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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PS-  I bet it kills you OP to know that my kid had a 216 selection index on his sophomore PSAT, taken in a small group setting with extended time. That would have qualified him as National Merit Commended Scholar.  If he improves by about 3 questions this year, with accommodations, he will be a NMSF.

And you can suck it up.  This kid is brilliant, and works harder than his very hard working peers for the same or lower grades.[/quote]

Brilliant, but low processing speed.  There's no way he should get NMSF.  He can be recognized in other ways for his brilliance.  [/quote]

Low processing speed is a classic ADHD marker.   And whether he gets NMSF or not is not  call to make.  And looking at the psychoeducational testing, and with TJ’s recommendation, the college board decided to go be him time and a half on the PSAT, SAT and APs. So he will take his extended time and be recognized as national merit commended or NMSF.  And if you think ADHD kids working at a super high academic level at TJ have it easy, you are way off base.  He has the aptitude to succeed at TJ, and he has the aptitude to succeed at any college in the country. And I could GAF whether you approve or not. Because it is not your call. Maybe you should worry less about my kid, and Focus on your own children. [/quote]

Sorry, but if he's getting extended time he doesn't measure up. It will catch up with him when he can't compete without benefits.[/quote]

Sorry, but there is no law of the universe that lightning bolts strike people based on testing behavior.  It's just as possible that someone who gets an excellent score without even needing their allotted time will go on to have a sucky life.

It's just a test--you really believe there's a four digit number that ranks your kid perfectly?  Accommodations are a modest attempt to help someone in need.  If you're so bent on showing the PP's son doesn't measure up to yours, have your kid prove it by doing something application worthy with all that extra ability.[/quote]

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