[blindlaw] Different LSAT standards for the blind?

ckrugman at sbcglobal.net ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
Mon Oct 26 23:35:16 UTC 2009


one option might be to take it again now that you are familoiar with the 
test. If your score is higher they will then use the higher score.
Chuck
----- 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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