Reply to Claiming a disability on the SAT/ACT - have people been gaming the system?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Claiming a disability on the SAT/ACT - have people been gaming the system?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is rampant at private schools - the wealthier the population, the higher the % of accommodations. I have friends whose kids got accommodations in 10th grade - got diagnosis, handed to school, school had to accommodated, the school filed w College Board. [/quote]
I know there’s abuse but just another perspective. DD was eligible for accommodations since age 7 but she was smart enough to do well in elementary and we didn’t pursue accommodations (but had private reading tutor to help keep her on track). Things fell apart in middle school. Then she started getting anxious and depressed because she felt dumb. She was tested again and the Stixrud doc nearly yelled at us for not taking care of her better and sooner. So accommodations kicked in in 10th grade. We weren’t gaming anything. [/quote]

This was our situation, too. Kids who are smart gut it out and make excellent grades until they reach a point where they just can't keep up any more. For many, that's when anxiety and depression kick in and parents and/or teachers realize that supports are needed. First half of high school was when that happened with our kid. I was fully aware that it looked like we were gaming the system, but DC had legitimate deficiencies (present all along) that testing bore out. I, too, felt badly that we had not sought accommodations and support sooner.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics