Category: LSAT Unplugged Student Success Stories

Real LSAT Unplugged students, in their own words: video interviews with transcripts, and the LSAT Diaries, written by students between 2009 and 2021 and published as they came in. Every story here ends with an official score. Individual results vary.

What results do LSAT Unplugged students get? Increases of 10 to 30 or more points, and acceptances to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia, and UVA. The interviews below have video and full transcripts; the diaries are the students' own write-ups.

Is LSAT Unplugged coaching worth it? Read a few of these, then watch a live coaching session. If it looks like what you need, the first lesson is free: book your free LSAT tutoring lesson.

Video interviews
LSAT Unplugged coaching reviews, in the students' own words
From a 135 to a 161 in about 10 weeks on the LSAT Unplugged course
Out of the 140s and into the 170s on the 3-month study plan
Richard went from the mid-150s to a 169
Kenny went from a 154 to a 164 and is paying almost nothing for law school
Natalie went from the 140s to a 170 while working full time
James went from a 157 diagnostic to a 168
Judy went from a 161 to a 171 and got into Columbia Law
Annie went from a 153 to a 170 and got into Stanford Law
Zach went from a 151 diagnostic to a 176 in 6 months

LSAT Diaries, with the score
Xavier, 171 · Tamara, 159 to 166 · Shiva, 168 · Sarah, 156 to 160 · Ricky, 148 to 160 · Rebecca, 174 · RC, 180 · Peter, 160 to 170 · Natalie, 180 · Miranda, 159 to 167 · Michael, 148 to 163 · Max, 155 to 176 · Lisa, 150 to 175 · Lindsey, 142 to 161 · Jimmy, 153 to 161 · Jessica, 128 to 148 · Jay, 177 · Jamie, 155 to 165 · J, 157 to 166 · Ilya, 143 to 163 · Hilda, 142 to 161 · Emily, 150 to 161 · Bob, 137 to 153 · Ashley, 151 to 161 · Annie, 142 to 160 · Anne, 150 to 164 · Anna, 165 · Amanda, 160 to 172 · Jeff, 151 to 172

More written stories
Michela · Andy · Anthony · Brad · Brandon · Caleb · Caroline · Chrissie · Dan · Ellen · JT · Kelly · Rob · Samson · Jared · Danielle · Allison

  • Michael's LSAT Diary: 148 to 163

    Michael scored a 148 on the LSAT in February 2011 after taking a $1,500 group prep course. He quit his Wall Street job to self-study full time.

  • Max's LSAT Diary: 155 to 176

    Max cold-scored a 155 on a free proctored LSAT as an undergrad, then 3 years later, laid off and debt averse, built his own free study plan.

  • Lisa's LSAT Diary: 150 to 175

    Lisa, a busy consultant and nonprofit board member years removed from school, built a strict daily study routine around Steve's 3-month schedule.

  • Lindsey's LSAT Diary: 142 to 161

    Lindsey scored a 142 on her very first LSAT attempt and then a 146 on the official June 2012 test after an under-used prep course.

  • Jimmy's LSAT Diary: 153 to 161

    Jimmy scored a 153 on his first LSAT after an ineffective Kaplan class, then quit his job to study full time with a 4-month schedule. He scored a 161.

  • Jessica's LSAT Diary: 128 to 148

    Jessica scored a 128 on her first practice LSAT and a 143 on her official December 2010 LSAT after 2 rounds of a Kaplan course with her study partner.

  • Jay's LSAT Diary: how he scored a 177

    Jay found LSAT Blog through a friend, ordered its recommended books, and followed the 3-month study schedule while working on logic games speed.

  • Jamie's LSAT Diary: 155 to 165

    Jamie, a non-native English speaker taking her first standardized test, prepped for 2 and a half months using Steve's 3-month study plan.

  • J's LSAT Diary: 157 to 166

    J, a 39-year-old married father of 2, scored 157 in December 2009 after under-preparing, then rebuilt his approach with phone tutoring from Steve.

  • Ilya's LSAT Diary: 143 to 163

    Ilya scored a 143 on his initial diagnostic and a 154 on the June 2010 LSAT, then retook in October after devoting a full month solely to logic games.