[nabs-l] Studying Law

Wed Apr 24 06:00:32 UTC 2013

Go get them.  Good luck. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Helga
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 1:52 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Studying Law

Hey Kaiti. this is Helga. I just wanted to tell you that I'm doing an
English major in order to transfer to FAU (Florida Atlantic Univercity)
because in Palm Beach State College I still need to complete my ASsociates
of ARTS degree before transfering to FAU. Do you think I should speak to an
English department adviser in order to tell him or her my carreer plans? I
was just wondering. Thank you so much. God bless!! :) -----Original
Message-----
From: Kaiti Shelton
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 11:23 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Studying Law

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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