[blindlaw] Different LSAT standards for the blind?

[Russell J. Thomas, Jr.]

162 is an excellent score. However, you must be very realistic about what
that score gets you today.  Whether you are blind or sighted, that score
will probably not get you into a top tier law school.  If you received
accommodations, then mentioning your visual impairment would be viewed as an
excuse.

It would be better to mention your blindness at some point in your personal
statement, and let those who will decide on your admission know that bit of
personal information about you.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Haben Girma
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:34 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
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

_______________________________________________
blindlaw mailing list
blindlaw at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
blindlaw:
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/rjtlawfirm%40yahoo
.com