I've discovered that one can get accommodated testing conditions for certain situations. I have dyslexia, and can prove it. How long does it take to get an accommodation? Can I get it in time for the October LSAT?
Thanks in advance.
Dyslexia qualifies as a condition you can get accommodated testing conditions for, possibly including extra time and/or a reader, depending on the state and history of your condition and evidence you have to substantiate your request for special accommodations.
It is well beyond the deadlines to request special accommodations for the October 2010 LSAT since it typically takes many many months to go through all the application and review processes to be granted special accommodations. Applying for it, getting together and submitting all the required documentation and going through the review process is not an easy road to travel.
You are going to need to submit a lot of substantiating medical records, tests, documentation, info, etc. about your Dx and history with the disability to prove your need and also to prove that you are not trying to BS your way into getting special treatment simply to get an edge (like a lot of less than honest people do that claim ADD/ADHD and demand lots of extra time per section to compensate for it). Unfortunately many people do lie to try to get special conditions in order to get an edge on the test. Due to that and whatever else, historically, it has been very difficult and expensive to convince LSAC to grant special accommodations.
Start here:
http://www.lsac.org/JD/LSAT/accommodated-testing.aspI'd like to add my two cents to this discussion, particularly because I've just been emailing back and forth with a student who has a very real disability (documented and supported) that should have definitely gotten him accommodations, and yet was rejected: If you do decide to go the route to request accommodations (and both Jeffort and Eliminator are right, it's too late for October, but you may still be able to get them for December), then make sure that you supply WAY MORE supporting documentation that you think is necessary. Many students with legitimate disabilities think that their case "speaks for itself" when, in fact, they are the ones that need to be talking loud and clear on their own behalf. Don't assume that because you have a doctor to complete your forms that you're foolproof and all set. That's not the case at all. LSAC is notorious for how difficult it is to get accommodations (and rightly so, as Jeff pointed out above). Make this be the first case you argue, and provide a mountain of evidence that will be impossible to find against.
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