[blindlaw] question on internships and LSAT

[Jorge Paez]

Thanks Anita:
I'll definitely look into it.
I'm totally blind, by the way--sorry I should've probably mentioned
that in my intro earlier but it slipped by me.
How did you use one note for diagraming by the way?
I thought One Note was only for copying clips of things you liked?



On 11/9/14, Anita Keith-Foust via blindlaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Dear Jorge:
>
> I bought these Bibles before I went blind. My sight is slowly coming back
> so, I am now legally blind. I use ZoomText with Speech.  I have taken the
> books apart and scanned them in to make my own electronic copies. I use a
> Brother 2000, here's the link:
> http://www.amazon.com/Brother-ImageCenter-ADS-2000-Document-Scanner/dp/B007T
> N1J2O/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1415592018&sr=8-4&keywords=brother+2000. I
> love
> this machine. I discovered it at FedExKinko's and I had to have it!
>
>
> Because I already had the books, I didn't think to ask PowerScore if they
> would provide the books electronically. They may. Check with them. The
> worst
> they can say is no.
>
> When I joined BlindLaw, I asked for any suggestions for dealing with games.
> Someone suggested to use Excel to diagram.
>
> It was a great suggestion. I modified the suggestion by using OneNote
> instead. I would have to get used to Excel and I didn't want to invest the
> time.
>
> Instead, I create tables in OneNote for diagramming.
>
> When I took the LSAT, I had a reader and a scribe. I had never used a
> reader
> and a scribe before. It was a disaster. So, I am experimenting to come up
> with the accommodations that will work better than that fiasco, LOL!!
>
> Contact your state Library for the Blind. It is possible that they have
> LSAT
> study materials in electronic format. LSAC has free practice materials
> online. Follow this link,
> http://www.lsac.org/jd/lsat/preparing-for-the-lsat.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Anita Keith-Foust
> 919-430-1978
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jorge Paez [mailto:jorgeapaez1994 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, November 9, 2014 7:20 PM
> To: Anita Keith-Foust
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] question on internships and LSAT
>
> Hi Anita:
> Thanks for the site, I see a lot of stuff on there but it mostly seems to
> be
> games or  books.
>
> Are the books on there e-format or is this a braille specific store?
> Also, do you know if any of the logic games on there are accessible?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jorge
>
> On 11/9/14, Anita Keith-Foust <anitakeithfoust at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear Jorge:
>>
>> You ask great questions.
>>
>> I like the PowerScore Bibles. Here is a link:
>> http://www.powerscore.com/lsat/publications/.
>>
>> I didn't get much from the Princeton Review. They were not prepared
>> for accommodating visually impaired students. So now, I am studying on my
> own.
>>
>> Anita Keith-Foust
>> 919-430-1978
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jorge
>> Paez via blindlaw
>> Sent: Sunday, November 9, 2014 4:58 PM
>> To: Blind Law Mailing List
>> Subject: [blindlaw] question on internships and LSAT
>>
>> Hi all:
>> First of all, apologies if I missed any replies to my last thread
>> regarding prelaw and the LSAT.
>> I've been extremely busy the last few days so when I could finally
>> check my email yesterday I had to catch up on a ton of email and may
>> have missed some.
>> Anyway, thanks to everyone for your suggestions.
>> I guess, my next question would be about internships.
>> I know there's a lot available once you're in law school itself, but
>> what can you do when you're an undergraduate?
>> And is there anything I can do this year that I'm not going to school?
>> (I'm not going to school this year because I'm waiting to be
>> considered an in-state resident for tuition purposes because I just
>> moved from another
>> state.) Anyway, I know there isn't much directly that I can do, but
>> would there be any way for me to find either an internship or some
>> type of part time position in a law office?
>> Also, as far as LSAT prep, since obviously I'm at least 3 years away
>> from taking it, I don't necessarily need the small groups yet, but is
>> there any particular book I should read?
>> I know I'll learn a lot of it from college classes I take, specially
>> critical thought and writing, but is there anywhere where I could see
>> sample questions and that kind of thing? Maybe some points that aren't
>> covered in the writing classes for example that have to do more with
>> the test itself rather then its material?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jorge
>>
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