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This has been answered time and time again for 22 pages. At this point, you don’t want to understand the rationale. If colleges were getting less qualified candidates, they would stop using the college board. Some are  test optional.

Immigrants didn’t take your job. And a kid with ADHD did not rob your kid of Dream College. And your 1370 kid with no LD would not score a 1500 with unlimited time. Run an experiment.  Get a reliable SAT prep book.  Have you kid take a  normally timed SAT and a 1.5 time SAT, which is the standard accommodation.  I guarantee you the score will not rise 130 points. It might not rise at all.

Maybe your kid just isn’t a 4.0/1500 student no matter what the circumstances.  Cope with it and quit blaming of kids for your kid being well above average instead of top 1%.[/quote]

Actually the college board studies show otherwise. And definitely with extra time, a kid can raise the math portion or subject test. And definitely the ACT. The problem is these tests scores are also used to determine NM scholars which in turn impacts scholarship money. Just give everyone the extended time. Those who get it today should have NO problem if it was given to everyone unless you are afraid your kid is really not that smart and was using the extended time as an unfair accomodation over other kids.[/quote]

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