[nabs-l] Studying Law

Thu Apr 25 03:23:47 UTC 2013

Hi Helga,

Yes, Suzanne is right.  The way I'm set up I have my disability
coordinator, who does all my testing and school accomodations, makes
sure I have everything I need in terms of textbooks and that the IT
department has "Jaws-proofed," the web sites so I can get to all the
information.  She's great, but like other disability services
personelle across the board at colleges that's what she specializes
in.  She wouldn't be able to give me advice on my major because that's
stuff she doesn't know.  I'd set up a meeting with an advisor for your
major.  If you've already declared yourself as pre-law, you should be
able to go to that department or your college within the university
whatever it may be called to find out who that is.  If you've declared
something else as a lead up to law school, like business, human
rights, international studies, history, psychology, etc, then you'd
want to go to that department and start with that advisor first,
letting them know that you want to persue law school after completing
your undergrad from the get go.  My advisor, for example, is a music
therapist, so he has the background and experience to advise me and
the other music therapy majors on what steps to take in order to
fulfill our academic requirements.  Once you find out who your advisor
is you should be able to have a lot of your questions explained, and
they'll be there for you to go over things each time before you
schedule new classes which is really nice because sometimes they catch
mistakes you miss when trying to plan your schedule on your own.  Most
advisors are also free by email or phone to discuss other questions
throughout the year as needed.

Sometimes students will have two advisors though.  For example, I know
people who are double majoring who have a separate advisor for each of
their majors, and those advisors can communicate with each other
through the mutual student to make sure all the requirements are being
met.  I kind of know how this works to an extent, because although I
don't have a separate advisor for my psych minor I still have to make
sure I follow the psych department guidelines and get in touch with
someone who is a psych department advisor in case I'm confused or need
clarification on the guidelines for getting the minor.  This is
because although music therapy uses a lot of psych, it really isn't my
advisor's responsibility to know the full ins and outs of other majors
and minors outside of the one he advises for.  I don't want to make
generalizations, but so far in my experiences with different colleges
that's how I've seen it work.

Hope that helps.  Good luck.

Kaiti,
Music Therapy major, University of Dayton class of 2016.

On 4/24/13, Suzanne Germano <sgermano at asu.edu> wrote:
> You should talk to the adviser of the major you are in. Most colleges make
> you meet with the adviser before registering for classes.
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Helga <helga.schreiber at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Kaiti. Thanks for the advice, I'll definitely will join the Blind
>> lawyers list. Yeah, I actually have a dissability advisor at my school,
>> but
>> she is not really a good help regarding Law classes, and she is not
>> really
>> good help with my general classes that I'm taking right now even though
>> she
>> gives me accomodations letters to give to my professors. Is your adviser
>> a
>> regular adviser, or a disability adviser? Just curious. Do you think I
>> should talk to a regular adviser, not a disability? By the way, What
>> carreer are you studying, and what college do you attend? Just wondering.
>> I'm actually from Florida, and I attend Palmbeach State College of Boca
>> Raton. Thanks so much.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Kaiti Shelton
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 8:02 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Studying Law
>>
>> Helga,
>>
>> Although I'm not studying law, I may have a few tips that can be of help.
>> If you go to nfbnet.org and click the link that says "Join or Drop NFB
>> lists," the same page where this one was located, you can find the
>> blindlaw email list.  Although there are probably a few law students
>> on the NABS list somewhere, the law list would probably be a more
>> direct way of reaching them and other people who have already gone
>> through school and can offer their advice.
>> Second, if you have an advisor at your school who knows of your
>> pre-law plans they should be able to explain the best order to take
>> classes in and what you'll need to be successful.  I always consult
>> with my advisor well before scheduling not only to make sure my next
>> semester courses are what they should be, but also to make sure I'm on
>> track for the future.  Since he's been there and done that in my
>> chosen career too, it's also nice meeting with him because I can ask
>> him questions and see what he has to say from his experiences.
>>
>> Hope these help.
>>
>> On 4/24/13, Helga <helga.schreiber at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>                     Hi guys, this is Helga. What’s up? I just would like
>>> to
>>> ask you guys a question. How many of you are studying the Law carreer,
>>> or
>>> planning to study to become a Lawyer? I was just curious since I’m
>>> studying
>>> to become a Lawyer. Also, How do you handle your books and materials in
>>> order to study for Law, and what kind of classes you are taking or need
>>> to
>>> take in order to complete this carreer? Did you read your books and
>>> materials in Braille in order to study for it? I was just wondering
>>> since
>>> I’m still Freshman in college, and I’m not quite there yet in knowing
>>> what
>>> classes to take in order to achieve this future carreer. What class you
>>> guys
>>> recommend me to take first? Actually, I’m just now working on completing
>>> my
>>> general classes first. Thanks so much. God bless!
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Kaiti
>>
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Kaiti