Can I bring a backpakg to the testing center?

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• Sheri123 Alum Member

  May 2016 1196 karma

  No, you can only bring the items listed on the LSAC info along with your snack & drink in a large ziplock bag.
• Nicole Hopkins Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  May 2016 4344 karma

  No. Only a ziplock bag.
• Nicole Hopkins Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  May 2016 4344 karma

  You cannot bring "personal belongings" other than the allowed items in the ziplock bag.
• stepharizona Alum Member

  May 2016 edited May 2016 3197 karma

  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 Alum Member

  May 2016 3197 karma

  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 Inactive ⭐

  June 2016 2086 karma

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

  June 2016 edited June 2016 611 karma

  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 Alum Member

  June 2016 172 karma

  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 Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  June 2016 4344 karma

  @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 Alum Member

  June 2016 3197 karma

  @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.