[blindlaw] Law School Prep

[Joe Orozco]

Hello all,

Please forgive the repetition of certain questions which may have been posed 
before.

1. What preparatory materials did you find most accessible?  I have ordered 
old exams from Catherine Thomas in New York, but I am curious to know if 
people have found online exams that are less expensive than Kaplan or at the 
very least study materials that will not completely break my bank.

2. What accommodations will prove the most difficult to obtain for the exam? 
I would like a Braille exam, access to a Braille writer and scribe.  I can 
provide my own Perkins, but I would appreciate any feedback on any obstacles 
you may have faced on obtaining any of the aforementioned.

3. Can you explain how exactly LSAT scores are evaluated for people taking 
exams under special circumstances?  I'm not sure I completely understand how 
scores are flagged, and when they are flagged, how does the school 
prioritize that component of your application?  Granted, this methodology 
may differ from school to school, but if you have general ideas, I would be 
most appreciative.

4. Are there any advantages or disadvantages to citing your disability in 
your application?  Obviously, the flagged LSAT score will be an indicator, 
but should you attempt to explain any of it in your essays?  I ask this 
question with the understanding again that the response will vary from 
individual to individual.  Perhaps I am looking for your various 
perspectives.

5. In the case of open essays, what topic would you deem most beneficial? 
I've heard there is a split between those who would opt for legal issues and 
those who would prefer a personal experience explaining the impetus for 
wanting to attend law school.  Your thoughts?

Anyway, thank you very much in advance for your thoughts.  I'm soon going to 
be taking the exam, and I want to get as much coordinated in advance.  I 
have found a lot of resources online to answer a few of my questions, but I 
find the most helpful resource still to be the experiences of others.  I 
appreciate your assistance.

Joe Orozco

"A coward has asked the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, 
is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks 
the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a 
position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular but he must take it 
because conscience tells him it is right."--Martin Luther King Jr.