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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Wall of Love
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 ended up just ordering another book because literally... this thing is my lifeboat for the LSAT.”
“I love this book!”
“The LSAT is both a fierce adversary and a faithful companion. It is the cold, seemingly impenetrable wall that separates us from our dreams. It is also the witness, accompanying us during moments of work and effort.”
“I felt a bit in over my head, but your book will be largely the basis for my curriculum this semester!”
“Kat was an amazing tutor! I was having issues with consistency in LR and RC and I couldn't figure out why. Kat was able to find my bad habits and gave me drills and a strict study schedule that helped fix these habits that have allowed me to consistently score higher on my tests.”
“The LSAT was the first academic hurdle that seemed impossible for me to get over. I couldn't figure out how my friends and other people on the internet were doing well on this exam. I self-studied on and off for four years and couldn't sit down to take a practice test without crying.”
“The trainer was not much help on LR. The loophole was a game changer.”
“I bought The Loophole last night and read only the introduction and first chapter. After that, I went back to my RC section and translated each sentence.”
“I finished Loophole about a month ago and it has truly helped me so much.”
“I've been an LSAT instructor for 25 years & I recommend Ellen's book to all my students.”
“Thank you so much for writing the loophole -- it has been very useful.”
“Elemental is amazing and has changed the trajectory of the way that I study for the LSAT. I had a similar experience to someone else where I thought I had "juiced" the book for all it's worth, but the tutoring really helped me put it all together -- would highly recommend.”
“Remote tutoring with Ellen has by far been the best, most worthwhile investment I've made for my legal career. Having poured through nearly every LSAT book and tutoring platform out there, I can honestly say that Ellen's LSAT methodologies are mind-blowing, exhaustive, and without parallel.”
“This book really helped me improve at logical reasoning.”
“The CLIR method has changed the LR game for me! I went from -3 to -6 per section to consistently -0 to -3.”
“Never did the law school thing but Ellen got me hooked on the LSAT”
“It breaks down LR in a way that is easy to understand and clear. Helps build an intuitive approach.”
“Your book is pretty awesome, I gotta say.”
“I absolutely love this book, it has really helped me hone certain skills that other prep courses overlook.”
“Another lsat timelapse to keep me accountable”
“I improved from 11-14 missed questions per section to 4 missed.”
“Key in helping me get those last few points.”
“Hi all! I wanted to provide some positive encouragement and advice to Elemental students who are currently in the midst of their LSAT preparation, including those of you who have non-traditional backgrounds and have been out of college for some time.”
“Your book is making me enjoy and understand the LSAT content much more than I thought I ever would.”
“Hard to pick just one! I really enjoyed the events that the tutors would put on and the sense of community Elemental was able to foster through the Slack. I've heard a lot of LSAT students complain about how it can be such a solitary journey, so I think cultivating that sense of camaraderie is incredibly important.”
“Thanks be to Ellen, the Loophole Saviour”
“The Loophole has been a game-changer. Genuinely groundbreaking breakdown of LR concepts.”
“The Loophole has helped me tremendously!”
“Working with Ellen for the LSAT has been life-changing. I know this sounds extreme but it truly has. She is a rare creature. She has made the test so much simpler than how I knew it before. I have worked with another prep test company before her, where the test felt like this battle where you HAVE to come out on top.”
“It's easily the best LSAT book I could have found.”
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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