Frequently Asked Questions

Tutoring does something more effectively than any other resource, including a classroom-style course: it responds directly and exclusively to you. Everyone’s preparation needs are different for this exam. A classroom teacher is responsible for balancing the competing needs and backgrounds of a group of students. In a tutoring arrangement, I am responsible only for you. That means if something doesn’t land with you, I can re-explain it in a different way. If it means spending extra time on a question to make sure you understand, I’m not worried that someone else is sitting idle during that time. You remain my only focus.

While I want to be transparent and say that I can’t guarantee a score increase, tutoring has incredible potential to boost your performance. The thing that I can do that a book, a podcast, or a video can’t do is sit down and hold a mirror up to your own thought processes. My goal is always to talk with you to help you see where things are working for you, and where they could use some refinement. This conversational style of learning really sharpens your understanding of what this test demands of you. It’s fundamentally an exam of reasoning, and it’s hard to find an adequate substitute for actively reasoning with another person.

Totally fair! I offer free consultations either over Zoom or on the phone, where we’d be free to chat about whatever LSAT-related things are on your mind. We can talk a little more in depth about your LSAT journey so far, my teaching style, and your eventual goals. My entire approach to consultations is that it’s an opportunity for you to learn more about me and ultimately to make the best-informed decision for you. And if that decision includes me, I’d be more than happy to help!

In a word, no. In two words, not really. In three words, not really, no. The whole point of independent tutoring is that I’m not forcing you into a one-size-fits-all method. I take a consciously flexible approach to the way I teach, and I am always very responsive to the individual I’m talking to. This means learning about you, how you understand things, and what resonates most with you.

It depends on any specific goals or problem areas you share with me. That said, I typically work through practice problems or passages with students, and I make sure we’re really engaging with the material. That means a lot of gentle, open-ended questions from me designed to get you to critically think through your reasoning. I generally keep the mood friendly and I maintain a genuinely judgment-free, approachable atmosphere in my sessions so that you feel free to talk openly about what you’re thinking.

Yes! Generally, though, I find that anything under a half hour is too short to be productive, and anything exceeding two hours is likely to leave both of us exhausted. However, as long as our schedules permit it, we can easily alter session lengths.

I recommend meeting once a week. Circumstances sometimes favor twice a week (and this is the sort of thing that we can decide in a consultation), but twice a week is almost always the upper limit.

Great question. Early in my time with a student, I’ll assign practice sets of problems designed to reinforce the work we’ve done in a session. For example, if we spend a session talking about Strengthen and Weaken questions, I’ll recommend drilling small sets of those. Beyond that, I don’t typically assign homework. Instead, I’ll help you build a study schedule centered on full-length practice sections and full-length practice tests.

Whatever works best for you! I maintain an open-door policy with questions between sessions. Often I’m able to write short explanations for questions within 24 hours. Or, if you prefer, just hang onto it until our next session so we can discuss it live.

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Well, since you asked, no I don’t. I’m not going to tell you it’s impossible, but it’s not the sort of thing I’d rely on.

That said, four weeks is absolutely enough time to shore up any studying you’ve done so far and tweak your approach a little to increase your confidence before test day, which can certainly translate into a score increase.

This question is hard! I’ll happily walk you through the occasional Question From Hell, but I’m always most interested first in what you notice about it. So before I do, I’m almost certainly going to throw it over to you. I’ll ask you what you’re noticing, and I’ll ask you to do your best to articulate what is so confusing about it (which can be hard to do, especially on the fly!).

I don’t offer free trial lessons, but I will consult with you free of charge, and I’d be glad to discuss my teaching philosophy and help you get a fuller sense of who I am as a tutor. Additionally, if we consult over Zoom, I can show you exactly what tutoring looks like in practice with a screenshare.