im down for this
aside from the financial incentive of hopefully earning a stable paycheck and the prestiege. what i enjoy most about the law is that you can take the same facts/rules and argue for different sides. being able to understand and apply nuances is something i find to be very attracting intellectually. on a more personal note i think its also because of my own desires to make something of my life. my parents and i came from Bangladesh to Canada in 1996 in hopes of a better life and give me opportunities to become something. i want to take advantages of the opportunities afforded to me.
will definitely be there. i love reading the emails Larry sends out.
anything i possible. my friend got accepted to UVA with a 159LSAT and a 4.0GPA. you wont find out till you apply, the worst they can say is "no" :)
one time i would give you is after reading the question and stimulus, if you think/see that its going to take some time to figure out, skip the question and move on to the next one. point is you want to answer as many questions you know you can get right, and then worry about the questions that will take longer and/or are more difficult. helped me a lot
i know exactly how you feel. i panicked on the games section (and its my best section too) and i did bad so i cancelled my score. i dont want to wait another year either so i applied for the february test just now. like you its about scholarships for me, i dont want to be drowing in law school debt either. im riding on my lsat score as well because of bad grades. being a urm helps for me i guess but i dont know how effective itll be. i know that there might be less money come march applications but less money is better than little to no money. it sucks but no other option sadly
i hope someone puts this on google calender soon so i can add it to my calender :)
im sure youll get approved, as long as you show proof. my school doc has been seeing me for 2 years and i have accommodations from the school too. i bombed on the games section so i have to do the test again. im studying again from the beginning of the games and try to do 2-3 practice tests a week
i registered for the february test as well and i did the december accommodated test. i was doing well on the test until i got to the games section and pretty much froze, only answering 13 of the questions. i would have gotten in the low 150s im sure but its not good enough. it sucks :(. i wonder if i have to reapply for accommodations again or just call them
eat like a fatass so i can feel better about myself
fraying i do well enough so i dont have to do the february one. that would be depressing
my recommendation for LR since i was/am in your situation is simply "SKIP, SKIP, SKIP". every second you waste on a question youre likely to get wrong takes away from spending time on a question that you couldve gotten right. when i was studying i just could not understand the whole skipping thing because i kept trying to answer all of them and id struggle to even get 11 right, id usually get 7 to 9 right. after i forced myself to abandoned what i was using i just trusted the 7sage method. i solve the first 10 in 10 minutes and make sure they are right since those questions are the easiest on the test (generally) and then for the remaining 15 or so i read each question and if i know that its going to take some time to figure it out i simply circle the question and go to the next one and all the questions i know i can solve and answer i get those right and the ones remaining i take whatever time is left and go with my best (educated) guess. one thing i always do now it that i ALWAYS skip the parallel reasoning (the really long questions) to the very end simply because they take the most time to read an understand.
by doing those i can average easily between 7-21 right consistently under timed conditions. your lr sections really benefit from optimizing your approach to your skillset. hope it helps :)
its such a hassle. i cant even talk about it with people after since many people will just write the regular one
so i got a call from the person who is proctoring me for my accomodated lsat and i find out that instead of my test being on the 3rd of next month its on the 6th, still at 8:30. has anyone experienced anything like this? i dont mind a later date though it does change up my schedule. my big question is that with the extra 3 days, would i be getting the same test as everyone else or would i be getting a new one and will it still have the test section
congratulations! i found this tuesday out that im getting extended time as well :)
this is what my entire email said:
Dear Rakin A. Khan:
The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) has done a preliminary screening of your file and currently you have not been granted any accommodations for the December 3, 2016 Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
In order to proceed, you must indicate which of the options described below you intend to pursue by replying to this email no later than 11:59 ET on November 2, 2016. If you do not reply by that date your request to include the accommodations listed below which you are currently eligible will be withdrawn. You will remain registered to test as a standard test taker.
We have determined that you are currently eligible for the following accommodations on the December 3, 2016 LSAT:
50% Additional Test time on all sections of the test as follows:
Section 1 53 minutes total
Section 2 53 minutes total
Section 3 53 minutes total
Section 4 53 minutes total
Section 5 53 minutes total
Writing Sample 35 minutes total
Break time as follows:
After Section 1 10 minutes total
After Section 2 10 minutes total
After Section 3 15 minutes total standard break
After Section 4 10 minutes total
After Section 5 10 minutes total
However, we cannot process the remainder of your request and determine your eligibility for more than 50% extended time per section because the documentation required to support these requests was not submitted.
Inasmuch as the deadline for the December 3, 2016 LSAT has passed, you now have two options:
1. You can revise your request and accept the accommodations described above for which you are currently eligible.
Or
2. If you wish to pursue your request for more than 50% extended time for a future LSAT you must submit an appropriately documented statement of need which is available at http://www.lsac.org/docs/default-source/jd-docs/statement-of-need.pdf
Accommodated Testing
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obviously i just went with the first one since i dont want to do the lsat in february because that would be cutting it close to the march deadlines for applications. when i emailed them back i received an auto reply saying:
Your E-mail correspondence has been received by Accommodated Testing at the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). Due the high volume of inquiries/comments we receive, please allow up to two weeks for a reply. Duplicate E-mail messages may delay your response. We do not confirm receipt of documentation/information; you should retain evidence of all transmittals sent by facsimile. You might choose to send documentation via an express service that confirms receipt. To assist us in our response, candidate messages should include the individual's name and LSAC account number. Candidates should visit their LSAC online account under LSAT status for the current status of his/her request.
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when i replied to them i didnt put my lsac number just my whole name but i didnt think it would be a problem because i replied directly to the original message. i went on the lsac website to check my status but when i did i dont see anything saying about my application being under review like before. its just blank all across. im kinda getting worried @stepharizona288 @8096 @7sagestudentservices
I asked for non scantron when I filled up the accommodations forms but they didn't say anything about it in my email. I assumed that I wasn't eligible for it @stepharizona288
they gave me both the options that you mentioned @stepharizona288, since i didnt need anything else and dont want to push off my test date so i just went with the first one
i dont think so because the only other thing i asked for is a non-scantron sheet to make it a little bit easier and they didnt mention anything about it so idk is thats the reason why i still havent heard back from them yet to confirm. the extra time and the break was exactly what i asked for so to know that im eligible for that makes me happy. what do you think, should i study under regular time or do my practice under extended time, @stepharizona288? it sucks that i have to wait a while to fully know.
i havent received my final letter yet @stepharizona288 :/, i responded right away and all i got back was an automated email saying that they have received my reply. i did it on monday and i have yet to receive a final letter on whether or not i have been fully approved. i dont know if i should study with normal time again or do my prep tests under the accommodated time. i would assume since im eligible and provided my documents that i would hopefully be approved. for my documents i provided a document from the school stating which accommodations through the school that i receive for my classes and documents from my doctor (who also signed my lsat forms) with disability history showing back to 2014. i would hope thats enough given the fact that this was enough to allow me to be eligible for the accommodations that i already wanted but i dont know how long i have to wait to know for sure :(
idk what your email said @8096 but for my email from accommodations it said that i had to reply back to the email to accept the accommodations im eligible for. im the same way when it comes to practice testing. with the added time i do way better so bring it doesnt help as much :/
i was wondering if you guys know how the testing will differ from normal testing. i received an email yesterday from lsac with the following:
"We have determined that you are currently eligible for the following accommodations on the December 3, 2016 LSAT:
50% Additional Test time on all sections of the test as follows:
Section 1 53 minutes total
Section 2 53 minutes total
Section 3 53 minutes total
Section 4 53 minutes total
Section 5 53 minutes total
Writing Sample 35 minutes total
Break time as follows:
After Section 1 10 minutes total
After Section 2 10 minutes total
After Section 3 15 minutes total standard break
After Section 4 10 minutes total
After Section 5 10 minutes total
....."
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i replied back to their email saying that i accept the accommodations i am eligible for and hope to hear back with knowledge that i have been fully approved. hopefully i hear back from them this week with a full confirmation.
How does it go on from here though. i would assume that the test will start on the same day and time like everyone else but would i be placed in a different room from everyone else and/or given a different test? the lsac website isnt really clear on this. if i was to finish my section before the time limit for each section (after reviewing and checking my answers of course) would i be allowed to tell the proctor that i finished and be able to move on to the next section?
Also for those who are writing theirs under accommodated conditions or have done it in the past, how did you change/adjust your study approach to the lsat. seeing how i am just finding out now i have only a month left to work under the new timed conditions for myself so any advice/tips/tricks on how to approach the lsat during test time would be gladly appreciated :)
legit surprised jy hasnt cashed in on this money making scheme @476.rizeq, would make some good vacation change
im in the same position as you. if you want to discus this matter privately pm me :)