I had connection issues last weekend, and I need to decide whether or not I am going to opt into the retest that they offered me.
Do we know how common connection issues actually are for the FLEX?
(The issues I experienced were clearly related to ProctorU/LSAC servers, not my personal setup)
Thanks!
I had ProctorU connection issues during my June FLEX.
LR was totally normal.
RC I was interrupted 3-4 times starting halfway through reading passage 2. After about 1 minute of stop and go reading, my proctor paused the test, closed everything, and started me off again from where we were. I got through the section, but felt I never got to the level of understanding for that passage that I am used to.
LG was normal through two games, but I was interrupted by connection issues again during the last two games. I was able to answer all questions, but I probably lost 60 seconds of work time, had to guess on two questions, and didn't check my work at the end.
LSAC is offering me a retest 8 days from now. Here's why I'm so unsure of what to do:
-I've already taken the most recent 25 PTs, and I'm worried about reusing PTs or relying on older ones.
-I don't trust the FLEX setup anymore. I could encounter the same or worse connection issues again. The issues stemmed from the server side, not from my local setup.
-I am not applying this cycle, so I can retest next year if I keep this score and I am not thrilled.
This was my second sitting. I think the odds I did worse than my first sitting are low, the odds I did 1-2 points better are high, and the odds I did 3+ point better are medium. But that's just my estimate. I was shooting for a -10 on the exam.
Thanks for the insight and support. I am just a wreck over this whole thing.
I've taken it twice while working full time. For me, it was less about not having enough time to study and more about making enough time to take care of sleep and wholistic wellbeing. The nature of my job allows me to sleep enough, study a few hours a day, study more on weekend days, and still get by at work. I took two vacation days in the days leading up to my test, not even to study way more but just to ensure my food and sleep and hydration were perfect.
That's just my experience. If you have a place to live and resources to take more time off, it might make things more pleasant, but you should not feel like you'll never be a lawyer if you have to study and work at the same time.
Good luck!
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I was plugged in via Ethernet and still had a connection issue even though my internet was working. It is sometimes on their server side or something, but we cant really know.
Yes I'm sure it was on their side. The proctor's monitoring connection never stopped, only the test software. They were able to control my screen and mouse through the entire situation.