Anonymous
Post 02/16/2023 19:19     Subject: Sidwell Junior - GPA concerns
Advice from Rick Singer:

https://fortune.com/2019/03/19/college-admissions-scandal-disability-accommodations/
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2023 19:16     Subject: Sidwell Junior - GPA concerns
Advice by "Varsity Blues" fraudster Rick Singer to parents: Get accommodations if you can't get some one else to take the SAT for you.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2023 19:14     Subject: Sidwell Junior - GPA concerns
There is a reason kids/parents seek them out..after paying tons of cash and spending time over the summer qualifying vis neruopsych tests..
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2023 19:13     Subject: Sidwell Junior - GPA concerns
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not unusual at all for academically very strong students to seek out special accommodations and do even better. It's all part of the game.


Honestly, it's not a magic bullet that anyone should be threatened by.
I have two high performing kids who don't have accommodations. If you gave them twice as much time on their tests it would just wear them out. They run with the high academic flyers in their classes and none of their friends have accommodations either.
You either know what you're doing or you don't--you either know the material or you don't. Having twice the time to sit in a seat isn't going to make the answers magically appear or really shift the balance of who does super well and who doesn't.


Disagree. I do not have ADHD, but always struggle with timing. More time will help a lot.


Totally agree. Time will help hugely. Sidwell exams? C'mon..And SAT/ACT..time is nearly everything.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2023 19:00     Subject: Sidwell Junior - GPA concerns
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not unusual at all for academically very strong students to seek out special accommodations and do even better. It's all part of the game.


Honestly, it's not a magic bullet that anyone should be threatened by.
I have two high performing kids who don't have accommodations. If you gave them twice as much time on their tests it would just wear them out. They run with the high academic flyers in their classes and none of their friends have accommodations either.
You either know what you're doing or you don't--you either know the material or you don't. Having twice the time to sit in a seat isn't going to make the answers magically appear or really shift the balance of who does super well and who doesn't.


Disagree. I do not have ADHD, but always struggle with timing. More time will help a lot.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2023 18:54     Subject: Sidwell Junior - GPA concerns
Anonymous wrote:Not unusual at all for academically very strong students to seek out special accommodations and do even better. It's all part of the game.


Honestly, it's not a magic bullet that anyone should be threatened by.
I have two high performing kids who don't have accommodations. If you gave them twice as much time on their tests it would just wear them out. They run with the high academic flyers in their classes and none of their friends have accommodations either.
You either know what you're doing or you don't--you either know the material or you don't. Having twice the time to sit in a seat isn't going to make the answers magically appear or really shift the balance of who does super well and who doesn't.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2023 18:47     Subject: Sidwell Junior - GPA concerns
Not unusual at all for academically very strong students to seek out special accommodations and do even better. It's all part of the game.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2023 18:43     Subject: Sidwell Junior - GPA concerns
GDS 20 percent while DC public school average is 2 percent..
and this was 5 years ago..
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2023 18:42     Subject: Sidwell Junior - GPA concerns
In GDS: 20 percent according to this article:

https://theaugurbit.com/2019/10/27/percentage-of-gds-students-with-testing-accommodations-far-exceeds-national-average/
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2023 18:41     Subject: Sidwell Junior - GPA concerns
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:As they should-if the College Board and ACT don’t list accommodations on test reports there is no way that info should be revealed by the school either. Having kids with ADHD and real processing speed disabilities that require extended time shouldn’t be something that limits their college options!


What percentage of students in the high school have accommendations?


Way too many.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2023 18:33     Subject: Sidwell Junior - GPA concerns
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:As they should-if the College Board and ACT don’t list accommodations on test reports there is no way that info should be revealed by the school either. Having kids with ADHD and real processing speed disabilities that require extended time shouldn’t be something that limits their college options!


What percentage of students in the high school have accommendations?


The number tripled between 2020 and 2010.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2023 10:55     Subject: Sidwell Junior - GPA concerns
Anonymous wrote:As they should-if the College Board and ACT don’t list accommodations on test reports there is no way that info should be revealed by the school either. Having kids with ADHD and real processing speed disabilities that require extended time shouldn’t be something that limits their college options!


What percentage of students in the high school have accommendations?
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2023 10:53     Subject: Sidwell Junior - GPA concerns
As they should-if the College Board and ACT don’t list accommodations on test reports there is no way that info should be revealed by the school either. Having kids with ADHD and real processing speed disabilities that require extended time shouldn’t be something that limits their college options!
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2023 10:15     Subject: Sidwell Junior - GPA concerns
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The letters can indicate this stuff. The school knows and finds ways.


Are you from Sidwell CCO? How do you know the couselor's letter indicates a student has accomendations?


No one wants a Varsity Blues on their hands. So there are ways to signal when fakers. There are obvious bs certificates or highly exaggerated situations. Kids talk too


No college counselor is going to share private disability information in a rec letter. They don’t even know the kids well enough to assess whether their disability is “fake” or not. And they’re not qualified to make that assessment, even if they did have the time to do a full neuropsych evaluation. You’re being ridiculous.


No, I’m not. The school has cracked down on it. It’s too much of a reputation risk


How does Sidwell crack down on students' fake diability/accommendation requests? Can you elaborate? I applaud Sidwell if it does, but I doubt this is happening. If a counselor hints the student is on accommendation in their recommendation letter (even if the disability is fake), it seems lawsuits will follow.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2023 07:48     Subject: Sidwell Junior - GPA concerns
Hahahaha..just checked on LUVDA. Let’s see: My DCs admission to HYPS was blocked by a LUVDA…it works!