[blindlaw] Different LSAT standards for the blind?

[Haben Girma]

Sarah and Russell, thanks for the advice. By "top school" I mean one of 
the top ten, but partiuclarly I would really love to get into UC 
Berkeley or Stanford. I do need to be realistic, I have a better chance 
of getting into a top 20 school than a top 5. I appreciate getting 
feedback from other blind law students. Stephanie has been very helpful 
over the summer, I'll email her and see what she has to add.

thanks,
Haben

On 10/25/2009 12:29 PM, Sarah Clark wrote:
> Haben,
> For a blind student, your LSAT score is not at all low, and I think 
> that law schools tend to compare scores of blind students to that of 
> other blind students that have applied to/attended their school.
> I don't know exactly what you're referring to as a "top school."  Its 
> possible that it is too low for a top 5 school, but I don't think its 
> too low for a top 20 school.  I know of someone who recently went to 
> UCLA with a similar score.  Of course, the caliber of undergrad school 
> you went to and your performance there also makes a difference.  She 
> had went to Stanford for undergrad and did very well there.  Her name 
> is Stephanie Enyart.  I don't know where her contact info is offhand, 
> but you can probably track her down.  Maybe she's on this list? She 
> also applied to and was accepted to other top 20 schools, so you 
> should be able to get some good input from her on applying.  She also 
> headed a national organization for law students with disabilities, so 
> undoubtedly she has learned even more since the time that she herself 
> went through the application process.
> Good luck.
>
> Sarah
>
>
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Haben Girma" <habnkid at aol.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:34 AM
> Subject: [blindlaw] Different LSAT standards for the blind?
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>> Hello Listers,
>>
>> I'm preparing applications for law school right now and am wondering 
>> if it would benefit me to write a paragraph or two explaining why my 
>> LSAT score is not higher. Considering that I received all the 
>> accommodations I requested and that the test pretty much went 
>> according to plan, I fear that it might sound more like an excuse 
>> rather than a legitimate argument to ask them to treat a blind test 
>> taker differently. Further complicating this is the fact that my LSAT 
>> score is not very low, it's just a 162. According to my pre-law 
>> adviser, though, that's too low to get me into a top school. By the 
>> way, my GPA and personal statements are very good. Would top schools 
>> look at my LSAT score in light of the fact that I took the test under 
>> very non-standard conditions, and judge it based on those conditions? 
>> Or will they judge my score based on the mainstream standard? Would 
>> it benefit me to ask them to judge my score differently due to my 
>> blindness?
>>
>> best,
>> Haben
>>
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