<p>Hi - My son took the SAT June 7 and the proctor/administration put him in the Extended Time room. We did everything right, they messed it up at the testing center. My son knew he had an accommodation but didn't realize extended time was not part of it. Now College Board is saying they can't "score" the tests because he took it with an accommodation he wasn't allowed to have. Do I have any recourse other than my son retaking the test (which he adamantly opposes)? They don't even care they wasted 6 hours of his time. It is so frustrating talking to these people.
Thanks</p>
<p>My guess is from dealing with College Board that you are out of luck. You might try to sweet talk them out of paying the test fee again, since their proctor screwed up. But they aren’t going to score it with the extra time if it hadn’t been granted… sorry this happened.</p>
<p>@intparent is right. The most you’ll be able to do is maybe get it for free,but if the college board won’t accept it,your son’ll have to take it again.</p>
<p>They should absolutely waive the fee for the re-take, or you should consider moving on to the ACT.</p>
<p>I would not feel very patient with the attitude your son seems to have about this. College calls for a lot of persistence and some sacrifices, especially for SWDs. This was an honest mistake, and it was as much his mistake as the proctor’s. In college, the students are considered adults, and there is very little hand-holding, even for SWDs. So by late HS, if they are truly college material, I personally expect them to know what their own accommodations are, and be able to confirm, not just follow along and assume that somebody else is responsible.</p>
<p>I have learned through experience that you have to call the test center (whatever high school it is) about a week before the SAT, and make sure the person in charge of accommodations has a heads-up. We learned this the hard way when the SAT was given unaccommodated, despite the kid walking in with the accommodations letter in hand, as directed, and knowing what the accommodations should be. ETS agreed to waive the fee for the re-take (on the basis of a prompt follow-up phone call about the problem). But if the kid had balked at sitting for the test again, well, I feel that paying for college is a whole lot more burdensome for me than sitting for a second SAT could possibly be for the kid . . . .</p>
<p>Yeah… I admit that I went with my kid through the registration process and made sure the person she went off with understood the accommodation. Cuz I figured my kid wouldn’t straighten it out if there was some kind of problem. I do agree that if it happened to my kid, I would tell them that sometimes things don’t turn out the way you want them to, and he just needs to suck it up and take it again. I might offer a small bribe (a coffee drink on the way in and lunch at someplace he likes afterwards). But I personally would just take a very matter-of-fact attitude that this is the way it turned out, and he needs to test again. Done deal, no choice.</p>
<p>Your son is upset and he needs time to adjust to that big mistake. He will adapt and realize what he has to do. He is just venting his frustration as I would do the same. Eventually, I would realize that I have no choice.</p>
<p>Give the kid a break. I agree. The kid is just venting. I would. It would take me weeks to stop. And I’m not a teen anymore. It seems he has no choice but to retake it. I’d put a positive spin on it and say most people do great with retakes and he’s ahead of the game. </p>