Yes! Usually the admissions people are there in office during the weekdays even if schools are not in session and would be more than happy to talk to a prospective student. A lot of law schools will even give you an admissions fee waiver for visiting (at least, UCLA and USC do). I'd research the schools before hand to be able to ask about specific programs/workshops/clinics you're interested in, the culture at the school, and advice for students similar to whatever your background is. A lot of admissions advisors might even connect you with a current student so you can ask more specific questions to someone in the program!
I got the advice from a tutor that timing is the last thing to focus on -- usually, running out of time on a section means that you don't know the material well enough, so focusing on understanding the questions and noticing patterns over time will likely be more helpful in the long run than trying to get faster for the sake of getting faster.
For me, studying for the LSAT felt like learning a new sport where they give you all the theoretical knowledge up front but you can't apply it well enough all at once, you have to go one skill at a time until it becomes muscle memory and then you layer on a new skill. The curriculum throws a LOT of new stuff at you, especially if you weren't really thinking about arguments or rhetoric before. It takes time to process and apply the skills in practice so I think being patient and allowing yourself time to understand what the LSAT is asking is key. It took me something like 7 months to finally "get it" but I went through a lot of ups and downs in my scores during that time. What helped me improve is slowing down, doing less questions but deep diving into the ones I got wrong, and then reviewing the fundamentals using different sources (7sage, powerscore, The Loophole).
I tend to retake the entire test during my Blind Review so I'd love to see how long it actually takes me to do a question without time pressure vs. with time pressure. Also, it would be helpful as more of an accountability feature since I tend to spend more time on Blind Review than needed when I should be focusing on dissecting what I got wrong.
How are you reviewing what you missed? I realized that I wasn't improving when I would just speed through the ones I got wrong without deep diving into the explanation. I've found keeping a physical notebook for my wrong answer journal keeps me accountable. I write down explanations in my own words for each answer choice for why it's right/wrong.
Interested! I'm in California and looking to take it in June but probably retake in September