Does anyone have experience peeing during the lsat flex?

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  noonawoon Alum Member ⭐

  January 2021 edited December 2021 3481 karma

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  yoder Core Member

  January 2021 60 karma

  I saw someone say that he had a bottle but couldn't bring himself to use it so he literally just peed in his pants.

  I also have the world's tiniest bladder so I'm planning on refraining from drinking any liquids or consuming caffeine the day of. Might allow myself like 3 small sips of water, one per section haha.
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  elle ess Member

  January 2021 11 karma

  I called LSAC to ask about this, and had a pretty friendly chat. The guy said he has heard proctors letting you run to the washroom if you have a few minutes left at the end of a section, or when the 1 min break starts. You will have to do a room scan and may shave a minute off your next section, but it was very helpful for me to hear that may be an option.
  My plan, if I do feel I need to go during my exam (I don't have any accommodations but I'm a nervous pee-er and have a tiny bladder) is to tell the proctor I am wearing Depends but would rather not use them, and ask if I can run for the world's quickest pee.
  That, or lady issues... lol.
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  jennyma2224 Member

  January 2021 45 karma

  FWIW, I finished a section early on the November LSAT and asked my proctor if I could use the remaining minute to use the bathroom. She refused.
• onomatopoeia Member

  January 2021 59 karma

  Oh my word, THANK YOU for asking this.
• Auntie2020 Member

  January 2021 552 karma

  @jennyma2224 said:
  FWIW, I finished a section early on the November LSAT and asked my proctor if I could use the remaining minute to use the bathroom. She refused.

  woah that's rude...

  I guess we should wear adult diapers just in case.
• FindingSage Alum Member ⭐

  January 2021 2042 karma

  Even with extra time, unless your accommodations specify that you have extended time between the sections and are allowed to use the bathroom, you are still not able to do so. I have taken the test and went through the entire check in process and asked to use the bathroom before starting, that is the best you can do. If you have a water during the test just take small sips and don't drink coffee beforehand. I think it is ridiculous that there have been multiple flex test admins and this is still an issue.
• BenjaminSaka Member

  January 2021 214 karma

  @noonawoon said:
  I don't see why you couldn't have a bucket next to you, but you have to be in frame at all times, so bending over to grab it may disqualify your test! The best thing I can think of is to wear an adult diaper. It is unfortunate though - they should definitely allow a break in the test.

  Are you allowed to mute? I would imagine that the noise caused by using a bucket would be quite distracting! Maybe put some kind of fabric in the bucket?
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  Slow is Fast Alum Member

  January 2021 445 karma

  Wow, I knew the LSAT/LSAC were gatekeepers.. but not to this extent. It'd be kind of funny if it didn't border on the inhumane.
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  canihazJD Alum Member Sage ⭐

  January 2021 edited January 2021 8491 karma

  Do you have extra time on breaks? I've heard of people with extra break time being allowed to use the restroom, come back and rescan the area. I don't know if that was an allowance that specific proctor made or standard for extra break time. Either way, best you can do is try to verify with proctorU with documentation you can show your proctor, then ask the proctor before you start and have a plan in case they say no.

  Aside, if you hydrate adequately in the days leading to the test, you shouldn't need a lot of water.
• lsatlyfe-1 Core Member

  January 2021 31 karma

  Took lsat under default timed condition. Didn't had to do the scan again. After I came back from the test the proctor forced me to scan the room during the RC section and took away 2-3min of my time. Would NOT recommend doing this.
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  d.h.isais Member

  January 2021 113 karma

  I was afraid of losing time during the scan process. So instead of asking for a bathroom break between sections, I just kept an empty bucket underneath my desk. As long as you don't miss and p!ss on the floor (which I accidentally did during a practice PT), then you should be good.
• This_is_Hard Alum Member

  January 2021 815 karma

  hard for me to sympathize with this. even if it's 3 hours lol... there are 3 hour lectures? 3 hour movies? i'm sure most of us sit through it the whole time. and how about before when the LSAT was 5 sections + the writing sample, people got one break in between and that was it. are people peeing in the classrooms during exams, in movie theatres, give me a god damn break. this is ridiculous. are you a baby? are you a grandpa/grandma? yes you can hold your bladder for 3 hours, comon people this has got to be a joke. if you can't, you'd already been diagnosed with some condition and surely you would have put that in your accommodations ... worst comes to worst stick a catheter up your pee hole and see how bad it feels to really not be able to hold your bladder.
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  learn2skipQs Member

  January 2021 730 karma

  I feel ur pain 100% I’m the bathroom queen but I drink a lot of liquid. Not drinking liquid at all 2-3 hours before helps me tho. Over hydrate the day before maybe
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  jennyma2224 Member

  January 2021 45 karma

  @This_is_Hard Caffeine is a diuretic so especially if you're taking an early test it's usually common to have to urinate during the test. And yes, you can hold your bladder - I didn't piss myself - but it's very distracting during the test to squelch the urge.
• JPJ July2021 Core Member

  January 2021 1532 karma

  Just have a few sips of water. If you don't overdo the liquids it shouldn't be an issue hopefully.
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  Samantha.mitchell Member

  January 2021 33 karma

  I took the November LSAT Flex and this was my BIGGEST concern going in. For one, I also have the world's smallest bladder and I knew that even if I didn't drink water during the test there was no way for me to go two and a half hours without needing to pee. Secondly, dehydrating yourself is really not great for cognitive function. Very embarrassed to admit I ended up wearing very loose shorts that could be pulled to the side, sitting on a towel and peeing on the towel and then pulling it out from under me and putting it on the floor until my test was done and I could throw it away. In hind sight, probably would have been much easier to wear an adult diaper. I know how unpleasant it sounds, but I personally have found that having to pee makes it almost impossible for me to focus and I wouldn't want to deal with that during my test. Best of luck to you.
• PrayForMe Member

  January 2021 32 karma

  Thanks for all the tips! I took the lsat on yesterday and just ended up peeing in a bucket. I kept it under my desk, showed it during the room scan and made sure to keep my face in frame the entire time. It was a fun little andventure that took the edge off the nerves half way through. Highly recommend.
• George M Member

  January 2021 56 karma

  I have the same accommodations like you do plus 10 minute breaks in between. You will be so stressed that you wont have time to think about yourself and/or about peeing.
  P.S Just pee before the test
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  kewlgirlie Core Member

  January 2021 23 karma

  It's NOT ridiculous, I've been wondering the same thing and I don't have extra time. Yes, I always have to pee during movies, etc. Some people are just different. I had already been thinking about wearing a diaper. Ugh. It's necessary though. Good luck to you!
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  elliaddagan Member

  January 2021 144 karma

  practice peeing in a jar under the desk and not knocking it over while doing some practice tests. just like everything LSAT, practice makes perfect.
• sushiroll2119 Alum Member

  January 2021 185 karma

  you guys are kidding with the whole bucket thing i hope....
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  kmatt Core Member

  January 2021 71 karma

  Thank you for asking this I needed these answers lol