You have to be there at least 30 minutes early. You risk being disqualified if you aren't there early. If it says 1:30, I'd get there at 1. My confirmation says "Exam Time," not "appointment," in the body of the email. I arrived more than 30 minutes before that time. You won't be sitting there doing nothing. It can take time to check in, get your locker situated, use the restroom, and then do the security check (metal detector, etc). Depending on how busy it is, it could be 10-20 minutes just for that because they have to do everyone. You can start your test as soon as you're done, though. There isn't really any waiting.

it sounds paradoxical, but my timing improved a lot once I started doing untimed drills. without the pressure of the clock, I was able to better identify my gaps in understanding. if you're at a 149, I'd definitely recommend slowing down and incorporating untimed drills and untimed sections in order to really work through each question.

I can never find the back button on the app either. not sure where it's hiding. I end up just swiping to go back

it sounds like you're in fine shape for this application cycle imo. you took the test once with minimal study and got a fine score. now, with some studying under your belt, you'll probably score higher and increase your chances of getting in at more schools. with dedicated studying, a 160-165 from a 150 baseline is totally doable. and remember, plenty of people get accepted to law school with a 150 on the lsat. I don't see why you'd have to wait another year if you cast a wide net with your applications. maybe take some days off to refresh since you're feeling the burnout.

two things helped me improve my timing on RC: untimed drills and color-coded highlighting for questions. I did some untimed drills focusing on the hardest passages. I feel this helped improve my stamina and comprehension. I also decided to use the color green for anything in the passage that is mentioned in the questions. So I read the questions first, notice if they mention any topics (like a field of study, a name of a critic, an animal species, whatever), and then I highlight those things in green. I don't use the green for anything else, so this helps me find info faster.

I brought snacks but didn't end up eating them on the break. 10 minutes is honestly not a lot of time because you have to check out of the testing room and then go through security coming back in. After going to the bathroom and dealing with the security stuff, I had used 9 minutes. The other reason that I didn't want to eat my snacks is because I was worried I'd have to touch my phone in the locker to access the snacks I packed. I should've taken the snacks out of my tote bag first, and hidden my phone well out of sight. Because if you're seen touching your phone for any reason, your score can get cancelled. And I was a little paranoid about that, lol. So I decided to just not open my locker at all on the break to avoid the risk entirely.

@PrincessDi it's easiest to just memorize it. it's just the username and password, so not a lot to memorize. LSAC suggests that you memorize them. you wouldn't be allowed to bring the sticky note to the test area. when I went, they told me to write my credentials on this floppy, laminated sheet of paper with a big expo marker, so it was kind of hard to read. I suggest doing what LSAC recommends and just memorize it -- it'll make everything smoother.

Yes, the computer is provided for you, lol. I don't recommend bringing much because you won't be able to bring most things into the testing area. Your bag, phone, watch, wallet, snacks etc will all have to be left in a locker. The locker was kinda small, but every facility is going to be different. I was in midtown manhattan. I brought a plastic water bottle with the label removed and a chapstick into the testing area. They checked the caps of the water bottle and the chapstick when I did the security check. It's kinda intense. Something important though: you gotta have your LSAC login memorized!

my score on RC improved when I started doing untimed drills, reading the questions before the passage, drilling 1-2 passages of just the hardest levels, and using a color-coded highlighting strategy. I basically highlight facts/support in yellow, anything mentioned from the questions in green, and anything revealing author attitude in blue. this helps me find what I need to answer the questions, and it also helps me consider the intention behind the writing while I read. so for example, I just did an RC passage where the questions asked about "Draft Articles," so whenever I saw that in the passage, I highlighted it in green. Then, if I see a word that is particularly emotive or expresses an opinion, like "unfounded" or "shocking" or "incredible" or whatever, I highlight it in blue because it helps me keep track of the author's point of view. but truthfully the biggest improvement came from focusing on untimed drills to really nail the fundamentals without time pressure. speed came later.

doing untimed drills with RC helped my progress. the timer makes me prone to just guess and move on, which wasn't helping me identify the gaps in my understanding. and reading nonfiction in my spare time

@Frat usually I’ll do untimed for the hardest question drills so I can really think it through

This was a tricky one. None of the answer choices were immediately calling to me. I picked D after a while because the stimulus was asking about "tearing down the existing structure and replacing it with a concert hall," which could be opposed by the locals if they already like the other plan: to convert it to a public space instead of tearing it down.

drilling only the hardest questions in levels 4 and 5, and drilling my weakest question types has helped me. speed training has also helped, but I do that with full sections rather than drills.

these LSAC changes are awful. this is definitely something that would throw me off on test day so thanks for changing it in the tester

focus on the gpa for sure. don't worry about the lsat right now

don't cancel. 158 is still good. they'll see growth

keep practicing and retake it. sometimes you just get unlucky with a test or the testing center. you know you have the skills to get the score you need. go for it again! a 147 might only get you into predatory schools.

keep it. 157 is still a decent score. if you cancel, they might assume it was far below that.

It sounds like you should skip June and focus on August. There's nothing wrong with that. Retake the test once your practice tests are slightly above your target score.