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How many seconds are you given between sections?
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:24 pm
by crazi4law
For those of you who have taken the actual LSAT already, how many seconds were you given between the end of one section and the start of the next? (excluding the break between sections three and four)
Thanks!
Re: How many seconds are you given between sections?
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:26 pm
by Nova
For me it was like 5 seconds. Pretty much immediately.
Re: How many seconds are you given between sections?
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:28 pm
by Colonel Angus
Thirty seconds max, forgot to reset my watch on two sections
Re: How many seconds are you given between sections?
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:28 pm
by bobbyh1919
It's longer than I thought it would be, maybe like half a minute? They take time to say this section is over, put your pencils down, etc. So you get at least 15 seconds I'd say to gather your thoughts, but I only took it once so it's just one experience.
Re: How many seconds are you given between sections?
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:32 pm
by espressocream
It depends on your proctors.
The first time I took it there were literally 5 seconds to make the transition.
The second time our proctors took it slow and it was a good 20 seconds.
Re: How many seconds are you given between sections?
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:23 pm
by TERS
It depends on the proctor. When I asked mine how much time there would be between sections, he and the rest of the people in the room looked at me like I was crazy. Uh, legit question homies, chill.
Re: How many seconds are you given between sections?
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:26 pm
by CardozoLaw09
My administration it was 30 - 45 seconds, but you likely won't get any more time than that.
Re: How many seconds are you given between sections?
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:26 pm
by Br3v
Nova wrote:For me it was like 5 seconds. Pretty much immediately.
Re: How many seconds are you given between sections?
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:23 am
by cc.celina
Prepare as if you will get 2 seconds, and learn to reset your watch and move on accordingly. The proctors are so variable that there's no use predicting.
Re: How many seconds are you given between sections?
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 10:07 am
by Psib337
I only got a few seconds. After they called time there was maybe 5 seconds and then they started reading the prompt for the next section and then told us to start.
Re: How many seconds are you given between sections?
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:18 am
by crazi4law
Thanks for the responses
So the proctors always read the 'Directions' at the top of each section before time starts? In that case, I would have at least 10-15 seconds to relax before actually starting the next section, correct?
Re: How many seconds are you given between sections?
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:27 am
by cc.celina
crazi4law wrote:Thanks for the responses
So the proctors always read the 'Directions' at the top of each section before time starts? In that case, I would have at least 10-15 seconds to relax before actually starting the next section, correct?
They don't always read the directions.
Assume that the proctors are completely irrational, clueless beings. Prep under this assumption.
Re: How many seconds are you given between sections?
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:52 am
by DaRascal
My proctor was pretty attractive. I should have talked to her after the exam even though she was possibly 20 years older than me.
Also the time between the sections seemed longer than a couple of seconds because when she was giving instructions I envisioned her speaking passionately to me in French.