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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500+
All reviews
143
Featured Amazon reviews
66
Tutoring testimonials
26
175+ scorers
Nick
Amazon
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.
Abi
Onboarding
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.
Informal-Sundae3588
Reddit
I CANNOT RECOMMEND THE LOOPHOLE PREP BOOK ENOUGH
Estrella
Onboarding
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.
Dayanara
Email
I recently finished studying your Loophole book. It's been the best part of my LSAT study journey so far!
nneka
Amazon
Amazing, don't think -- just buy this book now! It's a game changer!
Zariyah
Email
I just finished your textbook and started exactly 1 month ago. I am so impressed.
Christine
Amazon
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.
Amy_LSAT
Amazon
My biggest struggle was understanding the language -- this book helped.
Hannah168
Tutoring
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.
Jianshen
Email
The translation part has been the most powerful tool for me so far.
Tindall
Email
I felt a bit in over my head, but your book will be largely the basis for my curriculum this semester!
Anonymous
Reddit
I went from -16 in LR to -5 in only 3ish weeks with this book.
lambocat
Reddit
After finishing the Loophole in 12 days, I went up 4 points.
Sina
Amazon
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.
Rebecca175
Slack
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!
Amazon Customer
Amazon
I feel compelled to review this.
LV
Amazon
Through tutoring sessions and reading her book, I gained a strong foundation.
AE
Amazon
Such a fun spin on learning the ins and outs of the LR portion.
Alia
Email
I just finished reading The Loophole. The book was gifted to me from a friend who recommended it.
Jisung
Amazon
Even for an international student, translation/CLIR method work very well.
Mary Beth
Email
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.
GladisPutaway
Reddit
Ellen Cassidy just gets it....I want to be her friend
manifest_that
Reddit
I wish I had started with the Loophole much sooner. It made LR fun for me.
gloopyboop
Reddit
How to stop using only 70% of your brain -- a review of Elemental Prep
Kelly
Email
I have really learned so much from your book and I am understanding how to tackle LR.
Yangfan
Tutoring
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…
Abel
Onboarding
It matches the vibe of the book, which I found to be very enjoyable and helpful.
SwissCheese
Email
Your book is really a masterclass. Yours is just the perfect fit for me.
Daisy
Email
I read your book and it was an amazing guide!

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