rudeLSAT – LSAT Logical Reasoning Tutoring

Too many factors to say. I encourage avoiding a strict timeline and instead registering for the exam when you are consistently PT’ing in the desired range.
- (This is, of course, not always possible if you wish to apply by a certain date.)
I still believe this helped kill almost all of the exam-related stress for me, but everyone is different.
I studied for ~9 months for a few hours each week.
- I started to ramp up and patiently studied for 3 more months with much greater intensity until I was PT’ing consistently around 178.
- Scored 177 on my only attempt.

Probably not. I think most people would benefit from it, but it isn’t required to reach your goal score.
Generally, one-on-one tutoring will be more efficient on a per-hour basis in improving one’s score than self-study.
- It can be greatly beneficial if you struggle with motivation/structure or have otherwise not been fully satisfied by the current one-size-fits-all programs on the market. In 5+ years of teaching (chess), I haven’t encountered two people who learn the exact same way. Nonetheless, if you find any preparation method that works for you, there is no reason to change things.
One issue that I believe current programs have is that they tend to explain the answer backward, as they have the benefit of hindsight.
- Anyone could explain why C is correct if they already know that C is correct! These explanations tend to fail to teach the actual thought process behind solving the question, which is the skill we want to generalize.

My short answer and advice to anyone looking for a tutor is to get a (free) consultation with 5 tutors and pick the one that is best suited to you.
- I am not going to be a great fit with everyone.
Go through their website/blog/post history and determine if you might click.
- Check my Reddit.
Please feel welcome to skim through to see if the way I explain things makes any sense to you.
- Example: Comment

I prefer a casual/informal setting.
- On the LSAT, we really need to be 100% focused due to the importance of short-term memory on the test. I have absolutely bombed drills while hungover/brain-fogged. Anything “eating into” our focus needs to be eliminated, and stress/anxiety can be a big one. I have found that a more casual vibe helps reduce student stress. While I will help students simulate a high-pressure environment in the weeks leading up to an official exam, that will never be the case when the goal is to learn.
I believe in a highly personalized approach.
- Everybody has different learning strategies, strengths, and weaknesses. It is my job to recognize yours and then build the best plan possible with my experience.
I am going to be constantly available to you over text/phone.
- My use would be significantly limited if the only times we communicated were pre-planned.
I prefer a lower total quantity of students, with greater meeting frequency per student.
- It is much more enjoyable when I am personally invested in every student—it does not feel like “work” at all. It helps that I love LR & teaching.

The short answer is that I only offer tutoring in logical reasoning.
- I believe LR helps “set the foundation” for RC and should be studied first. I loved studying (and love teaching LR) and dislike RC.
I think that I can provide significantly greater “value for money” to students in LR tutoring, for two reasons:
- I was much more consistent in LR than RC, averaging (-0.3)/section on the former, while (-2.5)/section on the latter.
  - (I scored an official 177, in line/slightly below my average over ~40 PTs. I still got questions wrong on every single PT!). I would want to be below (-0.5)/section to feel like I have mastered the section sufficiently to teach it.
- LR generally takes fewer hours of study to see improvement.
  - Thus, I feel like LR tutoring is a greater value-add than RC. If we reach a point where we are happy with your LR mastery but you still want specific work on RC, I will happily “graduate” you and recommend another tutor who has truly perfected RC.

I scored a 177.
Let me show you how.