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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The combination of anxiety and short-term memory issues is not a good fit for law school. Yes, she may like to argue, but your success in law school isn't based on whether you like to argue.[/quote]

I wonder if OP is actually underestimating/pathologizing his daughter.  There seems to be this trend in doing neuropsych exams and tagging any relative reduction in one area as a disorder.  Maybe she "just" has some ADHD and anxiety, but actually can cope fine with focusing and completing structured tasks.  If she can complete high-level college work ON TIME, then I think she could have a shot at law school.  I would not recommend getting additional time on the LSAT, because I think the LSAT broadly does measure your aptitude for actual practice of law, so there's no point in gaming it with extra time.  Try dialing back the supports and see what she can do.  But if she is only barely, painfully getting through college by getting unlimited time on in-class tests and multiple extensions on papers because she can't discipline herself to finish and enters into anxiety/procrastination spirals ... yeah, law school is not a good idea.  [/quote]

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