Anybody here took the LSAT yesterday at Brooklyn College?
I had 4 proctors and they were running around the front of the room and whispering to each other very loudly. In fact 3 of them were talking while the timekeeper was reading the instructions. The absolute lack of respect was appalling. I raised my hand hoping to let them know that the talking is very distracting, but they were so busy talking that not one of them saw me raising my hand (I was wearing a bright orange sweater). After I wasted a good minute or two trying to get their attention, I gave up.
Oh and they tried to give us the wrong (4-digit) test center code. I saved the day by pointing out that it is a 5-digit code which is on out ticket. But how is it that 4 proctors don't even have the correct information???
I had to leave and cancel my score because I completely lost focus on that RC section and with 10 mins left I only completed 1 passage, which is not how I have been performing at all. This would have been my third and final take so I am extremely disheartened. Even if I am allowed to take the test again in Dec, I wouldn't be able to apply early in the cycle in Oct, which was my intention.
I am drafting my formal complaint to LSAC and hoping to get another chance. Hoping to find others who were there that could support my claim.
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It's just really devastating because like you said @taylor_michelle, I really did not get my fair shot. I was feeling really good on test day and was feeling so good at the start of the first section when I was breezing through those easy LRs, and to have my chance cut off by evil proctors is really really devastating to me. I've been studying for 2 years while working full time and I am just physically and mentally exhausted. This test has already kicked my butt, knocked me off from my "oh 175 won't be too difficult for me, NYU is def gonna be my safety" high horse. Having to go to battle with the LSAC over what I reasonably assumed was a basic right of a test-taker, is just the final straw.
This whole thing just feels like a cruel necessary assumption question. Like as a test-taker you assume your proctors would not be the cause of the disturbance, because otherwise how is that then a valid test administration? Yep, I need to stop thinking about the world in LSAT terms.
I was also surprised that no one said anything in my room, but it must be the group mentality. Everyone wants somebody else to do the unpleasant thing and confront the person who is in a position of authority. and nobody wants to be on the proctor's shit list. Its terrible that as a test-taker you were put into that situation. Including 2 bullets from my complaint that I hope will illustrate why being put into this position is absolutely unacceptable:
- Proctors are clearly in a position of authority in this situation, and deciding whether to challenge this authority under the already stressful circumstances of the exam undoubtedly causes additional stress and mental distraction that paralyzes the ability to perform
- Test-takers rely on the proctors to assist them in handling any issues that may arise during an exam. When the distraction comes from the proctor, the test-taker has no choice but to seek a solution with no help. It is indisputable, that this is not how time during an LSAT exam should be spent.
Anna, yeah, sorry this happened to you. BC sucks as a TC and I've never heard anything good about it at all. If you end up retaking, I recommend Queens College or Pace university. I've taken at both and they were excellent! I've heard good things about NYLS and CUNY as well.
thx for the updates.