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Official spec from LSAC
The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) requires every LSAT registrant to upload a digital photo to their LSAC.org account. The photo is used for identity verification during the LSAT — including the LSAT-Flex / digital LSAT proctoring session, which compares your live video feed against the uploaded photo using both ProctorU human review and an automated facial-similarity check. The spec is 2×2 inch (51×51mm) at 600×600 px, white background, no glasses, neutral or smiling expression. Here is how the common options compare.
After creating your LSAC.org account you upload a digital photo as part of the candidate profile. The photo is reviewed by LSAC staff against a published checklist (single person, head-and-shoulders, white background, neutral or smiling, no glasses, current within 6 months). LSAC typically responds within 3 business days — accepted, or rejected with a specific reason and a re-upload prompt.
On LSAT test day (digital LSAT format), the ProctorU session begins with a live identity verification: you hold your photo ID up to the camera, your face is captured live, and the ProctorU AI compares both against your LSAC-uploaded photo. A significant mismatch flags the session for human review, which can delay the start of the test by 5–15 minutes. Severe mismatches result in test cancellation and a re-registration requirement.
After the LSAT, your photo is included in the CAS (Credential Assembly Service) report sent to every law school you apply to. Many admissions committees use the photo for ID verification at on-campus interviews and orientation. A professional, recognizable photo carries through the entire 12–18 month application cycle.
LSAC banned glasses in 2019 to support the proctoring facial-similarity check (lens reflections confuse the matching algorithm). Prescription frames, sunglasses, tinted lenses — all rejected. Even if you wear glasses every day, the photo must be glasses-off. You can wear them during the actual test as long as your face is clearly visible.
LSAC requires the photo to be "current and recognizable" — generally within 6 months. The digital-LSAT proctoring AI flags photos where the live feed and the upload do not match well (different hair colour, significant weight change, new beard, etc.). Update your LSAC photo if your appearance has shifted since you registered.
LSAC requires plain white or very light background. Patterned, dark, coloured, or busy backgrounds are rejected because they reduce the contrast the proctoring AI needs to verify the face outline. A plain white wall, paper backdrop, or AI-replaced white background all pass.
The face must be centred horizontally and occupy 50–69% of photo height. Selfies taken at an angle (camera too low, too high, off to the side) often crop part of the chin or forehead — automatic rejection. The AI auto-aligns to the LSAC target band.
No hats or hoods. Religious head coverings (hijab, turban, kippah, sheitel) are explicitly permitted with no need for justification. The reasoning is the same as the glasses rule — anything that obscures the upper face or hairline confuses the live-video facial-similarity check during proctoring.
A photo with friends, family, pets, or props (graduation cap, costume hat, novelty glasses) is rejected. LSAC requires exactly one person — the registrant — facing the camera with nothing else in the frame. A crop from a group photo where the algorithm can still detect another face triggers rejection.
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