Loophole Online and Elemental Prep have collected 502 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.
500+ student testimonials and counting
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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“Helped me get from -5 each section down to -1 or -2.”
“Ellen Cassidy's Loophole method is so good for logical reasoning!”
“I finished Loophole about a month ago and it has truly helped me so much.”
“148 to 160 in a month, thanks to 7sage and The Loophole”
“Ellen's patience and ability to tailor her tutoring to your specific LSAT needs. She doesn't have a one-size-fits-all for everyone and is more than willing to find ways to make her method work for you -- not the other way around.”
“Before finding The Loophole and coming to Elemental, I never found joy in studying for the LSAT, and would consistently score poorly on each section, mainly LR. I would read and hear about how students were scoring well and kept wondering what they understood about the test that I just didn't, and would feel…”
“What I have learned from your material has made notable contributions to my life's current trajectory, which for the first time feels positive and purposeful.”
“I can't believe how lucky I am to have discovered The Loophole!”
“Gave me new insight after studying over a year with other materials.”
“Hi Everyone! I'm following up on Sofiane's awesome post to share some of my story, lessons learned, and my gratitude for this community. I scored a 177 on the September test and undoubtably couldn't have done it without you all. This post is a bit long, but there is a lot I'd like to share!”
“My favorite part of working with Elemental is Ellen and Molly being your biggest fan and perfectly curating your studies to you and your personal needs. Elemental does an amazing job of meeting you exactly where you are and encouraging you until you get to where you want to be. No LSAT dream is too big for Elemental.”
“I improved from 11-14 missed questions per section to 4 missed.”
“I'm going through private tutoring with Ellen right now and I cannot sing her praises enough!”
“The Loophole has helped so much bringing my LR score down from -11 to much better.”
“I am 210 pages in and laugh out loud a lot -- I enjoy your sense of humor, it makes the process fun!”
“Most people will doubt you. Ellen and her staff never will. So neither should you.”
“Look no further.”
“This is going to be really life-changing.”
“It is truly a remarkable book, not only for its strategies but also because your tone and delivery make the reader believe that they can beat the test -- at least, you made me believe that I could do it.”
“Loophole is a definite buy.”
“thank you for the suggestions and tips”
“I really appreciate your teaching modalities in your videos and on the platform so far.”
“This book is all you need to master LR.”
“This book has re-framed what and how to focus on while studying for the LSAT.”
“I just wanted to say how much I am appreciating your book. Very conversational and fantastic.”
“I never thought I could predict the answer to questions. The CLIR changed that.”
“Thank you so much for creating the Loophole! I'm deeply indebted to you for the score improvement and confidence boost.”
“This book actually saved me”
“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.”
“Took me from a 156 diagnostic to a one take 174 final score and an acceptance to a top 3 law school.”
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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