[blindlaw] LSAT accomodations

[Everett Zufelt]

I haven't been through the application / acceptance process of Law School 
yet; however, I have spoken to four canadian Law Schools (U Ottawa, U 
Manitoba, U NB, and Dalhousie) all of which told me to take the extra time 
and that it would have no negative impact on my chances of acceptance.

Everett


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rod Alcidonis" <roddj12 at comcast.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT accomodations


>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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