[blindlaw] LSAT and law school information

[Frye, Daniel]

Sarah:

I will leave some of your questions unanswered, deferring to those who have more recent experience than I about the LSAT. I graduated law school in 1993, some seventeen years ago now. The testing procedures are different now, and I know that considerable litigation and advocacy around equitable testing practices are regularly a topic of conversation here. But I can tell you these things:

Applying to five law schools, as a rule, sounds like an arbitrary number. I don't know that it matters how many schools you submit applications to, so long as you submit enough to a diverse range of schools, giving you potential choices and allowing for some disappointed ambitions. Finally, only you can know whether incurring tuition costs is something you're prepared to handle. If this is a principal consideration for you, I guess the simple answer is yes, apply in Texas, where cost is less of a factor. If you believe you can get scholarships, or if you have no objection to incurring student loans as an investment in your future, apply elsewhere. Texas has a variety of reputable, ABA accredited law schools, but better ones exist throughout the country. If you are this uncertain about whether law school is something you are interested in, an inference I draw based on your inquiry about finances, seriously evaluate your career objectives in general before embarking on this expensive, time-consuming, but potentially rewarding journey.

Be well.


Daniel B. Frye, J.D.
Management and Program Specialist 
Randolph-Sheppard Programs
U.S. Department of Education 
Office of Special Education 
and Rehabilitative Services 
Rehabilitation Services Administration 
550 12th Street, SW, Room 5023 
Washington, DC  20202-2800 
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daniel.frye at ed.gov



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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sarah
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 5:46 PM
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Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT and law school information

Hello. I am a pre-law major. I am planning to take the LSAT's next June. I am totally blind.   Is the information to study for the LSAT's available in an accessible format? What accommodations are available when taking the test? 
    My pre-law advisor suggested I apply to five law schools. is this information correct? I live in Texas, and there is a tuition and fees waiver for blind students. Should I just apply to law schools in Texas so I will not have to pay tuition and fees? Feel free to email me off list. Thank you. 
    Sarah 
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