Self-study
I began studying in December for the LSAT. I originally wanted to take in February but quickly realized I was nowhere near ready. I ultimately signed up for April because, worst case, it gives me a good practice run. My scores are hitting over 160 which is good, with my blind review somehow consistently 170+ so I thought, hey, let's just give it a shot and see how it goes. I signed up for in person because I wanted to avoid the usual issues I hear about. Boy was I way off.
I get to the test center at 7:40. He tells me we are having some minor tech issues but they should be fixed. He said he has done this for 10 years and has never heard of a delay longer than even 30 minutes, but expects this fine in roughly 10.
So we wait... thirty minutes pass. An hour passes. An hour and a half. The 8:30 people are now in the room with us in this tiny area all stressed out and waiting. They finally begin letting us into the room. Ugh, finally, right? No.
Instead, we are scanned in, where we have no phone or anything else, no clocks, no nothing, into these little cubicles with computers who, again, have no clock, so you basically have no idea what is going on. And we wait. And wait... And wait. Eventually they come in and inform us that they are STILL having issues. They encourage people to leave and file a complaint, but I have no other availability, I need to do this. So I wait more. Finally, after almost three hours of waiting, I am able to take the test. But obviously, it has been 3 hours. I am hungry, caffeine is long gone, my brain is going a mile a minute so I have to manage that while going in and finally focusing. It was rough.
So yesterday I call them and inform them what happened, and I am told that, since I took it, even if they were to give me a free reschedule, this would still count as a cancel on my record. So, effectively, all they can give me is the score-review cancellation, but of course without being able to actually see my score first. You would think that after waiting for three hours I would at least have my June session paid, which I already plan to take, but no. Nothing at all. Effectively just a "eh, sucks to suck" and move on.
Unfortunately, this is the only system for the LSAT so I have to just deal with it and take again in June because I would rather have my score, whatever it is this time, than a random cancel on my record where I don't even see the score. Really disappointed but it just goes to show, they aren't here to service us, it is still a money-making business.
I decided to do in person to avoid any issues and, somehow, I ended up having to wait nearly THREE HOURS in person before even starting. I plan to do a post on my experience but I legit cannot believe the issues surrounding this test. I am glad yours went okay at least.