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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the SAT/ACT should just change their process. One fee pays for two tests. First test is untimed, and everyone can take as long as they want. Second test is timed and no accommodations. Scores and test type submitted for both tests to schools.

This would be cheaper, clearer, and more fair in the long run.[/quote]

Which would allow colleges to discriminate against kids with disabilities.  [/quote]

I think the word disability has been twisted and manipulated lately, particularly by affluent and influential parents. A poor kid who is bad at math is just bad at math. A rich kid who is bad at math has an expensive psychologist declare he has dyscalculia and gets to use a calculator and extra time. Meanwhile a middle class kid who is great at math within the allotted time frame and no calculator gets rejected from the college of his choice. Parents who are manipulating the system are giving the whole process a bad name.

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How do you know that the poor kid doesn't have undiagnosed dyscalculia? [/quote]

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