LSAT Accommodations Forum

[TW_BACK14]

I'm new to the wonderful world of law school forums, however my brother recommended me posting any questions I have about law school here. So, my question is whether or not (in your opinion and or based on your experience) I will be able to get extra time when I write the LSAT in February. I have been diagnosed with quite a high level of ADHD (in grade 9) and also an anxiety disorder that causes me to experience very bad test anxiety. During my entire undergraduate degree, I wrote all of my tests and exams in the Accommodations center and was given double time for every test and exam. I have been getting extra times for tests as early as middle school and all through high school (although not for EVERY SINGLE test like in university). ADHD in itself makes it very difficult to focus, however, when my anxiety begins to kick in, I am completely unable to do anything other than obsess over negative thoughts and my ability to solve problems declines to that of a 5th grader. Therefore, I require extra time on tests to both process the information in front of me and to give myself adequate time to calm my anxiety (that shows in physical symptoms). With this extra time I was able to achieve a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale during my undergraduate degree and while I know I am more than capable of answering the questions correctly on the LSAT, my disabilities prevent me from doing it in an adequate amount of time. I have tried everything, I've worked my tail off and no matter what, the extra time is needed. I will be asking for time and a half. So, do any of you know more about this process than me? All I know is that, apparently, its not easy to get extra time on the LSAT. Any insight would be amazing!

[scalawag]

LSAC got sued a while back so they are much more lenient with accommodations now.

I would read this - it will tell you what you're eligible for and what to submit.

https://www.ada.gov/lsac_best_practices_report.pdf

Good luck on the test. I hope your anxiety doesn't prevent you from scoring close to what you were on practice tests.

[bmathers]

I'm new to the wonderful world of law school forums, however my brother recommended me posting any questions I have about law school here. So, my question is whether or not (in your opinion and or based on your experience) I will be able to get extra time when I write the LSAT in February. I have been diagnosed with quite a high level of ADHD (in grade 9) and also an anxiety disorder that causes me to experience very bad test anxiety. During my entire undergraduate degree, I wrote all of my tests and exams in the Accommodations center and was given double time for every test and exam. I have been getting extra times for tests as early as middle school and all through high school (although not for EVERY SINGLE test like in university). ADHD in itself makes it very difficult to focus, however, when my anxiety begins to kick in, I am completely unable to do anything other than obsess over negative thoughts and my ability to solve problems declines to that of a 5th grader. Therefore, I require extra time on tests to both process the information in front of me and to give myself adequate time to calm my anxiety (that shows in physical symptoms). With this extra time I was able to achieve a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale during my undergraduate degree and while I know I am more than capable of answering the questions correctly on the LSAT, my disabilities prevent me from doing it in an adequate amount of time. I have tried everything, I've worked my tail off and no matter what, the extra time is needed. I will be asking for time and a half. So, do any of you know more about this process than me? All I know is that, apparently, its not easy to get extra time on the LSAT. Any insight would be amazing!

Did you have accommodations on the SAT? If so, you are guaranteed to have the exact same accommodations on the LSAT. Like said in the previous post, it all went through the courts in the past couple years and it is much more lenient now.

If you call the LSAC number they have a direct line to the people who take care of ADA accommodations. You can also find info on the LSAC website - basically, you will have to submit evidence of such accommodations (you can call the college boards and they will fax over any accommodations that you had on the SAT to provide legitimate documentation), then you will have to print out and complete the Candidate Form on LSAC. That form will then have to either be faxed to the number provided on it, or emailed to accom@lsac.org (the address is also listed on the form).

There are a few hoops to jump through the first time in getting all of the documentation, but it's fairly straightforward. Just give yourself adequate time to get it all together.

P.S. Don't sweat it, you don't have to prove, explain, or disclose any of your disability to us. It happens, and LSAC aims to provide a level playing field. It's all good.

[TW_BACK14]

I'm new to the wonderful world of law school forums, however my brother recommended me posting any questions I have about law school here. So, my question is whether or not (in your opinion and or based on your experience) I will be able to get extra time when I write the LSAT in February. I have been diagnosed with quite a high level of ADHD (in grade 9) and also an anxiety disorder that causes me to experience very bad test anxiety. During my entire undergraduate degree, I wrote all of my tests and exams in the Accommodations center and was given double time for every test and exam. I have been getting extra times for tests as early as middle school and all through high school (although not for EVERY SINGLE test like in university). ADHD in itself makes it very difficult to focus, however, when my anxiety begins to kick in, I am completely unable to do anything other than obsess over negative thoughts and my ability to solve problems declines to that of a 5th grader. Therefore, I require extra time on tests to both process the information in front of me and to give myself adequate time to calm my anxiety (that shows in physical symptoms). With this extra time I was able to achieve a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale during my undergraduate degree and while I know I am more than capable of answering the questions correctly on the LSAT, my disabilities prevent me from doing it in an adequate amount of time. I have tried everything, I've worked my tail off and no matter what, the extra time is needed. I will be asking for time and a half. So, do any of you know more about this process than me? All I know is that, apparently, its not easy to get extra time on the LSAT. Any insight would be amazing!

Did you have accommodations on the SAT? If so, you are guaranteed to have the exact same accommodations on the LSAT. Like said in the previous post, it all went through the courts in the past couple years and it is much more lenient now.

If you call the LSAC number they have a direct line to the people who take care of ADA accommodations. You can also find info on the LSAC website - basically, you will have to submit evidence of such accommodations (you can call the college boards and they will fax over any accommodations that you had on the SAT to provide legitimate documentation), then you will have to print out and complete the Candidate Form on LSAC. That form will then have to either be faxed to the number provided on it, or emailed to accom@lsac.org (the address is also listed on the form).

There are a few hoops to jump through the first time in getting all of the documentation, but it's fairly straightforward. Just give yourself adequate time to get it all together.

P.S. Don't sweat it, you don't have to prove, explain, or disclose any of your disability to us. It happens, and LSAC aims to provide a level playing field. It's all good.

I actually didn't write the SAT's because I am from Canada! That's why I'm concerned with my chances

[bmathers]

I'm new to the wonderful world of law school forums, however my brother recommended me posting any questions I have about law school here. So, my question is whether or not (in your opinion and or based on your experience) I will be able to get extra time when I write the LSAT in February. I have been diagnosed with quite a high level of ADHD (in grade 9) and also an anxiety disorder that causes me to experience very bad test anxiety. During my entire undergraduate degree, I wrote all of my tests and exams in the Accommodations center and was given double time for every test and exam. I have been getting extra times for tests as early as middle school and all through high school (although not for EVERY SINGLE test like in university). ADHD in itself makes it very difficult to focus, however, when my anxiety begins to kick in, I am completely unable to do anything other than obsess over negative thoughts and my ability to solve problems declines to that of a 5th grader. Therefore, I require extra time on tests to both process the information in front of me and to give myself adequate time to calm my anxiety (that shows in physical symptoms). With this extra time I was able to achieve a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale during my undergraduate degree and while I know I am more than capable of answering the questions correctly on the LSAT, my disabilities prevent me from doing it in an adequate amount of time. I have tried everything, I've worked my tail off and no matter what, the extra time is needed. I will be asking for time and a half. So, do any of you know more about this process than me? All I know is that, apparently, its not easy to get extra time on the LSAT. Any insight would be amazing!

Did you have accommodations on the SAT? If so, you are guaranteed to have the exact same accommodations on the LSAT. Like said in the previous post, it all went through the courts in the past couple years and it is much more lenient now.

If you call the LSAC number they have a direct line to the people who take care of ADA accommodations. You can also find info on the LSAC website - basically, you will have to submit evidence of such accommodations (you can call the college boards and they will fax over any accommodations that you had on the SAT to provide legitimate documentation), then you will have to print out and complete the Candidate Form on LSAC. That form will then have to either be faxed to the number provided on it, or emailed to accom@lsac.org (the address is also listed on the form).

There are a few hoops to jump through the first time in getting all of the documentation, but it's fairly straightforward. Just give yourself adequate time to get it all together.

P.S. Don't sweat it, you don't have to prove, explain, or disclose any of your disability to us. It happens, and LSAC aims to provide a level playing field. It's all good.

I actually didn't write the SAT's because I am from Canada! That's why I'm concerned with my chances

Gotcha. I would just call LSAC and talk to them about it. If you have documentation addressing previous accommodations in other academic settings, I tend to think you shouldn't have a big problem, just some extra hoops to jump though, so give yourself plenty of time. I obviously would not know for certain though, as I am from the US.