Is the LSAT Still Remote? No. In-Person Testing Returned in August 2026

No. LSAC ended remote testing for the LSAT's multiple-choice sections after the June 2026 administration. Starting with the August 2026 test, almost every test taker sits for the exam in person at a Prometric test center, on a new delivery platform. The test itself did not change. Only where and how you take it did.

LSAC, the Law School Admission Council, announced the change on February 11, 2026. It was explicit on one point: the content, structure, and format of the test stayed the same. If you have been preparing, nothing about how you study needs to change. What changes is the logistics around test day, and that is what this article covers.

Why did LSAC end remote testing?

The short answer is security and reliability.

LSAC's figures show that remote test takers make up about 40% of all test takers, but they account for the majority of score holds. A score hold is the delay while a score is investigated before it is released. Most test-completion problems also happen in remote sittings. These are the cases where a session fails or gets voided partway through.

Remote testing became the norm in 2020 out of necessity. Since then, proctor flags and interruptions have caused voided tests and delayed scores. Moving testing back to test centers is LSAC's attempt to cut both problems at once.

The move isn't a change to the exam. It's a change to the room you take it in.

Who can still take the LSAT remotely?

A short list of people can, and every case requires LSAC approval in advance:

• Test takers with approved disability accommodations that cannot be met at a test center.
• U.S. active-duty military stationed abroad, including spouses and dependents.
• Test takers who live more than 180 miles, or more than three hours, from a test center with available capacity.
• Test takers whose assigned center closes.

Approval comes with two conditions. First, approved remote test takers sit for the exam on the Friday of the test window only. Remote testing is not offered on the other days. Second, you need a smartphone to serve as a second camera during the session.

If you think you qualify, don't assume it. Get the approval in writing from LSAC before you plan around a home sitting.

How does scheduling an in-person LSAT work now?

You schedule your in-center seat through Prometric, on a first-to-register, first-to-schedule basis.

That changes what registering early means. It used to be about securing your test date. Now it also decides which centers and time slots are still open when you schedule. Popular urban centers fill first. An applicant who registers on the deadline may face a longer trip than one who registered when the window opened.

The practical move is plain: register early, and schedule your seat as soon as you can. A shorter drive on test day is one less thing competing for your attention.

What stayed the same about the LSAT?

The exam itself stayed the same.

The LSAT still has four 35-minute multiple-choice sections:

• Two scored Logical Reasoning sections.
• One scored Reading Comprehension section.
• One unscored section of either type.

It is still scored on the 120–180 scale, and law schools use scores exactly as before. A practice routine built on the current format carries straight over to a test center.

LSAT Argumentative Writing did not move either. You still take it remotely, on your own schedule, and it opens eight days before the multiple-choice test window.

One rule from before stays in force, and it is the one people forget. Your score is not released until an approved writing sample is on file. Don't leave the writing section until after results day. If you do, you will be waiting on your own score for a reason you could have handled weeks earlier.