Logical Reasoning: More Traps Than Usual
Across dozens of write-ups, Logical Reasoning was the section test-takers described as hardest to trust their instincts on — not because any single question type dominated, but because so many students who normally finish with time to spare found themselves flagging far more questions than usual.
More flagged questions, less time to review: Students who typically score in the high 150s and above on practice tests reported leaving one LR section with five, six, or more questions flagged and no time left to return to them — a pattern they said almost never happens on recent PTs.
Answer choices that felt closer together: A recurring complaint was that several stimuli buried the part of the argument that actually mattered inside dense, wordy phrasing, making it easy to overlook the detail the correct answer choice hinged on. Multiple test-takers described narrowing down to two answers more often than usual and guessing between them.
Uneven difficulty across sections: As with past administrations, students with multiple LR sections consistently said one felt noticeably harder than the other. Because section order and content are randomized, there was no consensus on which position the harder section tended to fall in — test-takers reported nearly every possible order (RC-LR-LR-RC, LR-RC-LR-RC, LR-LR-RC-LR, RC-LR-LR-LR, and more), and matching someone else's order didn't mean matching their content.
Reading Comprehension: The Passage Everyone Is Talking About
Most Reading Comprehension passages drew mixed-to-positive reviews, with several test-takers calling the section noticeably easier than June. But one dense, conceptually abstract passage — frequently paired with a comparative set — came up again and again as the single most difficult RC passage many students said they had ever encountered, on a practice test or otherwise.
A passage that broke concentration: Test-takers across different test centers and different days independently described the same passage as confusing to the point of losing track of the author's point entirely, with several saying they had to guess on most of its questions after running out of time. The consistency of the reaction across strangers who had never spoken to each other was itself notable — one student wrote that it was “so comforting to know that most people struggled with seemingly the same RC passage,” having assumed the difficulty was personal.
Widespread hope it was unscored: Because one of the four sections on every LSAT is an unscored experimental section, a large share of comments amounted to test-takers hoping this particular passage fell in that section. There is no way to confirm this from test-taker reports alone, and LSAC does not disclose which section is experimental.
The rest of RC was comparatively gentle: Outside of that one passage, most students described Reading Comprehension topics as accessible and, in several cases, easier than expected — a sharp contrast that made the one difficult passage stand out even more.
The Missing-Dividers Glitch and LSAC's Response
Beyond content difficulty, the most consequential complaint from this administration was technical: a number of test-takers reported that one of their Reading Comprehension sections displayed without the usual visual dividers separating individual passages.
What test-takers experienced: Without clear breaks between passages, several students said they lost track of where one passage ended and the next began, which threw off their pacing and, in some cases, led them to guess on final questions they otherwise would have had time to answer properly.
LSAC acknowledged the issue: According to test-takers who contacted LSAC directly, the organization confirmed the display problem, extended the deadline to file a formal complaint, and made retakes available to affected students who reported the issue in time — with the important caveat that a student's chosen resolution (keep the score vs. retake) became final once submitted.
Not universal: The glitch did not affect every test-taker or every test center; several students reported normal dividers on both of their RC sections. Anyone who experienced the missing-divider display and has not yet filed a complaint should do so through LSAC as soon as possible, since these windows close quickly.
Other Interface Hiccups
The August administration ran on LSAC's new in-center LawHub platform, and beyond the divider issue, a handful of smaller interface bugs came up repeatedly.
Highlighting that didn't stay put: Several test-takers described their highlighted text changing color or shifting position when they navigated between questions on the same passage — not a scoring issue, but a distracting one for students who rely heavily on highlighting as a reading strategy.
Isolated check-in delays: A few students reported technical delays at check-in that pushed their start time back by an hour or more, though this appeared to be center-specific rather than a systemic platform issue.
The In-Center Experience
For most test-takers, this was their first time sitting the LSAT in a Prometric center rather than at home, and the reaction to the format itself was generally positive.
Proctors and logistics: Most students described proctors as helpful and check-in as straightforward, and several specifically praised the noise-cancelling headsets provided at testing stations. A few reported the opposite — proctors unfamiliar with their accommodations, or centers running noticeably behind schedule, with wait times of an hour or more past a scheduled slot at some locations.
The break felt tight: Because the 10-minute intermission includes time to exit and re-enter the testing room and go through a security check, some students said they effectively got only five minutes of actual break time.
A preference emerging for in-person: Several test-takers who had previously tested remotely said they preferred the in-center experience overall, despite the logistics hiccups — a notable shift in sentiment after years of remote-only testing.
Scoring Expectations
Self-assessments after this administration ran a wide range, and many students explicitly said their gut read felt less reliable than usual given the divider glitch, the standout hard passage, and the adjustment to a new testing environment.
Comparisons to June: Reactions were split roughly down the middle between “harder than June” and “easier than June,” which is consistent with different test-takers receiving different experimental sections and therefore different overall impressions of difficulty.
Score release: Scores for the August 5–8 administration are expected around August 26, 2026. As always, the unscored experimental section makes it impossible to gauge your true performance from memory alone — several students who felt they “bombed” one section were likely describing a section that didn't count.
What to Do Next
However your August LSAT felt, here's how to make the most of the weeks before your score arrives.
- If you experienced the missing-dividers glitch: File a complaint with LSAC immediately if you haven't already. Confirm your preferred resolution carefully — once submitted, the choice between keeping your score and retaking is final.
- If one section felt unusually brutal: Remember one of your four sections was unscored. A single rough section — especially if it matches what hundreds of other test-takers are describing — is not a reliable predictor of your final score.
- If you're weighing a retake: Wait for your official score before deciding. September 9–12, October 7–10, and November 11–14 remain available in 2026 as retake windows well ahead of most rolling-admissions deadlines.
- If you're prepping for a fall retake: Focus on Logical Reasoning stimuli that bury the operative detail in dense phrasing, and build stamina for long, conceptually abstract Reading Comprehension passages — both were the recurring sources of difficulty this round.