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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS scored a 36 on the ACT this past February.  While we are thrilled, we wonder if his chances to get into a selective school will be hurt by the fact that his GPA is only a 4.1 (private school) and all his public school friends are getting 4.5.  DS did not max out with APs and was not even able to take an AP until his sophomore year (only one available).  He will be taking 4 APs next year, and that should help.  But to be competing against these kids who take multiple APs in their freshman and sophomore years is worrisome, unless truly the admissions people are aware of the grade inflation in MCPS.

Frankly, I think standardized test scores are a better indicator of future success.  I am sure many of these kids getting 4.5 GPA in public schools are not getting perfect ACT scores like DS.[/quote]

You are the mom whose kid was able to take the ACT over several days, right?

Most kids who are in the upper score range on the ACT could easily get a perfect ACT with the time component eliminated [/quote]

How the heck can you take it over a few days?  The test is easier than the SAT but you are on a massive time crunch, especially the reading section.  [/quote]

They must have had a documented learning disability, and sought special testing. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-TestAccommodationsChart.pdf[/quote]

I don't get this.  [b]Will the college and work life later on give extra time all the time. [/b] [i]This is bit ridiculous. [/i] [/quote]

[b]Yes[/b]
[i]No, it's not.[/i]

There is this thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act, pp. Yes, college and employers later on will give extra accommodations. [/quote]

So what? They are going to hire college kids with ADHD who can’t gandle the real world. They aren’t required to hire them. [/quote]

Yes, they are. URMs and people with disabilities (including ADHD, etc)  get preference in federal positions and many private employers. Why do you think everyone is clamoring for diagnoses and accommodations. Colleges don’t know who had unlimited time over 3 days to take the ACT and who did it in 3 hours. Employers don’t know who had accommodations to make it through college. It’s employers that are left holding the bag when they hire employees who can’t keep up with job requirements and they can’t fire them because of federal laws. Nice system, eh?[/quote]

We have no problem providing accommodations. We have ramps for wheel chairs. People are allowed to wear glasses at work. We have voice to text technology. People are allowed to use spell check.

It's really not that complicated. [/quote]

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