[blindlaw] Law school application timing (was: Blindness and Choosing A School)

[Sai]

A bit off from what you asked, so splitting thread topic: why June?

FWIW, last year I applied to law schools around February to May
(depending on the school's stated deadlines).

The result: I got accepted by one school (without aid), waitlisted by
8. (All high-ranking.) So I'm applying again this year.

I talked with admissions staff etc afterward, and found out that
virtually all of that was specifically because I applied "late", i.e.
on deadline, rather than by November / December.

In short, the deadline is a lie. Virtually all of the placements are
decided by January / February, especially so if you need financial
aid.

So if you're intending to get in for fall 2017, I suggest you don't
repeat my mistake. Apply *now*.

- Sai

On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 9:08 PM, J Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw
<blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi, all,
>
> I don't have to begin applying to law schools until June, but I'm
> starting to get a list of them together so that I'm prepared for the
> various application requirements in advance.
>
> Can I ask, how much does, did, or should blindness play a role in our
> decisions about which schools to apply? Have some schools proven to
> have a dreadful Disability Student Services? Are some schools'
> libraries mostly hardcopy, with little to no forethought toward
> accommodation for print-disabled students? Does it matter in the first
> place?
>
> Warmth,
> J
>
>
> --
> J Steele-Louchart
>
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