When testing against (or on) a curve A.K.A. the mysterious bell curve, the distribution of scores should look like a bell, A's and F's being the lowest, B's and D's higher, BUT the bulk of the scores on the curve should fall in the C range. Since C is literally the (American) academic equivalent to "average" it makes sense. Each score, based on the number of tests administered, will also have a standard deviation or what I call "The average number of times the average falls outside of the average." (I know. I'm adorable ^.^) This is not to be mistaken with the margin of error which is an entirely different chapter (lol). If the distribution does not show an acceptable curve or the SD is to wide then something is wrong with the test.

The July test sucked! I canceled my score immediately after opening the webpage. One thing is... If you want to take the September test you have to sign up by tomorrow. LSAC extended the deadline.

Yay! A $200 stylist pen keepsake! I had 3 LRs.....RC was last! Hella marathon!

I woke up at 6 this morning,which is pretty normal for me. First thing I did was grab a cup of coke (I do not like coffee) some pieces of a ham steak and took my vitamins while watching the weather. This may sound a bit hokie* but I checked my birth chart, which I actually pulled up yesterday. 7-8 showered and got dressed. Took care of my ferrets and made sure I gave them extra special treat. From here on out... I am having my hair trimmed at 10 then straight to chiropractor. I should be heading to the testing center by 10:45 (it's 35 minutes away) which will put me there very early if Houston traffic doesn't throw me for a loop.

It's "game on" today! Slow down. Do not try new tactics. At this point you know what you know. Stressing out to bad can only harm you. But remember a healthy amount of stress in NORMAL and crucial to performance. Rather importantly (in my mind at least) is knowing that it is empirically proven that when testing (especially competitive testing) being in the a room with others tends to have (of course not with all people) a positive correlation with better performance.

Sending out positivity to everyone who is testing today. I will be right there with you! ^.^

Most sincerely,

~Kimberly

P.S. Also possibly hokie* Today/tonight is the 1st phase of the full moon. Meaning women have a slight advantage within their selves... :smiley:

I am sure this information is in the other replies but the opportunity for accommodations are required to meets the standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Odd that you wouldn't know this already..

.Every syllabus I've seen in college for as long as I can remember has a section that covers this.

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html

Thank you again. It should be clear that I do not believe in them owing the privileges. My assumption (no matter how flawed) was based solely on the ample evidence of altruistic behaviors that natural disasters tend to encourage.

Oh... the head of a Sociologist, the heart full of empathy and the spirit of my birth place (which happens to be New Orleans) forever raging through my veins.

My area (Houston) is likely to be manageable. My heart does go out to the entire Gulf Coast. If things go the way they are looking, many areas will have far more to worry about than the test.

All my best

~K B.S., M.A. & Registered Coonass State of Louisiana :wink:

@aalterio948 Determined C Thank you so much for your response. :smile:

I wasn't trying to be complicated or anything. I am sorry if I gave that impression. I only asked because last Spring during my last semester of my Masters program, I had a professor (department head) that was going to provide me with an LOR; she actually told me I had to sign the waiver for the processing due to new FERPA requirements. My recommenders didn't even ask if I had waived my rights or not but I have worked closely with both professors though my undergrad and grad studies. Thank you for addressing my question. ^.^

I have a question (duh lol). Upon reading the list of services, I see a review of our letters of recommendation but don't FERPA regulations require waiving an LOR for it to be accepted? Does this suggest that one would ask the recommender to see a copy of the letter and if so wouldn't that be unethical on both parties? Sorry if this is a silly question.

*Bump*

@melvillej260616 I'll be happy to read/edit and provide any (possible) changes you might consider. I can also run it through the paid version of Grammarly if you'd like; sometimes I agree with it sometimes I don't. Let me know if you'd like my assistance. ~K