[blindlaw] LSAT Logic Games

[Kelby Carlson]

Nicole,

Michal is right about this.  As much as you may hate to hear 
this, it's probably better to hold off on taking the test until 
September.  I would actually begin the accommodation process 
right now; it is literally never too early to start in this case.  
You'll need to request absolutely every single accommodation you 
think you might need, and in very specific detail.  I made this 
mistake and was not able to use the accommodations for the logic 
games that I had planned.  Fortunately I was still able to obtain 
a reasonable score, but in many ways I was lucky.

As for suggestions, I would echo Michal's.  I also had some luck 
using symbols on a braille display.  IT will take a good deal of 
experimentation and practice.  Use lots of practice tests with 
different problems and groupings.  See if things click, and don't 
be afraid to try different methods with different sorts of sets.

K.



 ----- Original Message -----
From: Michal Nowicki via blindlaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org
To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' <blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Wed, 13 May 2015 18:10:54 -0500
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Logic Games

Hi Nicole,

When I took the LSAT last year, I used a Microsoft Excel 
spreadsheet to
sketch out the games.  I chose Excel over tactile objects because 
I quickly
discovered that it would be much easier to manipulate the various 
conditions
that way.

For grouping games, I recommend you use columns for the groups, 
as those are
the stable elements in the game, and that you place the members 
of each
group in the cells below the appropriate group headings.  I also 
recommend a
separate row for all the rules.  The key to success on logic 
games is
working out a strategy that works for you, so feel free to 
experiment.

You can be certain that LSAC will not let you skip logic games, 
so don't
even try taking the easy way out.  In fact, I was very fortunate 
to get all
the accommodations I requested, as many blind test takers had 
major
difficulties getting the accommodations they needed; LSAC does 
not like to
work with test takers with disabilities to insure that their 
needs are met.
With that in mind, I'm afraid you won't be able to take the LSAT 
in June,
since you don't yet know how to tackle logic games and thus are 
not in a
position to request specific accommodations.  You can't, for 
instance,
decide that Excel works best for you a week before the test and 
show up on
the day of the exam expecting to be allowed to use the program; 
each
accommodation must be preapproved by LSAC well in advance, and 
the process
for requesting accommodations can be very time-consuming.  As a 
matter of
fact, the deadline for the June test may have already passed.

Please don't hesitate to contact me off-list at 
mnowicki4 at iCloud.com if you
have further questions.  Good luck!

Michal

-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
Nicole
Askins via blindlaw
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 4:05 PM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Cc: Nicole Askins
Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT Logic Games

Greetings all,


I am new to this list serve and would like to thank valarie for 
giving me
information about it.
I have a question, I am scheduled to take the LSAT in June and 
can not seem
to get a handle on the Grouping Games.  since some of you may 
have experience
with this test, please advise.
1.  Did anyone have this section of the test omitted?
2.  how did you create the diagrams if not omitted?

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter Nicole 
Askins
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