​​​​​​Hey Everyone! I'm Max, a graduating senior at UCLA, and I'm excited to start working with students on the LSAT! I have over 3 years of experience coaching and tutoring competitive debate at a boutique prep company, and recently scored a 179 on the April LSAT after roughly a year of self-studying using 7Sage.

At the risk of shamelessly plugging the LSAC, I think this test is a genuinely elegant, well-designed exam, and I've really enjoyed becoming a bit of an LSAT nerd over the past year. There's an understandable but, in my opinion, misguided inclination to approach the LSAT as an exercise in pattern recognition (memorizing lists of flaws, inserting x or y word when you see a conditional, etc.). Pushing back against that inclination is a core tenet of my approach to tutoring. I want to help students embrace the fact that the LSAT is ultimately testing a very specific form of analytical thinking that tends to feel pretty foreign but is highly consistent, systematically rule-governed, and, with enough time, can be intuitive. My tutoring will try to push you to think in this way naturally, and I strongly believe that improvement will follow from doing so.

During tutoring, I'm happy to either go over questions and content you prepare in advance, or create lesson plans based on data from your analytics and a curriculum "packet" I've built of questions I'm highly familiar with. Big picture strategizing about your studying timeline and establishing week-to-week structure through assigned homework can also be incorporated into tutoring.

I'd be excited to work with students of all ability levels, though I suspect my tutoring would be most helpful to those with a solid understanding of the test's fundamentals who are looking to optimize their LR sections and better understand harder, curvebreaker questions.

A note on pricing - my rate is currently $30/hr, and I hold the view that when you pay a high tutoring rate, what you should be paying for is experience and a proven track record with other students. While I think my past (non-LSAT) tutoring experience is valuable, I can't in good faith charge a high hourly rate while I'm new to LSAT tutoring. So, I see tutoring as a mutually beneficial arrangement - I can help you as a high-scoring tutor with past teaching experience for a heavily discounted price, and by helping you, I build up LSAT tutoring experience. If you're looking to take the test in August or next fall, this is a great opportunity to receive high-quality tutoring at a below-market rate.

If you're interested, feel free to leave a comment on this post and fill out this intake form. Once completed, you'll receive a calendly link to schedule a free consultation where we can chat further and determine whether tutoring would be a good fit for you. I'll also be opening a free study group which will meet every Friday at 4pm pst for an informal, office hours-style study session. You're also welcome to message me with questions about my services, specific problems, or really anything LSAT related - I'm always happy to chat!