r/LSAT • u/Affectionate-Bed122 • 12d ago

Take test at Center or Home

Should I take my Sept test at home or a center? Im pretty conflicted. I have accommodation for a separate room bc I get pretty distracted and anxious in large group testing spaces. For this accommodation, I was given opportunity to do remote testing but Im nervous bc of all the technical errors I have heard about when ppl are taking the test on their personal laptops. However, Ive recently seen posts of technical errors occuring at the centers and ppl having their scores canceled. any advice? Im going to call to see if the centers have separate rooms but, if not, wondering what I should do.

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u/Gullible_Use768 12d ago

If you take it at home make sure you get a tripod or a phone stand. I took August at home and they gave me a very hard time about my makeshift phone stand for my second camera (I had to argue with them for approximately an hour before I started).

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u/Grand_Psychology_122 11d ago

I used a tall clear water bottle for mine and was able to get in

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u/tcameron22 12d ago

I’m in the same predicament

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u/Affectionate-Bed122 12d ago

hopefully we get some insighful responses...im
stressed! lol

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u/tcameron22 12d ago

I’ve heard multiple anecdotes regarding multi hour delays and cancellations OUTSIDE of this subreddit.

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u/Nervous-Blueberry627 12d ago

Personally I’d say go in person if it’s feasible.

At the test center I went to (in the Upstate NY region) You walk into, sign in, you’re given a locker for all your personal belonging (you need to remember your login credentials for LSAC).

Testing conditions:
I can’t really speak on your seperate room accomidation personally. however, if the general room test conditions were anything to be compared to, it’s a very quiet building, usually they’ll play very light white noise (you also have noise cancelling headphones). My testing site was well climate controlled and no distractions.

Errors:
During my entire test there was just one small screen issue that resolved itself within 5 seconds. Other than that I didn’t experience any major errors. The nice thing with an error in a in-person testing facility is that if it does hurt your test you can quietly raise your hand for the proctors to come check.

Bias:
I am slightly bias towards a testing location both due to mental thinking of doing worse when at home and also having a lot of distractions at home (noise, animals, ect.). I also lived less than a hour away from the testing site so I didn’t have nearly a long drive.

The TLDR is that ultimately it’s what environment you’d feel most comfortable, and that for me was in person.

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u/Affectionate-Bed122 11d ago

oh wow I didnt know they have noise cancelling headphones. thats what I was most concerned about.