[blindlaw] LSAT Preparation (new member)

[Locke Milholland]

The LSAT was my first standardized test I took after losing my vision.
I took it twice.  My first time I hada poor reader.  His voice grew scratchy
about midway through and he could not pronounce some words.  He also had
difficulty reading back through questions at my instruction and would have
to always start back at the beginning.  My second time the reader was much
better in all aspects.  I scored 11 points higher.  Unfortunately, it's an
averaged score, so I hoped schools would take into account my reasons
proffered for the disperity.

Aside from the reader, I used the Princeton LSAT prep book as my only formal
preperation.  informally, I read New Yorker, new Scientists, and other
higher reading level publications  online.

For the puzzles section, I watched Jeopardy every night.  instead of trying
to answer the clues, I attempted to remember  which person answered which
question and whether it was answered correctly or incorrectly.  It helped
build my short term memory  for creating mental pictures useful in solving
the puzzles section.  Twice I was able to remember an entire round of
jeopardy.

Now I'm studying for the bar.  I watch Wheel of Fortune and analyze whether
buying a vowel forms a contract; Family Feud for torts of battery by the
host kissing the girls; and I watch Fear Factor hoping humanity hasn't sunk
to yet a new low.
Locke





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Everett Zufelt" <everett at zufelt.ca>
To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 9:10 PM
Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT Preparation (new member)


Good evening,

My name is Everett Zufelt and I am writing from New Brunswick, Canada.  I am
26-years-old, recently completely blind and do not know braille.  I am
excited about writing the LSAT in September, but was reading some
disappointing articles today online about LSAC's accommodation for the
blind.

Can anyone tell me what their recent personal experience, or experience of
another you know,  is with writing the LSAT as a blind test-taker?  Any
suggestions for preparing for / performing well on the analytical sections
of the test?

Thanks for any responses,
Everett




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