LSAC has very specific rules and regulations about what you can (and can’t) bring to in-person tests on LSAT Day. Read below to see what’s allowed and what’s not. The following lists what you must (and should, and can’t) bring to the testing center.
What You Are Required to Bring to LSAT Day
- LSAT Eligibility Number and Prometric confirmation number. These are on your LSAT status page in your LSAC account. Print it the night before to make sure you have the most recent test center information on it. Sometimes testing centers change at the last minute! Make sure you have the most recent address so that you go to the right place on Test Day.
- Your Lawhub username and password.
- Identification. You will need at least one form of ID on test day. You must have a current, valid (not expired) government-issued ID containing a recent and recognizable photo and your signature. Acceptable forms of ID include a passport, driver’s license and/or government issued ID card. US military personnel may present their US military ID card with name, photo, and signature.
- The following IDs are NOT accepted by LSAC as valid forms of identification: Social Security Card, Social Insurance Card, birth certificate, credit card (including those with photo), ID expired more than 90 days prior to the test date, photocopied ID, employee ID (even for government employees), or student ID. Make sure you have the correct forms with you! If you do not have acceptable forms of ID when you check in, you cannot take the LSAT!
What You Should Take with You
In addition to your ID and above information, you can also bring a variety of items to the test center, as detailed here per Prometric.Aside from a variety of medical and religious items, you can bring earplugs (foam, no string) and water in a clear container.
A locker is provided if you have non-approved items or garments that need storing (see the following for more information).
Prohibited or Unusable Items
The prohibited items that seem to trip up students the most are the following:
- Any Kind of Timers. Yes, that includes silent timers. The only way you can tell time during the test is an analog watch, the clock in the testing room, and the timer display on the tablet.
- Cell Phones. You can bring ONE cell phone into the testing center, but it will need to be powered down and stored in the locker they assign you.
- Hats or Hoods. Particularly important to remember during the winter, when everyone wears hats. Brave the cold on the walk from your car to the testing room, and leave the hat in the car or locker. The exceptions are religious headwear.
- Mechanical Pencils, Pens, or Markers. That’s right, they give you writing devices at the center so don’t bring your own.
- Any Electronic Device. Other than one cell phone, all electronic devices including tablets, fitness-tracking devices, beepers, pagers, electronic cigarettes, headsets, calculators, and pretty much anything with a battery (except for an analog watch) are prohibited. Leave it all in the car or in the physical locker they assign you.
- Non-analog Watches. That includes digital watches (i.e., watches that display the time in numerical digits), alarm watches, beeping watches, calculator watches, chronograph watches (digital or nondigital), or any watch with a dedicated start/stop function that isn’t related to setting the time
You can get kicked out of the testing center for having any prohibited item. Pack what you need to bring to your LSAT the night before and double check with the list of approved and prohibited items on LSAC.org to make sure you have all of what you need (and none of what you don’t).
Joshua says
Can you please please provide a comprehensive list of what is allowed at the testing centre? Also, specifically what is the policy on pencils with erasors?
Dave Killoran says
We’ve updated the article for the new Prometric rules, which confusingly are found in multiple places, including:
https://www.lsac.org/lsat/taking-lsat/in-person-checklist
https://www.lsac.org/lsat/frequently-asked-questions-about-lsat
https://www.lsac.org/about/lsac-policies/lsac-candidate-agreement#permitted-items-tc
https://www.prometric.com/test-owners/resources/testing-accommodations-pre-approved-items
For in-person testing, they give you the pencil; you cannot bring in your own (don’t ask me why–it’s a stupid rule).
Thanks!
Emily Joshi-Powell says
I am nervous about navigating to the test center without a phone.
I just signed up for the June LSAT, all 4 close(ish) test centers to Brooklyn are full. I was waiting to sign up, because I didn’t think I was ready (honestly still don’t).
It will take me almost 2 hours, on a bike, train and bus to get to the Staten Island test center – and to do all that without a phone, I really better pray I don’t get lost. At 4 hours round trip, I doubt I’ll visit beforehand. Should I get a cab – which with Ferazzano tolls will easily be $50 one way. Or rent a car for test day, on a week day that will cost as much. It seems very unfair of LSAC to expect people who live in cities, most of whom don’t own cars, to shell out an extra hundred bucks for transport because they won’t make even the smallest accommodation and let us drop a cell phone in a bucket outside the test room.
In other worries, as I sit here my downstairs neighbor has just started blasting marengue – if the June LSAT is cancelled, and replaced with another at home exam – do you think they still won’t allow earplugs?! I defy anyone to explain how I could possibly cheat using neon pink, clearly plastic, plugs in my earholes. Though I’ve read through all their notices, and there doesn’t seem to be any accounting for these new difficulties.
Thanks and happy almost Friday!
PowerScore Test Prep says
Hi Emily!
Thank you for your comment. LSAC is aware that some test takers may not have access to a quiet/isolated room in which to take a remotely proctored test, especially during this time of disturbance and social distancing due to the COVID-19 situation. Therefore, per LSAC, “If you do not have an appropriate place to test in your home, please contact Candidate Services at LSACinfo@LSAC.org or 215.968.1001 to discuss your situation and see if we can help identify potential solutions in your area.” We would recommend contacting LSAC to inquire about the possibility of receiving the accommodations you mentioned.
Thank you!
Taylor says
Are eyedrops allowed?
PowerScore Test Prep says
Hi Taylor!
Medical products are on LSAC’s list of items allowed in the test room, so eyedrops should be permitted. However, you’re more than welcome to contact LSAC directly at 215-968-1001 for assurance.
Thank you!
TDH says
What’s the deal about not being able to use a mechanical pencil?
PowerScore Test Prep says
Thank you for your question! LSAC’s decision to prohibit mechanical pencils is presumably due to maintaining test security, so as not to allow any prohibited devices or materials to be stored inside the pencil itself. It seems as though LSAC’s mission is to create a secure and just exam environment.
Jackson Hines says
So I cannot even bring my phone to the test center? They won’t hold onto it for me?
PowerScore Test Prep says
Hi Jackson,
Unfortunately not. Per LSAC, test takers are not permitted to bring electronic items of any kind into the test center. We would suggest leaving your phone in the car.
Thank you!
christopher says
LSAC should provide some lockers. It is a mark of privelege to assume everyone has a car.
Dave Killoran says
They do for in-person tests! See: https://www.lsac.org/lsat/taking-lsat/in-person-checklist
Dave Killoran says
Hi Jackson,
Astonishingly, the policy is no cell phones at the center. So you aren’t supposed to being them (which is harsh). Would they hold it for you? Possibly, but you can’t count on it.
Thanks!