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
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As far as I know, you'll most likely have the same test but be in a different room so you don't disturb other test takers when getting up for your breaks since they'll be on S2 by the time you're done S1.
I have taken 1 PT with my new times, but I don't go back and BR because my BR time is about the same as the accommodated testing time. I go back and see what I got wrong, and do those again without looking at what answer I put/correct answer. If I get it right after reviewing it, I go on...Many of the questions I get wrong is just due to overlooking one word that changes the whole sentence. If I legit am lost, I watch the video.
My confirmation letter says "You will not get accommodation....etc" does your letter say this too?
I was kind of surprised...I thought we need to let them know and otherwise we will not get accommodations or is this for the next LSAT?
Option 1)They revise their original request and accept what the LSAC says they are eligible for or Option 2) The requester will apply for a DIFFERENT LSAT with more/better proof of the accommodation requests (the portion they are saying the tester is not eligible for).
Then the LSAC gives the requester 48 hours to email back, with their selected option. The person whose letter I saw emailed them back accepting accomodation same day, but they didn't hear back for 2 days that their request to process with option 1, would be processed and they are still waiting for their final letter of approval, and they don't even know if they have been approved yet, since it is still pending.
The LSAC in this case, says the file has been under a preliminary evaluation and the requester has been deemed eligible for some of their request (but not all) and denied other parts of their request (because documentation was lacking and it was too late to send new document). This seems to be a departure, as in the past didn't the LSAC approve some aspects and deny others, and then let the person have 24 hours to petition the decision?
In this case, the person had to pick an option move forward with their accommodation request and accept what they had been deemed eligible, or delay testing to pursue the accommodation they were denied.
As a part of moving forward, the requester "revises" their request. In our review session this morning she did say the letter she got saying they would process Option 1 said she could protest, a final decision, but she had to revise it to remove the part that the LSAC said she wasn't eligible. So she doesn't know if she will be able to protest having to take the experimental section when she gets a final decision because that is what they said she didn't have enough support for.
@rakinalikhan how long did it take you to get your final letter? I thought she was the only one that experienced this, but it looks like others are too.
Edited for added clarity.
Also my letter does not have email address but only phone number...
Do we reply to LSAC or the proctor?
How did you know they changed the process?
Srry to jump in.
Follow the instructions and be sure to reply within the time they stated, however they stated it.
So the last letter you are discussing?
How did they change the policy?
Someone just said starting December they changed their policy
(I heard Starting Sept all accommodated students have to take experiment section now though)
That's what I was not sure and asked above...in the confirmation letter it says the sentence so I thought I wll not get the accommodations, but it sounds like the sentence is included in all students letter (if you do not reply them there will be no test or accommodations).
I thought there is further changes or something (they will deny something etc)
following accommodations:".... and the instructions on the letter says to wait two weeks for the confirmation letter..
So I am waiting. Right? I might send an email just to be sure because you guys have to confirm..Why shouldn't i have to confirm? I feel like I'm missing something.
Details will be written on the confirmation letter (such as the proctor's contact info)
This is my first time too so maybe other students can add if I miss some info...
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 @stepharizona @esteerose @orangebeer
I know mine presented me with the latter of the two scenarios. I was informed of my accommodations and told that I would receive more details roughly two weeks prior to the test date.
There is nothing included about accommodations being conditional.
Oh we meet on Mondays at 12pm as ASU downtown if you want to join. We test 12-3 and review 3-5 usually.
I got 53 min/ section, took the 5 section exam like everyone else and took it in a room separate from other test takers (It was literally just the proctor and I)
Can I ask a question then?
Did the proctor stare at you? What did the proctor do during the test? Can we bring backpack and just give it to the proctor? I don't really wanna bring just zip bag with me...
Did the check water bottle?
I think it just depends on your proctor. Mine was pretty nice about stuff so I didn't have any issues. She was mostly just watching the clock during the exam, she didn't really stare at me or I wasn't paying attention if she was because I was focused on the exam.
Not too sure about the backpack thing, I just brought everything I needed in my gallon bag and that was it. She didn't check the water bottle and let me leave it on the table.
But, again, YMMV depending on your proctor.