<p>My GC told me she wrote a killer letter of rec for me where a part of it, she elaborated on how my TS might have effected my test scores....</p>
<p>I was accepted into Indiana with a 3.4 UW GPA and a 1070 SAT (M/V)</p>
<p>My friend was deferred from Indiana with the same GPA but an 1150 SAT (M/V)</p>
<p>Did my TS put me over the top?</p>
<p>Perhaps. I know this isn't your fault, (I have a learning disability) but your GS using Tourette's as an excuse for lower test scores is, I feel, a bad move on his/her part. If you needed accommodations for the test (like I get) you would have gotten them, and thus your score would have been raised to one more indicative of your ability. Now if you didn't realize you could apply for them.....that's another story, and an instance where your GS was justified in putting that in the recommendation.</p>
<p>However, still, I don't believe TS got you admitted. Colleges look at more than just GPA and test scores. Maybe you had better essays, ECs, etc.</p>
<p>Indiana doesn't consider ECs and they don't have an essay.</p>
<p>You probably had a better recommendation and I doubt that TS got you admitted.</p>
<p>The only reason why I couldn't get testing was because of CBs BS rule of not be tested in the past two year's. </p>
<p>Regardless, it wouldn't matter, my TS becomes prevalent in a stressful environment, so even when I took a practice test with unlimited time in the comfort of my own home, my TS still acted up.</p>
<p>Sorry, but the college board's rule isn't bizarre. Many colleges also use the two year rule, especially in Florida. You'd better get retested, fast, or colleges won't give you anything either.</p>
<p>On that note, I was recently talking with the director of the disability resource center at the University of Central Florida during a visit. She was quick to ask me the last time I got tested was. She then started talking about all the times "unprepared students walk in with their IEP (which means NOTHING to colleges BTW) and psych testing from when they were in 1st grade expecting instant accommodations."</p>