is involved with a law journal on campus. Outside of school, Farzin is passionate about the Texas Longhorns football team, the Dallas Cowboys, and playing fantasy football.

Fun Facts: Farzin was born in Iran and moved to the United States when he was eight-years old.

Spencer LSAT: 179

Spencer grew up among the concrete playgrounds of New York City, before retreating to the comparatively bucolic idylls of Western Massachusetts at Amherst College, where he studied philosophy. After a stint as a middle school science teacher back in N.Y., Spencer made his way westward, to pursue a Ph.D. in English at UCLA. Spencer has taught over 40 in-person and Live Online courses for Blueprint since 2012, helping literally thousands of pre-law students improve their LSAT scores.

Fun Facts: Spencer has seen Bruce Springsteen live more than 30 times. In fact, some people might say Spencer is Born to Run an LSAT class.

Mary LSAT: 175

Mary is one of those weirdos who loves both science and people. A graduate of Dartmouth College, Mary spent her time studying the evolution of biomechanics: in normal people words, why the human body survives and moves the way it does. A scientist at heart, Mary loves applying the methods she uses in her research to real-life problems (hello logic games!) and even more, enjoys watching them click with students she has tutored in Spanish, math, and most recently the LSAT! In addition to being an instructor and tutor at Blueprint, Mary is a full-time researcher and spends her free time hanging out outdoors, trail running, climbing, and mountain biking.

Fun Facts: In 2019, Mary ran the 37.5 miles across Joshua Tree National Park in one go and since then has not been able to look at a Clif bar the same. Unrelatedly, she also has a morbid fear of cows.

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!

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!