[blindlaw] Diagraming Logic Games

Fri Dec 2 00:09:18 UTC 2016

I didn't get any accommodations for that section, so had to do
everything in my head.

On 12/1/16, Michal Nowicki via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I did not have to appeal, and, quite strangely, this was before things
> started to change for the better.
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> From: Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw
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> I did have to appeal for it, submitting a detailed justification letter
> explaining the need.
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> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kyra
> Sweeney via BlindLaw
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> I also find Excel really helpful for diagramming the games, but so far have
> not been able to get LSAC to grant it as an accommodation. Can anyone share
> their experiences requesting the use of Excel? Was it necessary to appeal
> for it?
> Kyra
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>> On Dec 1, 2016, at 7:34 AM, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
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>> I too used Microsoft Excel to diagram the games, though you won't be able
>> to get that accommodation approved before the December administration of
>> the exam. If you happen to take it again for whatever reason, I recommend
>> the use of Excel for diagramming the logic games. I just devised a system
>> of symbols denoting the status of each variable. Using excel was helpful
>> because I could copy the basic setup for all the questions relating to
>> that game.
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>> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of J
>> Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 8:12 PM
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>> Cc: J Steele-Louchart <jsteelelouchart at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [blindlaw] Diagraming Logic Games
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>> Hi, all,
>>
>> I'm taking my LSAT in a few days and I wanted to ask other totally-blind
>> people how you diagram logic games. Although my scores on the logical
>> reasoning and reading comprehension sections are where I want them, my
>> scores on logic games fall a little short. I struggle with trying to
>> organize the various correct sequences of the variables in a list in a
>> word document. What have others done to keep track of multiple sequences
>> for restricted and modification questions?
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>> Warmth,
>> J
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