[blindlaw] LSAT accomodations

[Rod Alcidonis]

I think, you would be doing yourself a disservice, by not taking the extra
time on the exam. As I said, once a school knows why you took the exam with
extra time, most of them will not look at it as if it is the end of the
world. However, if you take it without extra time and perform miserably on
it, no addendum will change that score, because they will assume that you
simply weren't qualified for the extra time. I don't think you want to pay
the price for that!

Rod
  ----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Matzkin" <dmatzkin at wesleyan.edu>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT accomodations


> I agree with Rod and Angie, only include an addendum if you think your
> score was significantly hampered for some reason. I did include one, as
> the time adjustment that LSAC wouldn't give me on the games section likely
> would have made a five to seven point difference, based on practice test
> results.
>
> Dan
>
> > I think Rod has a point. I didn't bother writing an adendum because,
while
> > I wanted my score to be a bit higher, it was a
> > good enough score that I didn't think I should apologize for it. See how
> > the testing process goes and then decide if you
> > need to explain your score. I did mention blindness in my personal
> > statements.
> >
> > Angie
> >
> > On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 06:35:56 -0400, Rod Alcidonis wrote:
> >
> >>Obtaining extra time to complete the exam is not as bad as it may
sounds,
> >>though. I would advise you to write an addendum about it, only if you
> >> feel
> >>that your performance was hampered by the types of accommodations you
> >>received. However, if you manage to obtain a competitive score on the
> >> exam,
> >>I wouldn't bother with initiating this process.
> >
> >>Rod
> >
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: <cw413 at comcast.net>
> >>To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> >>Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 11:08 PM
> >>Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT accomodations
> >
> >
> >>> I am new to the list- I have reviewed the previous posts regarding
LSAT
> >>accomodations.  I am preparing to take the test for the second time.
Can
> >>anyone advise if they used a tactile drawing kit for the logic games
> >>portion?  If so, was it commercially made?  Also, any comments on the
> >> LSAC's
> >>Authorization to Release Info Form when requesting additional time?  I
> >> did
> >>not request additional time for the first test, and it reflected in my
> >>scores.  Should I disregard the Release form and do my own explaining
and
> >>documentation when I apply to law school again?  Thanks in advance.
> >>> CW
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