[blindlaw] LSAT and law school information

Dennis Clark dennisgclark at sbcglobal.net
Tue Nov 23 13:13:46 UTC 2010


Hello Sarah,
My background and advice is similar to Daniels.  I graduated from law school 
in 1991.  Five law schools does seem like a small number of schools to me. 
It is very difficult to predict where one will be admitted.  When I applied 
I was rejected by some schools where I thought I would be instantly admitted 
and I got into others which were a definite long shot.  As I look back I can 
say that my admissions and rejections were a mystery and definitely 
unpredictable.  The University of Texas law school in Austin is one of the 
top law schools in the country, and as such almost impossible to get in to 
as a matter of statistics.  That does not mean you  won't, you will just 
need high grades, a great LSAT score, and outstanding recommendations.  My 
advice is that you not set an arbitrary deadline as to when you must apply. 
Instead get all your ducks in a row first, making sure that they are the 
best looking and most desirable ducks you can corral.  Once you have done 
this you will greatly optimize your number of successful applications and 
you will then be able to choose the school and financial aid package that 
best fits your circumstances and goals.  Please feel free to contact me off 
list if I can help.
All the best,
Dennis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frye, Daniel" <Daniel.Frye at ed.gov>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 4:11 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT and law school information


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
(202) 245-7308 office
(202) 245-7591 fax
(410) 241-7006 mobile
daniel.frye at ed.gov



-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
Behalf Of Sarah
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 5:46 PM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
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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