How badly did that freak you out during the real test? Except for RC and an LR from time to time, I basically have 2-3 questions left with 5 minutes. I am worried that on the real test when they call out 5 minutes I will lose it and will get jittery and lose my composure.

if you start thinking like this, you will build it up in your mind much more than necessary. chill out my friend. it honestly didn't throw me off much at all, rather just reminded me to start bubbling any questions I hadn't yet, and to grab those last few q's or review if I was done.

if you're that worried, look into the LSAT Proctor DVD, or less extravagantly have a friend/tutor give you a timed test or even a few sections so you get used to hearing a verbal warning.

hope that helps!

You'll be fine. Just do what you normally do. 5 minutes for 2-3 questions should be plenty. To let you know, 5 minute warning did not freak me out at all and my timing was about the same as yours.

Don't forget that test-day nerves can work in a positive direction too. I was finishing at around 33 minutes for LR and RC, and 35 minutes (or sometimes over) for LG on all my PTs, but on test day I busted out 5 30-minute sections.

I had a heart attack and vomited simultaneously.

Still 180 though, right?

Some people get like this at the 35 minute warning.

On the contrary, sometimes in my LSAT prep class, the proctor would forget to do the 5-minute warning during PTs and, though I had my own watch, it would throw me off. I like the 5-minute warning.

This happens during exams also (proctors forgetting the five-minute notice). Do not rely on it occurring. Watch the time on your own. Plus, that way it is not a complete surprise when there are five minutes left and it should not effect you.

i had one RC passage left with 5 minutes remaining and missed one question (that i misread in haste). you're doing fine if you have 2-3 questions!

I agree with you; I'm just saying there is a valid reason that the five-minute warning exists. I don't think I scored any lower on PTs where the five-minute warning was absent, but it is helpful for me when it is used.

Sorry. I was not saying it is not a good/helpful thing. It just isn't given consistently/correctly enough to rely upon it.

I never got a 5 minute warning, and didn't have a watch. I was fine. You will bee too

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During my test, the 5 minute warning was annoying. The proctor would suddenly bellow: "YOU HAVE FIIIIIIVE MINUTES REMAINING" and totally make me lose my train of thought. It would be wise to rely on your own watch.

I may laugh out loud if my proctor shouts it like a drill instructor.

R. Lee Ermey would be the best LSAT proctor ever. "YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES, FIVE FUCKING MINUTES, BEFORE THIS SECTION WILL GOUGE OUT YOUR EYEBALLS AND SKULL-FUCK YOU, MAGGOTS!"

During my LSAT in September, the proctor called out the 5-minute warning with 2 minutes left for one of the sections. (And, no, we did not get an extra three minutes at the end of the section.) For another section, she forgot to call out the warning at all. Unfortunately, this sort of thing is not uncommon. Check out the TLS threads after any given LSAT administration: it seems like a third of the posters had proctors who screwed up at least one 5-minute warning call.

My advice is to assume that the 5-minute warning will not be handled properly during your test. Just pretend like it's not going to happen. Treat it like your PTs, which you do with an analogue watch and without a proctor. You should be used to monitoring your progress by checking your watch at key points during your sections. During the test, the 5-minute warning should be superfluous information that you ignore.

With my cheap chronograph watch, I won't even listen to the proctor's time warnings except for "Start" and "Stop."