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Results-driven Personalized Test Prep, Accommodations, & Admissions by Education and Legal Professionals.
SHANA GINSBURG, ESQ.
My name is Shana Ginsburg, Esq., Founder and President of Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring. I received a BA in Public Policy and English, and a teaching certification, from Duke University.
I worked as a high school English teacher before attending University of Maryland School Law to study school law and trial advocacy. During my entire academic and professional career, I have tutored students who under-perform on standardized tests, helping students in the bottom and top percentiles to overcome anxiety-inducing obstacles to their test success.
I have a 100% success rate in helping eligible students receive disability accommodations, improving test scores, and increasing chances of acceptances and scholarship awards from top-tier institutions. I have helped students with disabilities gain acceptance to Harvard, Georgetown, Columbia, UNC-Chapel Hill, and other top programs across the United States. Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring combines my love of tutoring, teaching and law, and is my way of improving the test preparation industry for students who are too often shamed or ignored.
LSAT 169
BEATRIZ CANALS
My name is Beatriz Canals and I graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University in 2023 with a major in Women’s and Gender Studies and minors in Government and History. I completed the LSAT Boss masterclass and scored a 169 on the LSAT, and I’m currently in the midst of applying to law school, with plans to begin in the fall of 2024. As someone who recently took the LSAT, I comprehend firsthand the rigors and challenges that students face when preparing for this exam. Most importantly, I recognize the strategies and methodologies crucial for overcoming these obstacles and achieving great results.
Being from San Juan, Puerto Rico, I am fully bilingual in both Spanish and English, so I am also eager to help any students who would feel more comfortable speaking and learning in Spanish. I understand how comforting it can be to communicate in your native tongue and I aspire to support students who learn best in Spanish! Whether it be in Spanish or in English, I am eager to help you tackle the LSAT and achieve your target score!
LSAT 168
SAMMY GAZDA
Hi! I’m Sammy, and I’m a proud graduate of the LSAT Boss program and a future Berkeley Law student. I took the LSAT for the first time after just a few months of prep and scored a 168: a 20-point increase from where I started. I was accepted into multiple top law schools and received generous scholarship offers, ultimately choosing Berkeley, my dream school.
I graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Labor Studies, where I focused on advocacy and public interest work. My passion for justice and equity is what drew me to the law. It's also what makes me a patient, adaptable, and committed tutor.
I know firsthand how tough the LSAT can feel, but I also know how transformative the right support and strategy can be.
Because I’m currently deferring my law school start date, I have plenty of time and energy to dedicate to my students. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to break past a score plateau, I’ll meet you where you’re at and help you get where you want to go. Let’s get to work!
JOSE JUAREZ
I am Jose Daniel Juarez, a graduate of Stanford University (class of 2012) and GW Law School (class of 2016), and a licensed attorney in both D.C. and Maryland. I was primarily in private practice until transitioning to the public service in 2020. I hope to use my more regular schedule to assist aspiring law students navigate through the obstacles surrounding standardized exams such as the LSAT.
As the first person from an immigrant family to attend law school, my path to becoming an attorney was difficult as I had to learn every step without the benefit of any older mentors. However, I hope to use my own experiences to help the next generation of law students succeed by guiding them through the obstacles I once faced.
LSAT 172
MATTEO LAROSA
My name is Matteo, and I am a recent Ginsburg Advanced graduate with a passion for logic and philosophy. After graduating from Columbia University in 2022, I began working in Artificial Intelligence, where I could witness the moral challenges that can arise from its uses and misuses. I decided to apply to law school and specialize in a field that borders intellectual property and Ethics of emerging technologies.
I took the August LSAT in person and scored a 171. As a non-native speaker, I had to learn how to sharpen my analytical skills to grasp the core meaning of each stimulus and save precious time during the test. I found Shana's strategies to be extremely helpful in dealing with anxiety, particularly in the second half of the test.
I believe that someone can master the concepts necessary to succeed on the LSAT regardless of their English proficiency; the LSAT tests one's proficiency with "mentalese," what Chomsky and other linguists defined as the universal grammar of the mind. As a result, I am confident that as long as you're willing to learn, you can improve tremendously on this test, no matter your starting point and educational background. I look forward to helping you succeed.
Good luck with your future endeavors!
LSAT 170
ELLIS CLARK
Hello! My name is Ellis, and I’m a Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring LSAT Boss alumnus who scored a 170 on the LSAT. I'm passionate about increasing accessibility to standardized test preparation, knowing that these high-stakes tests can be one of the last obstacles between students and our educational dreams. In fact, I've been working on this for over a decade through the Testing, Testing initiative of the Ellis Clark Foundation, a partnership to provide free SAT and ACT prep to Detroit Public Schools students to increase their scores through peer-to-peer Harkness-style teaching and admissions/scholarship advice. I'm excited to bring this experience to you today as we help you navigate the law school admissions process: building confidence, mastering the LSAT, and approaching your admissions cycle with clarity and calm. It's not just the score outcomes we can unlock – my own score jumped 13 points while enrolled in LSAT Boss – but also how much we can learn while studying for the test about reasoning, structure, and how to think clearly under pressure – skills we'll utilize in law school, in the legal profession, and in life outside of law. A Detroit native, I graduated from Brown in 2023 with an A.B. in International and Public Affairs and worked in banking and politics full-time before consulting for nonprofits, startups, and political candidates while also serving on several boards.
LSAT 172
THOMAS NOLAN
My name is Thomas, I graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Government and Near Eastern Studies from Cornell University in 2020 and with a MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy from the University of Oxford in 2021. I have the pleasure of being a Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring alumnus who scored a 172 on the LSAT and received over $1 million in scholarship offers to top law programs, including full-ride awards to UVA, Berkeley, and Northwestern. I am currently studying at the University of Virginia School of Law on a full-tuition Karsh-Dillard Scholarship with the Class of 2026.
Having prepared for the LSAT by self-studying and by using one of the big-name prep courses before working with the Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring team, I have seen firsthand how Ginsburg's unique approach to LSAT preparation prioritizes learning for differently-abled students. Beyond learning content alone, working with the Ginsburg Advanced team taught me how to manage my test anxieties, establish a study plan that worked for my preferred learning styles, and pinpoint precise points of confusion that were holding up my score. The Ginsburg Advanced tutors helped me achieve an 8-point score jump on my own LSAT and develop a sense of mastery over the material that I hadn't had before; I look forward to helping you master the LSAT and put your best foot forward on your own law school applications!
LSAT 176
SEBASTIAN MCGRAW
Hi, my name is Sebastian, and I’m excited to be a part of your LSAT journey! I am from Miami, Florida and graduated from the University of Florida with a BA in History. As a senior, I self-studied my way from a 154 to 176 on my first LSAT. I’ll be applying to law school in Fall of 2025 and am excited to see what doors my score opened for me! I grew to really love the LSAT (hard as that may be to believe) and know that anyone can tackle the challenges it presents. While I studied, I realized that most companies’ one-size-fits-all approaches simply weren’t suited for me. As someone with ADHD, I recognize that the approaches modeled for the “average” test-taker simply weren’t made with my needs in mind. This experience, coupled with a background in tutoring undergraduate courses, led me to LSAT tutoring and eventually, Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring. I get a lot of fulfillment from helping you along in your journey towards achieving the most you can and am excited to bring my unique background and passion for the LSAT to our sessions!
WHAT SETS US APART:
Our unique 3-part formula of test mastery, expert test strategy, and advanced anxiety management technique ensures that all of our students improve their test day performance.
Each student is evaluated for accommodations eligibility.
All student study plans supervised and approved by our founder Shana Ginsburg, Esq.
Student progress and accommodations are regularly evaluated for adjustments to reflect learning challenges/ test goals/school application submission deadlines
We are passionately committed to solving the testing challenges of all learners and leveling the higher education playing field for students with disabilities.
Now more than ever, students and working professionals with unique learning challenges need professional, anxiety-free, and comprehensive educational support. That is why Shana Ginsburg, Esq., a Duke University-educated certified teacher and education attorney, founded Ginsburg Advanced in 2016.
Ginsburg Advanced is the only test preparation center devoted to testing accommodations support, curriculum-based learner-centered test preparation, and admissions consulting designed to support the needs of nontraditional students. We have a 100% success rate helping our students unlock their potential to transform their test day performances, and are proud to help clients across the world gain acceptance to top American graduate programs and law schools, and land jobs with their dream employers.
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