Technical Glitches Yet Again for the LSAT

Technical glitches beset the LSAT once again this month. This time, it impacted both the online and in-person test takers. LSAC spokesperson Mark Murray stated the test went down for 10 to 15 minutes just after noon on Friday and at least several hundred students were impacted. Murray explained, “While this is a different issue than what occurred in August, it’s not acceptable. We understand how it affects test takers, and we’re deeply sorry it happened.”

In the end, all test takers received the full allotment of time. We hope the LSAC gets these issues resolved. In the meantime, we will continue to advocate the in-person test option whenever it is convenient. We firmly believe those students should have been a bit more relaxed knowing the issue was being witnessed and documented by the proctor as well as the other students in the room and did not have any “what if it’s only me?” concerns.

It will be interesting to see what happens to the GRE’s market share if these technical issues aren’t fixed as soon as possible.