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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have to agree that this is distasteful. These are very difficult schools to get into. They turn away many applicants who could do the work and succeed there. I see no reason why they should be accepting disproportionately wealthy students whose parents have gamed the system to get their children extra time on exams. Any of our kids could improve their scores with extra time.[/quote]

Bingo! My DCs are at a very wealthy prep school where over 25% goes to ivies + S.  Kids who were perfectly fine started getting accomodations in classes (to boost school gpa). One got extra time for school and SAT exams from “audio processing” meaning kid can’t process what professors in class to his/her brain. So why does this warrant extra time on tests? Tests questions are written and not read aloud.  Look at collegeboard studies of the time before and after they were allowed to mark whether a kid had extra time. The % of kids who needed accommodation shot up. Let’s start leveling the playing field folks- give every kid the same amount of time. My kid could have gotten an 800 on the SAT Math II instead of 760 if they had extra t8me as their friend.[/quote]

My daughter attends a top school too and it’s crazy. I’m thinking of getting her tested because I didn’t with her older sister and regretted it when she couldn’t finish the ACT in the time allotted while her friends who went to Ivy League got double time and were allowed to use a computer to do the writing section - there is no way someone using a pencil and paper can create an essay that competes with a computer and the ability to cut/paste/rework/spell check. Made me crazy to hear it![/quote]

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