Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 06:11     Subject: Nearly 40% of Stanford's undergraduates are disabled
Anonymous wrote:Uhm, I think OP understood the article perfectly and above posters missed the satirical tone of her post.


+1
I saw the spicy immediately and scrolled through to see who got it and who didn't.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 06:09     Subject: Nearly 40% of Stanford's undergraduates are disabled
Don't we already have multiple threads on this? Can we move on?

-Mom of a junior without accommodations
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 04:41     Subject: Nearly 40% of Stanford's undergraduates are disabled
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wow. When everyone gets accommodations, no one gets accommodations.


Should only people in wheelchairs get to use ramps/curb cut outs, or is it okay with you that it also benefits a parent pushing a stroller, delivery person using a dolly, student rolling luggage, etc?

That's not how testing accomodations work. If everyone gets 2 hours to do a one hour test, those with accomodations must be given even more than 2 hours.

Just design a test for 3 hours and give everyone accommodation time.


Many teachers at private schools already do this.
If a quiz takes 30 minutes, they'll give everyone 45 and the extra time kids sit there for an hour and a half. Within a few quizzes most of the extra time kids no longer want or need their extra time.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 01:27     Subject: Nearly 40% of Stanford's undergraduates are disabled
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wow. When everyone gets accommodations, no one gets accommodations.


Should only people in wheelchairs get to use ramps/curb cut outs, or is it okay with you that it also benefits a parent pushing a stroller, delivery person using a dolly, student rolling luggage, etc?

That's not how testing accomodations work. If everyone gets 2 hours to do a one hour test, those with accomodations must be given even more than 2 hours.

Just design a test for 3 hours and give everyone accommodation time.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 23:01     Subject: Nearly 40% of Stanford's undergraduates are disabled
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wow. When everyone gets accommodations, no one gets accommodations.


Should only people in wheelchairs get to use ramps/curb cut outs, or is it okay with you that it also benefits a parent pushing a stroller, delivery person using a dolly, student rolling luggage, etc?

That's not how testing accomodations work. If everyone gets 2 hours to do a one hour test, those with accomodations must be given even more than 2 hours.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 22:38     Subject: Re:Nearly 40% of Stanford's undergraduates are disabled
Anonymous wrote:I think you may be underestimating what brilliance really looks like - pretty much every genius and artist we read about in history books had some sort of cognitive difference -ADHD, ASD, or many others. Musk, Gates, Jobs, Edison, Da Vinci, Zuckerberg....they had a different way of viewing the world and for better or worse. Back in the day, they were not labeled. It's very intentional - they are seeking brilliant minds, but they need to take some risks to find them.


Yeah, no.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 22:35     Subject: Nearly 40% of Stanford's undergraduates are disabled
Anonymous wrote:The article is flawed because it is based on one student's hearsay statement. If you are an IMHE with both UVA and GMU, you must file serious documentation with disability services to get any sort of accommodation. GMU wouldn't even talk to us - even though my DS had had an IEP for four years - because they wanted fresh testing. Ours was four years old. So another $6K later, we got the testing, submitted it, and then went in for interviews. UVA was the same way. If Stanford is that easy, that's Stanford's problem.


Stanford is one of the few schools I have seen where students live on campus all 4 years. The real estate market in palo Alto is so crazy that you can't afford off campus housing unless you are already a dot com millionaire.

But the attitude of "optimization" is galling. They're saying that if you aren't cheating you aren't trying?
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 21:58     Subject: Nearly 40% of Stanford's undergraduates are disabled
The article is flawed because it is based on one student's hearsay statement. If you are an IMHE with both UVA and GMU, you must file serious documentation with disability services to get any sort of accommodation. GMU wouldn't even talk to us - even though my DS had had an IEP for four years - because they wanted fresh testing. Ours was four years old. So another $6K later, we got the testing, submitted it, and then went in for interviews. UVA was the same way. If Stanford is that easy, that's Stanford's problem.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 21:40     Subject: Re:Nearly 40% of Stanford's undergraduates are disabled
Anonymous wrote:I think you may be underestimating what brilliance really looks like - pretty much every genius and artist we read about in history books had some sort of cognitive difference -ADHD, ASD, or many others. Musk, Gates, Jobs, Edison, Da Vinci, Zuckerberg....they had a different way of viewing the world and for better or worse. Back in the day, they were not labeled. It's very intentional - they are seeking brilliant minds, but they need to take some risks to find them.


Except when you realize that these kids are falsifying their ADHD to artificially inflate their grades and test scores.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 21:39     Subject: Nearly 40% of Stanford's undergraduates are disabled
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’ve become more and more skeptical about Ivy resumes. So many of them seem to be slick sheisters


But Stanford isn’t an Ivy


Smart Alec. You know what they mean.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 21:37     Subject: Nearly 40% of Stanford's undergraduates are disabled
Anonymous wrote:Wow. When everyone gets accommodations, no one gets accommodations.


Accommodations are not supposed to be an advantage, they are supposed to remove a barrier that allows the disabled person to perform. Of course with a timed exam, extra time seems like an absolute advantage more than it does a wheelchair ramp.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 21:22     Subject: Nearly 40% of Stanford's undergraduates are disabled
Anonymous wrote:https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/40-percent-stanford-undergraduates-claim-disabled-sw99r3k8c

While some may disagree with Stanford leaning into admitting such a high percentage of disabled students, it's welcoming to see that the stigma of having a disability is gone.

It's also a testament to the strength and resilience of a Stanford student. In addition to having to achieve top SATs, rigor and amazing extra curriculars, they needed to overcome extreme challenges. Hopefully this filters out into society, be it law, medicine, business, etc.


Did you even read the article?! Or the first 3 paragraphs?! The article is NOT about having disabilities. It’s about claiming yo have a disability to get a single dorm room and extra time on tests.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 21:21     Subject: Nearly 40% of Stanford's undergraduates are disabled
Anonymous wrote:I’ve become more and more skeptical about Ivy resumes. So many of them seem to be slick sheisters


But Stanford isn’t an Ivy
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 21:18     Subject: Re:Nearly 40% of Stanford's undergraduates are disabled
I think you may be underestimating what brilliance really looks like - pretty much every genius and artist we read about in history books had some sort of cognitive difference -ADHD, ASD, or many others. Musk, Gates, Jobs, Edison, Da Vinci, Zuckerberg....they had a different way of viewing the world and for better or worse. Back in the day, they were not labeled. It's very intentional - they are seeking brilliant minds, but they need to take some risks to find them.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 21:16     Subject: Nearly 40% of Stanford's undergraduates are disabled
Anonymous wrote:Wow. When everyone gets accommodations, no one gets accommodations.


Should only people in wheelchairs get to use ramps/curb cut outs, or is it okay with you that it also benefits a parent pushing a stroller, delivery person using a dolly, student rolling luggage, etc?