Test Day Tips for the June 2009 LSAT

Taking the LSAT soon? Make sure to read my big list of LSAT Test Day Tips as well as LSAC's Test Day Rules.

I suspect that most of the Possible Test Center Violations in LSAC's rules are actually definite test center violations. Example:

6. Bringing a weapon or firearm into the test center.

Please save everyone at your test center a lot of trouble and don't bring your weapons and firearms. You can stop off at home after the test before going on that long-awaited hunting trip.

Also, under Items Prohibited at the Test Center (emphasis added):

IMPORTANT: Electronic devices, including cell phones, are not permitted in the test center, and the use of any electronic device is strictly prohibited. Any test taker discovered using or having in his or her possession an electronic device, including but not limited to cell phones, pay phones, pagers, iPods™ or other media players, or personal computers will be dismissed from the test...

Why did they add "pay phones" to the list? I'm just venturing a guess here, but back when people actually used pay phones, some not-too bright LSAT-taker must have ripped a pay phone out of the ground and brought it to a test center. I'm not sure that pay phones need a separate mention anyway, though, because I've never seen a pay phone that would fit inside a one-gallon "ziplock bag."

However, rules are rules. Don't bring phones of any kind, whether they're cell phones or pay phones.

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This week, the webcomic XKCD demonstrates a practical application of Logic Games:



Photo by dwallick
(I believe that sign appears at Hard Rock Cafes around the world.)