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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is not difficult to get extended time accomodations for wealthy kids in the private schools - 1. Get a psychologist to certify your kid  - as you can see from the Singer case this is quite easy. 2. Get private school to set up plan - this is easily done in private schools if a big donor 3. College Board and ACT will automatically approve  vast majority of students who receive school-based testing accommodations

So for those who say they have to jump through hoops, yes you do IF you do not have connections and/or money to get a doctor to write a diagnosis for your kid. Once diagnosis is obtained, the private is more than willing to bend over backwards for your kid especially if you are a big donor.  Then school present to College Board/ACT the school accomodations your kid gets and voila, extended time for the SAT/ACT.[/quote]

I would like a neuropsychologist to chime in here-- is your profession so corrupt that any one of you will "certify a kid" for money? [/quote]

Neuropsychologists won't give a diagnosis easily. But psyched assessments are less thorough (done by a psychologist, not a ph.d. neuropsychologist).[/quote]

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