Blueprint LSAT Preparation

Before enrolling, I did a thorough comparison of all the LSAT prep courses available in the city; out of all the competitors (Kaplan, Testmasters, Princeton Review), I found that Blueprint provided the greatest amount of class time as well as the most diagnostic exams (16 lessons, 4 workshops, 6 practice tests). In addition, they provide in-​depth online videos for every type of question as well as more than enough practice material for any prospective law school student to use, including every single previous exam for the modern LSAT.
However, the instructors are what make Blueprint truly great. Julien Hawthorne is an awesome instructor — he made class vivacious and kept up the flow and momentum (an especially difficult task to accomplish for a four hour LSAT class) as well as answered all of the many many questions I asked throughout the course. My score rose 12 points throughout the course and would have never been possible without taking this class. If you really want to make a difference in your LSAT score and reach that illustrious +170 range, Blueprint is the place to go. Thanks so much Julien and Blueprint!

Blueprint is an excellent course. I had a 15 point increase from the diagnostic to the final practice exam. I even scored one point better on the actual LSAT than on the final practice exam. Eric Mersmann is a great instructor. He definitely encourages you and pushes you, but it’s only to your benefit. Obviously, attending class and being on your phone or doing the bare minimum is not going to get you the score increase. The online videos and homework assignments really do solidify the maternal learned in class. I took Kaplan twice and my score did not change much. Highly recommended course, and highly recommended instructor.

I had always been interested in taking the LSATs and just kept putting it off. A friend of mine and I decided to give this a shot together. After researching other prep centers, Blueprint was the best option. I attended Blueprint prep courses from september until december and i must say i was impressed by how efficiently things ran as well as how interesting the classes were. My instructor was Jason and he was awesome. So funny and entertaining. He really made the class flow and made jokes that were sure to keep us awake and focused… with laughs along the way.
Prior to begining the class i received all my class materials which consisted of books that we would bring to class, along with some other little goodies (lolipop). The books were easy to follow and incredibly helpfull in preparting for the exam.
Overall it was a great expeirence and i would reccoment it to anyone. If possible take Jason as an instructor, although im sure they are all good!

My friend recommended Blueprint to me after taking the course over the summer, and I am absolutely thankful for her suggestion. Blueprint is the BEST. They’ve got everything covered: comprehensive lesson plans, loads of homework and practice, a clean and beautiful website, and AWESOME teachers. I found it so helpful to be able to score all my practice exams online, and see the analytics of exactly where I’m going wrong. My instructor, Jason, was engaging and somehow made the class a lot of fun to attend. He was always there to help answer homework/​test day/​life questions whenever we needed it. With Blueprint, you know someone’s got your back every step of the test process… even up to the game day pack, which is a Ziploc bag with Blueprint pencils and sharpener and a lollipop to take on test day.
I really loved the Blueprint experience and I know I could not have gotten through the LSAT without them. You will NOT regret this choice!!!

Blueprint is AMAZING! Absolutely amazing. I am totally impressed with everything that comes from Blueprint. I took the New York classroom class in preparation for the December 2014 LSAT (Blueprint offers an online class, hence the distinction). The class started at the end of September and went through December 3, 2014, just over two months. I did a great amount of shopping around for LSAT prep classes, including attending free seminars with other companies in New York, visiting other locations, talking to company representatives, and attending free proctored test events. I compared the number of classroom hours, number of proctored practice exams, cost, websites, reviews, and even curriculum, when possible. Blueprint won on all aspects. There are so many companies out there, and I am so happy I chose Blueprint.
First, Blueprint offers more classroom hours than any other company. This is important because if you have an excellent teacher, which I did, you are exposed to that much more strategic information, instruction, explanation, and overall LSAT methodology.
The curriculum is extremely approachable, practical, and well-​developed. It is clear that the people who designed the Blueprint curriculum know the test inside and out, but more importantly, are able to explain it in simple terms. It seems there is a major emphasis on pedagogy within Blueprint, which translates into effective teaching. And, my teacher knew the test inside and out! I think he had seen, deeply understood, and could effectively explain every single LSAT Logical Reasoning question, every Logic Game, and every Reading Comprehension passage ever published by LSAC.
The Blueprint website is probably the most helpful, useful, user-​friendly, interactive instructional website I have even used. Everything on the «myBlueprint» online account is exceptional. It’s clear, easy to use, and very informative. And, the video, textual, and audio explanations for each question proved to be extremely helpful. Imagine being able to have a visual and textual explanation for every homework question, for thousands of questions. Amazing! The online clinics toward the end of the course for each section of the LSAT were excellent! All of the other features on the «myBlueprint» account are equally insightful — the analytics, the extra practice, the law school compass, the smart timer… the list goes on.
Finally, everyone I interacted with at Blueprint was remarkable. Our teacher was an excellent instructor, and he always made himself available for extra help. He was sincerely invested in our success, and it showed. He was extremely knowledgeable about the LSAT, and also about the entire law school application process, and was always willing to share tips and resources. The staff at Blueprint were very responsive, helpful, supportive, and friendly.
Blueprint is a phenomenal LSAT test prep company all-​around! The best in the business!

Blueprint is an excellent resource. Really well done. You want for nothing in terms of lectures (I mainly did online course because of working full time and being utterly pooped by end of day) and materials.
I must have done about 4000 – 5000 questions or so in the end, and found the teaching to be focused, efficient and clear. I was very impressed and will recommend blueprint to anyone who asks. The little extras and the attention to detail were really noticeable and greatly appreciated. It is clear you guys work very hard to make a very successful course and it was obvious from the first time I logged onto the site and all the encouraging emails from Alexa that you were devoted to helping us through the LSAT! Thanks

If you want to improve your acore, you cannot by pass this class. Blueprint has gotten the LSAT down to a dcience and they di an impeccable job teaching it. Blueprint students receive an ample amount of online tools to help them pracrice, explanations to all the questions, and more practice tests than you would pribably be able to do (unless you don’t do anything other than prepare for the LSAT). Do yoyraelf a favor, and take this prep course. You will not regret it

Blueprint was incredibly helpful in my LSAT journey. I took the class with Matt Shinners in the Fall of 2012, and he did a phenomenal job. His teaching method was incredibly engaging and he really helped lay a solid foundation. Unfortunately, when it came time to tak the LSAT in December of 2012, my nerves got the best of me and I did not score as high as I would have hoped. I decided to put off my applications and wait for the following cycle to apply. I spent a significant amount of time studying on my own but everything really came together with the help of private tutoring with Christian Benante. He was so incredibly helpful in working on specific areas where I was having difficulty. Probably the most effective aspect of his teaching methods was the way in which he consistently challenged me to explain my answers, even when I was right. I went from answering questions correctly based on intuition to really understanding the test. Ultimately I ended up scoring a 175 on the December 2013 LSAT and I can confidently say that Christian, Matt and Blueprint played a huge role in my success.

I can’t say enough good things about the Blueprint LSAT course! This was my third (!) time taking the LSAT and I knew I had to really buckle down and focus. Blueprint helped me do just that. First of all, my instructor was Matt Shinners. He was amazing! He explained everything clearly and precisely and really made sure that everyone understood the material. Additionally, he was always available via email, which was really helpful when I thought of a random question in the middle of the night or got nervous about the test (which happened often). The classroom atmosphere was fun– I really began to look forward to having class and the time went by so quickly!
The Blueprint website itself was great. I had taken an LSAT course with another well-​known company and Blueprint far surpassed them. The website is easy to understand and has so many tools to help you when you’re studying. I really liked having so many extra practice problems available. My favorite feature was the score analysis. The website breaks down your score and shows you exactly what kinds of problems you might need additional work on.
The people at Blueprint headquarters were also great. Alexa was my classroom manager and she was always available/​responded promptly to all of my questions. They made everything so much easier during such a stressful time.
During the course, I raised my score on practice exams 14 points! It was so exciting to see all the progress I made. If you want to be successful on the LSAT, I highly recommend Blueprint.

If you want to take a LSAT course that gives you one-​on-​one attention and a thorough in class and online curriculum, this is the best you can find.
My teacher in NYC was Christian who has a Teach for America background. This meant that he was very good at adapting to the particular needs of the students in our class. Sometimes that meant coming up with alternate examples of a tricky kind of problem or scenario on the fly and sometimes it meant one-​on-​one help. By the end of the course, he was coming 30 minutes early so he could teach a logic games mini lecture for those who wanted help with them. He tracked how well we were doing on tests and provided constant encouragement. What was also really great was that instead of giving us the answers when we reviewed problems in class, he would make us articulate why each wrong answer was wrong. This gave me the ability to really understand why I was picking or leaving answers rather than the usual «Well, it was just wrong.» That way of teaching really makes the lesson stick in the long-​term.
In regards to the course curriculum itself, I think it is really well designed. Basically you have class 2x a week and do problems in the book. There’s rigorous homework for each class and you can check the answers and review that online. There are also practice tests you take with your class (in a simulated LSAT environment) as well as about 10 you can take on your own.
For me, the blueprint curriculum was more helpful for some subjects than for others. I came into the course strongest in reading comprehension so I’ve seen the least improvement there. If anything, I’m less likely to make stupid mistakes on a reading comprehension section, but the amounts I get right or wrong don’t differ too radically. Blueprint is really great at logical reasoning and logic games. At the beginning of the course I was leery of logic games, especially once a time limit was imposed. Now I’m getting perfect logic games sections on the diagnostic tests. Learning the different types of games and learning tricks for setting up rules and scenarios was invaluable for me. Likewise with logical reasoning. While there are still question types I have a lot of difficulty with, I can at least identify them and understand the stimulus and question a little better.
Furthermore, the website is fantastic. It puts everything in one place — videos of the lessons (they cost extra), homework, tests, and a law school compass (you input your GPA and some basic info about the quality of your undergrad experience and rec letters and based on your test scores, it will show you your approx. chance of acceptance at school’s you are interested in).

I wholeheartedly recommend Blueprint to anyone who is serious about their LSAT prep. Blueprint helped me improve my score by 18 points.
I took Blueprint with Matt in NYC, and he was an amazing teacher who truly understands the LSAT language thoroughly. He’s very lighthearted and sarcastic at the same time which helps when studying all the dense material in the LSAT. Matt makes the LSAT relatable to real life scenarios, and a lot of references to Transformers and video games. Matt is very approachable and is always willing to stay an extra few minutes after class to answer his student’s questions. He is also very accessible via email with a turn around time of less then 1 day sometimes.
The Blueprint course materials itself were phenomenal; there were 4 text books (chapters were divided by different question types found on the LSAT), and 1 textbook solely for actual LSAT exams. Not to mention their online resources which offers podcasts, videos, and even more practice homework questions and exams.
The whole Blueprint team is very nice and always willing to go the extra mile to help their students with their LSAT endeavors.

I would highly, highly recommend Blueprint to anyone! Colin is an absolutely amazing instructor — funny (in a very cynical way), encouraging, always willing to stay after class to answer questions, and incredibly knowledgeable about the material. The Blueprint strategies are very helpful, and I think it was a huge plus that all of Blueprint’s practice material is composed of real LSAT questions. But really, Colin is what made Blueprint an awesome experience for me. Fantastic instructor.

Blueprint was awesome. The course prepares you for the test in every way possible, so long as you do the work and are committed you’ll see drastic improvement. If you can try to take it with Colin. He knows the LSAT inside and out, is funny and is really dedicated to his students. I definitely recommend this course for anyone considering the LSAT or law school, its a must.

I took a Blueprint Prep course with Jackie H. in NYC. She was an awesome teacher. Not only was she fluent in the material, but she knew exactly how to communicate the information to different types of people without causing excessive boredom or confusion. It just so happens that I’ve taken a non-​Blueprint course with a few other teachers, and none of them compare to Jackie in skill, personality, or accessibility.
The Blueprint course itself was awesome. The podcasts, flashcards, books, and instruction time are unparalleled. In comparison to other LSAT approaches, the Blueprint Prep method is well researched, refined, and spot-​on. If you commit to a course and follow through with your responsibilities, you will no doubt succeed.
I’m heading to Berkeley Law in the fall and have no doubt that Blueprint contributed directly to my success.

I took Blueprint with Colin when he was teaching in Berkeley, and since he’s awesome I’m reposting (with a few additions) that review of him now that I know he’s in NYC:
I’ve taken a look at some other popular LSAT books, including the Powerscore series and Nova, and the methods taught by Colin at Blueprint include all of the other books’ strategies and one-​up them. Among people I know, BP was more highly recommended than any other program, including Kaplan or Testmasters, and it didn’t hurt that it was cheaper.
The best thing about Blueprint was my instructor, Colin the Cynical, who always said things as it is, and never got boring. Having a live instructor helped me a lot in being able to ask questions, especially from someone who actually scored in the top percentile on the test.
Beyond Colin, the printed materials were awesome. The practice sections used are actual LSAT problems — in fact, all of the released LSAT problems are included, which means you get a lot of practice and a lot of material to look at (five 1+ inch thick books)
If you want to do well on the LSAT, take Blueprint, and practice a lot!