[blindlaw] Different LSAT standards for the blind?

[Sarah Clark]

Haben,
For a blind student, your LSAT score is not at all low, and I think that law 
schools tend to compare scores of blind students to that of other blind 
students that have applied to/attended their school.
I don't know exactly what you're referring to as a "top school."  Its 
possible that it is too low for a top 5 school, but I don't think its too 
low for a top 20 school.  I know of someone who recently went to UCLA with a 
similar score.  Of course, the caliber of undergrad school you went to and 
your performance there also makes a difference.  She had went to Stanford 
for undergrad and did very well there.  Her name is Stephanie Enyart.  I 
don't know where her contact info is offhand, but you can probably track her 
down.  Maybe she's on this list? She also applied to and was accepted to 
other top 20 schools, so you should be able to get some good input from her 
on applying.  She also headed a national organization for law students with 
disabilities, so undoubtedly she has learned even more since the time that 
she herself went through the application process.
Good luck.

Sarah




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Haben Girma" <habnkid at aol.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:34 AM
Subject: [blindlaw] Different LSAT standards for the blind?


> Hello Listers,
>
> I'm preparing applications for law school right now and am wondering if it 
> would benefit me to write a paragraph or two explaining why my LSAT score 
> is not higher. Considering that I received all the accommodations I 
> requested and that the test pretty much went according to plan, I fear 
> that it might sound more like an excuse rather than a legitimate argument 
> to ask them to treat a blind test taker differently. Further complicating 
> this is the fact that my LSAT score is not very low, it's just a 162. 
> According to my pre-law adviser, though, that's too low to get me into a 
> top school. By the way, my GPA and personal statements are very good. 
> Would top schools look at my LSAT score in light of the fact that I took 
> the test under very non-standard conditions, and judge it based on those 
> conditions? Or will they judge my score based on the mainstream standard? 
> Would it benefit me to ask them to judge my score differently due to my 
> blindness?
>
> best,
> Haben
>
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