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I think scores should be required, period.

The "doesn't test well" is a myth. My son with special needs didn't test well until we got him diagnosed, taught him organizational skills and half-medicated (he couldn't take the optimal dose of meds due to medical concerns, but a little was better than nothing).

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So, without significant intervention, your kid didn't test well.  It required diagnosis, training, and medication.  What about kids without the resources and time and knowledge to get those things?  For whom standardized tests don't actually reflect their cognitive abilities or their knowledge?[/quote]

PP you replied to. Too bad for them. I think we should have universal healthcare and neuropsychs should be covered by insurance. I think meds should be cheaper.

But it’s incredibly frustrating to dumb down the whole process just for a minority of kids.

***I would feel that way EVEN if my kid had bad scores!***

[b]My native country [/b]has no accommodations or services in school for kids with disabilities. My ADHD hindered me significantly. But I do appreciate that they still hold students to high academic standards. It’s all about grades and test scores. No extra-curriculars, hooks or nonsense allowed.
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Yes, yes we know where you are from. Could you put that in the OP next time and every time in these college threads so we can skip them? And feel free to send your child to college in India. [/quote]

Yikes![/quote]

Why Yikes?  If the system they came from "is so much better" they are free to send their kid to college in that system.  Yet for some reason, everyone still wants to come here for school---wonder why that is?

Fact is there are plenty of places around the world where EC are not a part of college app.  It's grades and standardized test scores only.  So if that's the life you want, then those schools already exist.

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