Full course description
January 2025
Jan 27 - Mar 31 (Accelerated Course)
Mon: 6:00pm - 8:30pm (Eastern) Sam & Josh
Thur: 6:00pm - 8:30pm (Eastern) Sam & Josh
February 2025
Feb 9 - Apr 6 (Accelerated Course)
Sun: 5:00pm - 7:30pm (Eastern) Chris & Meena
Wed: 8:00pm - 10:30pm (Eastern) Chris & Meena
Feb 13 - Apr 3 (Accelerated Course)
Mon: 7:00pm - 9:30pm (Eastern) Ashton & Ethan
Thur: 7:00pm - 9:30pm (Eastern) Ashton & Ethan
Feb 25 - May 20
Tues: 8:00pm - 10:30pm (Eastern) Ross & Madelyn
March 2025
Mar 15 - May 31
Sat: 2:00pm - 4:30pm (Eastern) Instructors TBD
April 2025
Apr 6 - May 28 (Accelerated Course)
Sun: 5:00pm - 7:30pm (Eastern) Instructors TBD
Wed: 7:00pm - 9:30pm (Eastern) Instructors TBD
Apr 14 - May 29 (Accelerated Course)
Mon: 8:00pm - 10:30pm (Eastern) Instructors TBD
Thur: 8:00pm - 10:30pm (Eastern) Instructors TBD
Meet Your Instructors
Sam
LSAT Score: 174
Education: Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, JD, University of California, Los Angeles, BA 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.
Josh
LSAT Score: 174
Education: University of Chicago, BA Economics
Josh is a born and raised-Chicagoan who currentlylives 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.
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.
Meena
LSAT Score: 173
Education: University of Michigan, BS Cognitive Science
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.
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.
Ethan
LSAT Score: 180
Education: New York University, BA Politics
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Ethan moved to New York for college, where he is currently a student at New York University majoring in politics on a pre-law track. In his past experiences as an undergraduate writing tutor and highschool debate coach, Ethan has enjoyed helping his students unlock their full potential and he hopes to do the same for all of his LSAT students. Ethan spent so much time studying for the LSAT in the summer of 2023 that he couldn’t stop thinking about it even months after his test. He wants to put this space in his brain dedicated to the LSAT to good use by helping others to achieve the same satisfaction he did when improving his LSAT skills. In his free time, Ethan can be found watching hockey, basketball, or nature documentaries, or reading in the park. Fun Facts: Ethan enjoys participating in paid experiments for the NYU economics and psychology departments, and he was fully vaccinated for rabies following a bat related incident in 2020.
Gerry
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?
Madelyn
LSAT Score: 172
Education: University of California, Santa Barbara, BA Communication, UCLA, JD
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.
