Can I bring a backpakg to the testing center?

Philip-1

I will take the June LSAT for the first time in my life. I saw that we can't bring a cellphone to the testing center, but can we bring a backpack and put the cellphone in the backpack during the test? I was wondering if they provide some designated areas for us to put personal belongings like a backpack, etc.

Sheri123

No, you can only bring the items listed on the LSAC info along with your snack & drink in a large ziplock bag.

Nicole Hopkins

No. Only a ziplock bag.

Nicole Hopkins

You cannot bring "personal belongings" other than the allowed items in the ziplock bag.

stepharizona

From the LSAC: Items Allowed in the Test Room: http://www.lsac.org/jd/lsat/day-of-test/

You may bring into the test room a clear plastic ziplock bag (maximum size: 1 gallon/3.79 liters), which must be stored under your chair and may be accessed only during the break.

The sealed ziplock bag may contain ONLY the following items:
valid ID
wallet
keys
medical products (including diabetic testing supplies)
feminine hygiene products
No. 2 or HB wooden pencils
highlighter
erasers (no erasers with sleeves)
pencil sharpener
tissues
beverage in plastic container or juice box (maximum size: 20 oz/591 ml)—no aluminum cans or glass containers permitted
snack
All items must fit in the ziplock bag such that the bag can be sealed.
Test takers are permitted to wear an analog (nondigital) wristwatch. (Timing devices of any other kind are not permitted.)

Items Allowed on the Desktop
Test takers may have ONLY the following items on the desktop:
tissues
valid ID
LSAT Admission Ticket
No. 2 or HB wooden pencils
erasers
pencil sharpener
highlighter
analog (nondigital) wristwatch
Beverage and snack are NOT permitted on the desktop and may be accessed only during the break.
Note: I asked the proctor if I could have my inhaler on my desk and they said yes. If I didnt, I would have had to raise my hand to access my bag if I had an asthma attack.

Prohibited Items
You MAY NOT bring into the test center or use any of the following:
electronic timers of any kind
electronic cigarettes
fitness tracking devices
digital watches, alarm watches, beeping watches, calculator watches
cell phones, beepers, pagers, personal digital assistants (PDAs)
personal computers
calculators
photographic or recording devices
listening devices
headsets, iPods, or other media players
books, dictionaries, papers of any kind
rulers
mechanical pencils
mechanical erasers or erasers with sleeves
ink pens or felt-tip markers
briefcases, handbags, backpacks of any kind
earplugs
hats/hoods (except religious apparel) may not be worn on the head
sunglasses may not be worn
weapons or firearms
LSAC has adopted a no-tolerance policy with regard to the use or possession of electronic devices, including cell phones, or in possession of a weapon or firearm.

stepharizona

Also read this: http://www.lsac.org/docs/default-source/jd-docs/candidate-info-sheet.pdf

You may not bring into the test center or use any of the following:

books, dictionaries, papers of any kind, rulers, mechanical pencils,
mechanical erasers or erasers with sleeves, ink pens or felt-tip markers,
briefcases, handbags, backpacks of any kind, earplugs, hats/hoods
(except religious apparel) may not be worn on the head, and sun
glasses may not be worn.

Test takers who take prohibited nonelectronic
items into the testing room will be subject to the confiscation of such
items by the supervisor. An LSAT Violation Notice will be issued by test
center staff.

MrSamIam

Negative, and, they're pretty stringent when it comes to that policy.

quinnxzhang

I, along with quite a few other test takers, brought a backpack/bag with me. We weren't allowed to take them into our testing rooms, but the proctors did collect them for holding in a separate room in the building. We collected them after turning in our tests.

This might have been unique to my testing center, but I imagine that this issue commonly arises, so maybe there's some de facto storage area at your testing center as well?

jessicalj

Similar experience as @quinnxzhang. In my testing centre, test takers' bags were stored at the front of the room, behind the proctors. If you can avoid bringing a bag to the testing centre (leave in car if driving, find secure storage space within walking distance etc.), I would recommend it based on the majority of responses in this thread.

Nicole Hopkins

@quinnxzhang said:
I, along with quite a few other test takers, brought a backpack/bag with me. We weren't allowed to take them into our testing rooms, but the proctors did collect them for holding in a separate room in the building.

Careful. Do NOT risk this. Do not count on getting lucky as is described in this post. All 3 of my takes did NOT allow for this in any way and I believe it may technically be grounds for a LSAC violation.

stepharizona

@quinnxzhang said:
This might have been unique to my testing center, but I imagine that this issue commonly arises, so maybe there's some de facto storage area at your testing center as well?

It might have been. At my testing center a kid had to beg to get someone else to store his bag in their car (he had been dropped off). They had just enough time to get back into the testing center, before they stopped letting people in.