If a person has bipolar disorder is it worth seeking accommodations for test day?

Millennium Falcon

If a person was diagnosed with bipolar disorder several years after taking any standardized exam is it worth seeking accommodations for the LSAT?

MissChanandler

I think if you have a diagnosed condition that makes something about the LSAT harder than it is meant to be, it doesn't hurt to seek accommodations. I don't specifically know what sort of accommodations people have received for bipolar (are you looking for extra time? testing alone in a room?), but again I don't think it hurts to try.

Lolo1996

I don’t think you would qualify tbh

People who get accommodations have learning disabilities, not mental disabilities in general (only if it impairs your ability to process information, like dyslexia or verbal processing disorders). Most people with ADHD do not even qualify for extra time. The reason for this is to keep the process fair for those that are at a disadvantage.

Plus, I can tell you from personal experience that mental disorders don’t impact performance nearly anything close to learning disabilities.

Millennium Falcon

I found one case where a person received extra time for being bipolar.
I am just curious.

Millennium Falcon

Thanks

lexxx745

is it "ethically" right? thats up to debate

to answer your question, is it "worth it?" 100% if you get extra time your score would 100% improve enough to make it worth the amount of time you have to take to actually get accomodations approved

Millennium Falcon

Thanks lexxx

Justicerequiresconsequences

You should state your case. If you are approved it may make a decisive difference.

Millennium Falcon

Thanks a lot Justicerequiresconsequences