Dear Wonderful 7Sage community,

I have three disabilities that make a test such as the LSAT extremely difficult. The first is severe ADHD, which is common enough that I don't think I need to explain it.

The other two disabilities are 1) convergence insufficiency and 2) astigmatism. The result of these two ailments is that I have severe visual tracking issues which can't be fixed by prescription glasses and can only be mildly alleviated by physical therapy.

I have extensive issues with visual traction and reading. Essentially, when I try to read at quick speeds or for a long period of time, my eyes quickly fatigue, and tracking sentences becomes extremely difficult, As a result of this disorder, I have for years used a text-to-speech software named Speechify and do most of my private reading exclusively via audiobooks, and these disorders severely impacted my ability to do work and get readings done in Undergrad.

My question is THIS: should I request 50% or 100% increased time? These disabilities are quite difficult to deal with, but I don't know what the LSAT policies are like. I feel confident from what I know that I'll be able to get +50% time accommodations. However, I'm worried that if I request +100% increased time I may end up with nothing at all. Is this the case? Or if they deny my request for +100% increased time will I still be eligible for +50%?

(Note: to back up my claims I have a few decades' worth of professional diagnoses, proof of accommodation on the ACT, and additional paperwork. I do not, however, have proof of accommodation from my university since I (unwisely) did not request accommodations.)

Thank you.

Hey 7Sage Community,

I'm planning on taking the LSAT this upcoming November, and am applying for additional time. I am doing so because I have both (1) ADHD, (2) an Astigmatism, and (3) a Convergence disorder. I imagine ADHD doesn't require much explanation, but the two other disorders are both eye disorders which make reading for long periods of time or at great speeds extremely difficult. As a result of these two disorders, I primarily read through audiobooks and filter all my University reading through text-to-speech software.

For all three of these disorders, I have records of professional diagnosis, supporting documentation, treatment by the in-staff doctors at Notre Dame, and a record of prior accommodation on my ACTs.

I'm wondering about two things:

What are the odds that my accommodations will be approved? I'm asking for 50% extra time. I imagine the LSAT is understandably diligent when it comes to verifying this sort of stuff (because the incentive to bullshit is immense), but I have all the necessary documents proving my conditions. I want to hear about other people's experiences because I want to know whether I should plan on practicing with the 50% additional time.

Is there anything I can do to more accurately communicate the nature of these disabilities? Is there anything that in the past has been successful for accommodation approval?

Hey guys,

Just want advice from people on the application process. I'll be brief. I went to a very good school for undergrad, Notre Dame, but because of the difficulty of the school and a few personal issues and learning disabilities, my GPA was a little lower than I'd like it to be.

I ended senior year with a 3.54. Just wondering whether or not law schools take into account the difficulty of your undergraduate school when assessing your GPA

Anyone have/ know of a set of flash cards for words which queue up different types of questions?

I know it seems trivial, but I want to have the queue words memorized so I can just look at a question and know BAM it's a "sufficient assumption" question. Sometimes the wording can take me a sec to identify, and seconds count.

Hey guys,

Looking for another (or multiple) 7sager(s) who can help me keep on a disciplined and rigorous study track. Like many of you I'm sure, LSAT studying requires a lot of discipline and forgoing things that I would much rather be doing.

If I have to choose between taking a practice exam, and basically anything else in the universe, it requires a serious effort of the will to take that darned exam.

If you are in a similar spot, message me and we can exchange numbers to create an accountability web and word together to get that 180 :)

Dear 7SAGE-ers,

I have been preparing for my LSAT for quite a few months now, am doing well on practice exams, but have a fair bit of variability between my scores. I have scored as high as 177 and as low as 163 on recent practice tests. As a result, I want to take the LSAT multiple times.

I have heard you can take three LSATs a testing year (from August-June) does that mean I could take the LSAT 3 times before that, and still take additional exams AFTER the June LSAT?

Cheers