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[quote=Anonymous]Why don't they make the SAT/ACT untimed for everyone?  Or just provide very generous timing for each section (thereby decreasing the need for exceptions to a much smaller percentage of people)?

Also, as a person who does not have any disabilities, I do think that being able to take the test in a separate, private space would provide an advantage to many people.  I took dozens of standardized tests.  The only test I took in "privacy" was the GRE which was offered as a computer based test in a Kaplan center - I took the test in a small room, with either no other people or maybe one or two.  It was way quieter, and also, I could go at my own pace.  When I was finished with a section ahead of time, I could move to the next section, without getting bored/distracted waiting for time to be called.  I scored higher on the GRE than any other standardized test I ever took, and I did not study at all for the GRE.  I chalk it up to not being distracted/bored in a large room with noise, sniffling people, etc.[/quote]

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