Instructions on Test Day- Feb LSAT

[arishmawi]

Hello,

I was wondering about filling out the information on the answers sheet on test day, is it done during the test time or before (like the name and test center code and social security#, section code or what not)?

Thank you

[Jon Denning]

Hi arishmawi,

Good question! All of the personal/administrative info—your name, identifying credentials, test center, certifying statement (saying you're who you say you are and are taking the test in order to apply to law school), etc—is completed before the actual test begins. In fact, you aren't even allowed to open your test booklet until the beginning of Section 1, at which point you will have filled in all the info about yourself.

Proctors will walk you through every step of it so there's no confusion, although it can be somewhat tedious since it takes a little while and you'll understandably want to get going with the test!

Then you'll be instructed to open your test booklet (it's "sealed" with a little paper binding) and turn to Section 1 and begin. At that point you'll be filling in answer bubbles on the provided scantron for the five multiple-choice sections, each 35 minutes with a 10-15 minute break between Sections 3 and 4. Be sure to only work in the section specified!

So that's how the time is managed on test day. It's a long, occasionally boring (or at least bureaucratic) process, but fortunately it tends to be well-standardized to avoid any issues. Just plan to get to the test center early, and spend a good half hour potentially from the time you sit down to when the test itself actually starts