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General · Accommodation/extra time, so unfair

aibohm405

Wednesday, Jul 03 2019

I remember a time when people were not blind to injustice, je me souviens.

General · Accommodation/extra time, so unfair

aibohm405

Wednesday, Jul 03 2019

@ merci beaucoup for reminding me of this. While I was only talking about the group of people that fit into your category of "probably", it is true others seem to be justified in their demands. Still I am talking about those that are evidently disabled, not those who simply spent a few thousand dollars to ask a doctor to pronounce them ADHD, etc. Does buying an expert witness make you a stronger case in the court of justice? No. As for how much you have paid for it, how difficult it is to hide it, none of these matters.

Again, if you think you are a bit disadvantaged, but not in a profound way that prohibits you to read or hear or breathe, just in a way that makes you want that extra 50% to 100% time so bad, do it. But do know that though this is not illegal, it is morally wrong. No need to add that everyone has their problems but not everyone is without principles. Stop believing that you are actually smarter than who you are, and top thinking that you are entitled to be more successful so much that you could demand everyone else to give up their fair chances to compensate for your incompetencies.

I know this would probably be ignored and those who thought they have hacked the system would still continue doing what they are doing. If anyone wanted to be like them, a few google searches have provided me with this link, thought it could be helpful:

http://thebrainclinic.com/assessment-options/extended-time-standardized-tests/lsat/

between 2014-2017 the number of students granted accommodation had exceeded 3,000 and that number has grown 400%. This could be you.

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Wednesday, Jul 03 2019

aibohm405

Accommodation/extra time, so unfair

I have seen a few posts here and on other forums about accommodation, didn't think much about them back then. But now as the July exam is within 2 weeks I have just found out what it really means: it means if you can prove yourself to be disabled/with learning disability/ADHD and whatnot, you get extra time in most cases. I learned about this from a friend who said, without awareness that I am studying for the lsat, that he would do fine because his parents got him a doctor's note so he could receive accommodations for the SAT, and guess what, for the LSAT as well.

It makes me really hurt and depressed, thinking about the many difficulties, intellectually and financially, that I had to overcame to prepare for this exam. I do not regret spending 1000+hours to master the logic and skills required for the LSAT, nor do I have anything against people with real disabilities, like if they are blind or deaf or have an IQ of 80. But for some others I have to admit that their actions seem seriously questionable.

Funny I thought this is a standardized exam. Does anyone think the same?