Tinnitus special accommodations, and BRing.

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  Leah M B Alum Member ⭐

  November 2017 8392 karma

  Hm, that's interesting about the tinnitus. I have a touch of it too, but usually not enough to bother me. (Not from military, but... from a Hanson concert. True story lol. Don't judge me.)

  Have you tried taking a PT in some place that's not absolutely silent, like at a library? That's where I prefer to do mine so there are a bit of distractions. My thinking here is that, while it will be quiet in the room, it won't be 100% silent like an empty living room/bedroom would be. There will be paper shuffling, people sneezing, etc. Would that make a difference for you? Just the nature of having a lot of people in a room, it won't be complete silence.

  And for BRing, it varies how long it takes me but it can definitely be the better part of a whole weekend day for a full test. I don't think there's such a thing as taking too long to BR. That's really the process where you are learning. You're examining questions and thinking about why you hesitated, or maybe were completely lost even, and working through that barrier. It really can only benefit you. So I would say not to rush it. But you also shouldn't necessarily be taking a ton of time on questions that you very extremely confident on. So if you think that might be taking up too much time, then skip over the questions that you felt 100% certain on.
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  tringo335 Alum Member ⭐

  November 2017 3679 karma

  @"Leah M B" said:
  Hm, that's interesting about the tinnitus. I have a touch of it too, but usually not enough to bother me. (Not from military, but... from a Hanson concert. True story lol. Don't judge me.)

  HAHAHA! MMMBop was the jam back in the day no ones judging!
• twssmith Alum ⭐

  November 2017 5120 karma

  Thank you for your Service:)

  It took some time for me to realize that I had tinnitus - taking PTs in quiet/silent place is when it became unbearably distracting and went to Dr to confirm diagnosis. Crazy that the hearing loss is in different sound levels in each ear, I joke that sometimes I can get them in to harmony so it is not as distracting??

  I did not pursue accommodations but you can check with LSAC. One thing that I did find incredibly helpful is determining the best test center to take the LSAT - My test site is in a small room with noise cancelling machines placed strategically throughout the area to cover low level noises during the test which helped over-ride the ringing in my ears.

  I agree with @"Leah M B" that BR takes as long as it takes, that is where the gains are made in score potential:)
• samantha.ashley92 Alum Member

  November 2017 1777 karma

  I agree with what has been said. Try taking some PTs in mostly-quiet areas, and see if that makes a difference. If you are concerned with the unpredictability of the condition, I would try to get an accommodation for "stop the clock breaks". You would be able to get up and do some things to try to make it better. I'm not sure what those things, are but hopefully they can work in the moment.
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  Paul Pederson Member

  November 2017 903 karma

  Thanks everyone! I will check into the stop the clock breaks.
• LSATcantwin Alum Member Sage ⭐

  November 2017 edited November 2017 13286 karma

  One time, when on range, I couldn't find my ear plugs but wanted to shoot for practice. I smoked two cigarettes and plugged my ears with the butts. 0/10 would never do that again. No one noticed though, and they kinda worked....

  Not a helpful comment, just was reminded of it. The things us Marines do....
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  OlamHafuch Alum Member

  November 2017 2326 karma

  @LSATcantwin said:
  One time, when on range, I couldn't find my ear plugs but wanted to shoot for practice. I smoked two cigarettes and plugged my ears with the butts. 0/10 would never do that again. No one noticed though, and they kinda worked....

  Not a helpful comment, just was reminded of it. The things us Marines do....

  And you say that your life is boring??
• LSATcantwin Alum Member Sage ⭐

  November 2017 13286 karma

  @uhinberg said:

  @LSATcantwin said:
  One time, when on range, I couldn't find my ear plugs but wanted to shoot for practice. I smoked two cigarettes and plugged my ears with the butts. 0/10 would never do that again. No one noticed though, and they kinda worked....

  Not a helpful comment, just was reminded of it. The things us Marines do....

  And you say that your life is boring??

  https://media.tenor.com/images/c5e4eb812b15dac47154875b05f474a8/tenor.gif
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  Paul Pederson Member

  November 2017 903 karma

  @LSATcantwin said:
  One time, when on range, I couldn't find my ear plugs but wanted to shoot for practice. I smoked two cigarettes and plugged my ears with the butts. 0/10 would never do that again. No one noticed though, and they kinda worked....

  Not a helpful comment, just was reminded of it. The things us Marines do....

  lol, you're that one guy!!
• LSATcantwin Alum Member Sage ⭐

  November 2017 13286 karma

  @"Paul Pederson" said:

  @LSATcantwin said:
  One time, when on range, I couldn't find my ear plugs but wanted to shoot for practice. I smoked two cigarettes and plugged my ears with the butts. 0/10 would never do that again. No one noticed though, and they kinda worked....

  Not a helpful comment, just was reminded of it. The things us Marines do....

  lol, you're that one guy!!

  At least I wasn't the guy who wouldn't stop asking questions during the safety brief before a 96....
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  Paul Pederson Member

  November 2017 903 karma

  @LSATcantwin said:

  @"Paul Pederson" said:

  @LSATcantwin said:
  One time, when on range, I couldn't find my ear plugs but wanted to shoot for practice. I smoked two cigarettes and plugged my ears with the butts. 0/10 would never do that again. No one noticed though, and they kinda worked....

  Not a helpful comment, just was reminded of it. The things us Marines do....

  lol, you're that one guy!!

  At least I wasn't the guy who wouldn't stop asking questions during the safety brief before a 96....

  Lol, there was always that one guy!