How difficult is it to obtain test accommodations without a prior history?
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 1:59 am
To restate, this is with no prior history of being given accommodations. Also to clarify, I'm not particularly interested in seeking extended time on the LSAT (though I guess I wouldn't turn it down, hypothetically). However, I'm pretty adamant to be allowed (1) to take my medication during the exam; (2) to wear ear plugs while taking the test; and (3) to take the exam in a private room. (1) and (2) are vital. (3) is preferable, if only to avoid getting nasty looks from others in the room who don't have such accommodations. Some background:
I've been diagnosed with ADD since late high school and have taken daily medication (multiple doses) for it since I was 17 (25 now). It was always there with me as a kid but what actually motivated me to see a doctor was my struggle to comfortably finish my SAT. Thus, I never sought an accommodation for the SAT since I had already taken the test itself. Moreover, being a philosophy major in undergrad I never felt the need to ask for accommodations either since, of the exams we did have, most were never particularly intense.
I was originally gong to get formal documentation for accommodations during the GRE, except I discovered beforehand that you're given industrial-sized earphones to block noise and a walled-off computer cubby to block out all external stimuli. The medication part was a non-issue since I discovered upon scouting my test location that there were single-person bathrooms to use during the break where I just took my medication there.
I say all of this explain my case for why I've never sought accommodations until learning that not even mere earplugs are allowed during the exam. Would the LSAC find this explanation acceptable given my (relatively modest) accommodation request?
I've been diagnosed with ADD since late high school and have taken daily medication (multiple doses) for it since I was 17 (25 now). It was always there with me as a kid but what actually motivated me to see a doctor was my struggle to comfortably finish my SAT. Thus, I never sought an accommodation for the SAT since I had already taken the test itself. Moreover, being a philosophy major in undergrad I never felt the need to ask for accommodations either since, of the exams we did have, most were never particularly intense.
I was originally gong to get formal documentation for accommodations during the GRE, except I discovered beforehand that you're given industrial-sized earphones to block noise and a walled-off computer cubby to block out all external stimuli. The medication part was a non-issue since I discovered upon scouting my test location that there were single-person bathrooms to use during the break where I just took my medication there.
I say all of this explain my case for why I've never sought accommodations until learning that not even mere earplugs are allowed during the exam. Would the LSAC find this explanation acceptable given my (relatively modest) accommodation request?