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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What grade is he in?  Our DD was diagnosed with ADHD after the pandemic. She really struggled with online learning and asked to be tested.  We were surprised when she was diagnosed with ADHD.  She is at a Big 3 and the doctor told us to consider switching schools. The school turned down our request for accomodation because her grades were "okay".  (A-,B+).  Technically those grades are good but it did not reflect her potential.  You need to get accomodations from the school to qualify for SATs junior year.  I gave up and was going to let it slide but my friend pushed me to fight for DD.  She said we had to get the accomodations at least one year before the SATs.  Thank God for my friend.  DD took  the ACTs and it's much harder to get extra time,even with accomodation. I had to write multiple times and challenge their decision.  It was a months long process.  She took the ACTs twice.  The first time without accomodation.  The second time we got the accomodation the day before the second test! ADHD manifests itself later for girls and is often missed or misdiagnosed.  Her problem was that she thinks too fast and skips information.  She makes ups words to fill the spots she misses!  We had to get her to slow down, take breaks and refocus.  So long story short, you need at least a one year history of accomodations before you can get extra time for SAT/ACT.  It doesn't have to be a 504 but the school needs a record of it.  It's much easier to get accomodations if you start in MS.   I was told that extra time matters more for ACT.[/quote]

“Thank God” is a bit dramatic.

She was not cured of cancer, she was allowed something that improved her SAT score.

You people really need to get college admissions in perspective. [/quote]

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