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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were at a Georgetown information session not too long ago. Georgetown requires all scores be submitted. The admissions rep running the session said that while they expect to see more than one, "a whole page of scores" is not what they expect to see.

I interpreted that to mean that for Georgetown, diminishing returns is real[/quote]

I wish all schools required submission of all scores. Starting at ACT27 and getting 35 eventually is very different than the 35 on one try. 
Especially with certain private schools having 40% of kids get extra time[/quote]

You're mixing up two different issues.  
1) Well-off kids are in substantial test prep that's going to help them anyway. Yes, your kid may improve each time they take the real test, but that's not the major thing driving inequity.
2) Extra time on test given due to learning disabilities isn't indicated to colleges.  Not sure how you know 40% of kids get extra time at certain schools, unless you're employed there in some capacity supporting special needs, in which case you shouldn't be gossiping on DCUM about confidential matters.[/quote]

I thought colleges knew about extra time on sat or act?[/quote]
No. Accommodations are not indicated on score reports. Because they aren’t an “edge”, they are an issue of accessibility. No one reports that their kid with 20/400 vision wore glasses for the test, either.

My dyslexic kid literally can’t read fast enough to get through all the material on the reading comp section. With extra time, DC can just finish the section and scores strongly (but not knocking it out the park—no 750-800 scores here). [/quote]

That is precisely the reason accommodations are supposed to be given.  Likewise your dyslexic kid should be able to get reasonable accommodations in college as well.

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