What to Bring (And What Not to Bring) on LSAT Test Day

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June LSAT test day is almost upon us, and you should have everything you need for the LSAT ready in advance so that you don’t end up scrambling Monday morning. Be sure to check out LSAC’s page of regulations for LSAT test day; here are some highlights of what to bring and what not to bring.

Item #1 to Bring on LSAT Test Day: Yourself. If you decide you’re not ready for the June LSAT, visit the LSAC website before midnight ET Sunday and withdraw from the LSAT to avoid an absence on your record.

Item #2 to Bring on LSAT Test Day: Your admission ticket with photo attached. You can print the ticket from LSAC’s website. The photo is a relatively new requirement for the LSAT, but you should not overlook it. LSAC is extremely picky about your photo. There’s an easy solution: get a passport photo taken. It’ll fit the requirements, no worries. Once you have your photo ready, don’t make any drastic changes to your appearance until you leave the LSAT test center. No dying your hair. No new piercings. No shaving your beard. No shaving your head. No new facial tattoos. You get the idea.

Item #3 to Bring on LSAT Test Day: Identification. School ID won’t suffice for the LSAT; you need something government-issued. Your driver’s license or state-issued ID card is fine. So is a passport.

Item #4 to Bring on LSAT Test Day: Pencils, an eraser and a sharpener. Not #3, not #1, but good old #2 pencils. No mechanical pencils. There’s no need to go overboard and bring dozens of pencils to the LSAT, but it’s good to have a few so you know you won’t find yourself running short, or having to pause to sharpen mid-section. You want sharp pencils; if you’re prepared to be just a little bit obsessive about it you can get in touch with this guy. You may want to bring one that’s less than super-sharp for bubbling your LSAT answer sheet.

Item #5 to Bring on LSAT Test Day: A snack and a drink. Not the alcoholic kind — that’s for later. The drink needs to be in a plastic bottle or in a juice box. The snack should be packaged such that it doesn’t make a mess all over your other stuff. (For more on this, check out my LSAT test day snack suggestions.)

Item #6 to Bring on LSAT Test Day: An analog wristwatch. No digital watches, no stopwatches, no pocket watches.

Item #7 to Bring on LSAT Test Day: A clear Ziplock bag, max size one gallon. It’s the only thing you’re allowed to use to hold all of the above LSAT supplies.

Item #1 NOT to Bring on LSAT Test Day: Your phone. Don’t **** with LSAC. You will get kicked out of the LSAT test center for having your phone with you. It’s not worth it.

Item #2 NOT to Bring on LSAT Test Day: Anything you wear on your head. The only way you can get around this one is if it’s religious apparel. Giantology, Dodgerism, and the like are not valid religions.

Item #3 NOT to Bring on LSAT Test Day: Earplugs. They’re simply not allowed at the LSAT.

Item #4 NOT to Bring on LSAT Test Day: Anything else that’s not allowed. Again, you can find the exhaustive list of items you can and cannot bring to LSAT test day here.

You may be wondering whether you should do any last-minute LSAT practice the morning of the LSAT. Don’t attempt any new LSAT questions, and don’t do anything else that might shake your confidence. If you’d like to do a little bit of LSAT warm-up, pick some easy questions in advance for the morning of the LSAT. A logic game is good. If it’s something that was once hard for you but that you understand perfectly now, that’s even better. Whatever you do, it should be easy, it shouldn’t be much, and you absolutely should not check your answers.

Jun 6, 2012 - 6:58 pm - By Aaron Cohn
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