Loophole Online and Elemental Prep have collected 535 student testimonials across Amazon book reviews, Reddit posts, TikTok, direct emails, onboarding calls, and live tutoring — including 26 students who scored 175 or higher on the LSAT.
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Every quote here is real. They come from everywhere — verified Amazon reviews of The Loophole, Reddit threads, TikTok creators, late-night emails sent the day after a student opened their score report, onboarding calls with brand-new students, and Ellen’s own tutoring students at Elemental Prep. We pulled them all into one place. The volume is the point.
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“I didn't think I could ever achieve a -0 on a Logical Reasoning section on a practice test. When I first began studying, my diagnostic LR sections were about -10 each and would pretty much stay around a -7/-8 even after doing 7Sage's LR curriculum. Something wasn't working.”
“I feel like I'm meeting a celebrity — almost a little starstruck, I'm not going to lie. Thank you so much for all the work you do. This is incredible, and very accessible to people who can't afford extensive private tutoring or expensive classes. I think it's so cool, so thank you.”
“I CANNOT RECOMMEND THE LOOPHOLE PREP BOOK ENOUGH”
“I know this is out of order, but I thought, let me quip during a timed section. And that was the first time quipping where I actually made it through all 12 without accuracy issues.”
“I recently finished studying your Loophole book. It's been the best part of my LSAT study journey so far!”
“Amazing, don't think -- just buy this book now! It's a game changer!”
“I just finished your textbook and started exactly 1 month ago. I am so impressed.”
“Confession: I thought I had all the resources I could ever possibly need when it comes to studying for the LSAT. I took a halt on studying around 2015 to focus on work as my husband was attending school at the time.”
“My biggest struggle was understanding the language -- this book helped.”
“I thought tutoring would be just a few sessions here and there with a tutor I would not connect with on a personal level, but Elemental proved to be much more. Ellen not only held fun, constructive, and confidence-building tutoring sessions, but also provided a multitude of helpful resources on the Slack.”
“The translation part has been the most powerful tool for me so far.”
“I felt a bit in over my head, but your book will be largely the basis for my curriculum this semester!”
“I went from -16 in LR to -5 in only 3ish weeks with this book.”
“After finishing the Loophole in 12 days, I went up 4 points.”
“I spent a total of 8 months studying for my LSAT prior to using this book (Manhattan prep, power score, 7sage... you name it and most likely I read it). None of these other resources were in helpful in getting me to the score I wanted.”
“Hellooo! My name is Rebecca, and I scored a 175 on the June 2024 administration. If I can do this, you can absolutely, without a doubt, do this too!”
“I feel compelled to review this.”
“Through tutoring sessions and reading her book, I gained a strong foundation.”
“Such a fun spin on learning the ins and outs of the LR portion.”
“I just finished reading The Loophole. The book was gifted to me from a friend who recommended it.”
“Even for an international student, translation/CLIR method work very well.”
“Thank you for the Loophole book it feels like it was written For The Girls in a way that I really needed. I'm smart but like JFC @ conditional reasoning & I hate having a man explain things to me.”
“Ellen Cassidy just gets it....I want to be her friend”
“I wish I had started with the Loophole much sooner. It made LR fun for me.”
“How to stop using only 70% of your brain -- a review of Elemental Prep”
“I have really learned so much from your book and I am understanding how to tackle LR.”
“Before coming to Elemental, I have taken the LSAT three times and prepped for it intermittently for six months. In both of my two recent exams, I scored 5+ points lower than my average PTs, partially because I was anxious to end a test prep process that I found dull and exhausting, and partially because insufficient…”
“It matches the vibe of the book, which I found to be very enjoyable and helpful.”
“Your book is really a masterclass. Yours is just the perfect fit for me.”
“I read your book and it was an amazing guide!”
Your Guide
Meet Ellen Cassidy.
Ellen wrote the book — literally. The Loophole in LSAT Logical Reasoning is recommended across r/LSAT and has shipped tens of thousands of copies.
But Ellen isn't just an author. She still tutors students 4-10 hours a day — but there's only one of her. She built Loophole Online so every student could get her complete methodology, not just the few who can book her calendar. Same strategies, same frameworks, same results — now at scale.
Her mission: teach the world to read and think.

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