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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][i]OP here. To be honest, I am not worried about DS and his future. He has these accommodations, but would he do fine without them? Yes. Instead of a 36, he might get a 34 or maybe even a 35. That's the beauty of having high intelligence along with a disability.[/i]

How is there "beauty" in getting accommodations for a kid who doesn't need them, despite being "entitled" to them?

My child has ADHD.[b] He took the ACT one time (no prep, no accommodations, one practice test), and got a 34.  Really, most people would be happy with that.  If he wanted another point or two (he doesn't), [/b]I would suggest that he prep for it and take it again rather than trying to get him 6 or 7 hours to take the test.  That would drive him crazy to spend that much time testing.  Like most kids, he would likely do better with an extra 5 or 10 minutes per section to check his answers, but that's not how the test is designed. [/quote]

I'm not OP.  I'm not sure the fact that your kid didn't want to put more time and effort into preparing for the ACT & didn't want to bother taking it again is something to be bragging about.  What "beauty" do you find in that?  Fine that he's happy with a 34 (which is a good score) but there's nothing wrong with people taking advantage of what's available to them to do better, as long as they're not cheating (I'm assuming OP's child got the accommodations legitimately).  Athletic recruits get into schools they wouldn't normally get into based on academics.  Is there something wrong with that?  Students of certain race get into schools they might not.  Is there something wrong with indicating your race on the application?  Legacies are given an edge.  Is it wrong to indicate that you're a legacy?  In fact, compared to all of these advantages I listed, I would think accommodations on SAT/ACT is more warranted/legitimate/fair than any of them.  If your child is happy with a 34, then be happy.  It's a great score.  I'm not sure why you're so sour about someone else's accommodations.  [/quote]

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