Starting in August, students will have the option to take the Law School Admission Test remotely or in person at a testing center, announced the Law School Admission Council on Monday.
As of 2020, the test has only been administered in a remote proctored format, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Over that period and through test taker responses, many expressed that they would welcome the opportunity of taking the LSAT at a test center, rather than at a remote location,” said Javier Maymí-Pérez, Director of Communications for LSAC, in an email. “We also heard from many others that the remote format worked well. With that in mind, LSAC felt strongly that we needed to find a solution to offer both modalities of the test.”
Both options will be offered throughout the 2023-2024 testing cycle and available to most test-takers. The LSAT Writing essay portion will still be offered remotely and can be taken at any time and day. The contents of the test will remain the same in both options.
LSAC is finalizing details for the 2023-2024 testing cycle, which officially begins on July 1. Registration for the cycle will open in mid-May according to the LSAC’s website.
For students planning to take the LSAT at home, LSAC recommends that they do so in a quiet, well-lit, private room. They also suggest that a laptop or desktop computer with a Windows or Mac operating system and at least 1024 MB of RAM, a webcam, a microphone and a strong and stable Internet connection.
