St. Louis woman fights for more time on law school test

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St. Louis woman fights for more time on law school test

A lawsuit pitting a St. Louis woman against the national organization that handles law school admission tests boils down to 54 minutes.

That’s the amount of extra time the recent graduate of the University of Missouri-St. Louis says she needs in order to be judged fairly by the test, according to the lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in St. Louis.

The suit argues that 61-year-old Joan Hoyt, who has learning and attention disabilities, needs special accommodations when she takes the Law School Admission Test, commonly referred to as the LSAT.

Among her requests, Hoyt wants twice the normal amount of time to take the 210-minute test, used by law school admissions offices to select students. She also is asking for the use of a “white noise” machine, a computer for her written essay, and the ability to bring food and drinks to the exam.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

And I thought lawyers couldn't get any worse. 

[Celtic Rose]

I have issues with learning disability accommodations for career oriented tests.  In nursing school there were several girls who got special accommodations during exams, and all I could think was if you can't handle test taking in a quiet room because of the background noise of other people taking the test, and you need twice as long to take a test, how can we have confidence that you'll be able to make quick decisions in the workplace when somebody's life is in your hands? 

[NHSparky]

I took my SAT Achievement Tests one dreary Saturday morning in November 1983.  These were the scores that were going to determine my eligibility for "top-tier" schools like Caltech, MIT, and Harvard (all of which I applied to, why I still can't fathom.)  Sitting next to me was a dipshit who, for the entire test of four hours, sniffled like an elephant who desperately needed Afrin. 

By the end of the four hours, the entire room wanted to either scream at him or beat him senseless.

I do not recall anyone blaming that environment for their performance on those tests.  Nor should they have.

Memo to LSAT weenie: suck it up, buttercup.

[rich_t]

While I applaud a women of her age wanting to go to law school, I wouldn't want her to be my lawyer.  Is she also going to demand that whatever school she goes to give special accommodations on test taking?

[DumbAss Tanker]

While I applaud a women of her age wanting to go to law school, I wouldn't want her to be my lawyer.  Is she also going to demand that whatever school she goes to give special accommodations on test taking?

Yes.