<p>It’s important to keep in mind that there are plenty of other ways people can gain an unfair advantage on the SAT. People who are rich enough and have enough connections will always find a way.</p>
<p>It would seem like the problem could be solved by reporting that the SAT test was taken with extra time if the medical diagnosis does not match what the school has in its records.</p>
<p>Good topic. I don’t come from american education system, and think that it is IMPOSSIBLE to distinguish between “mentally disabled” and “dumb” kid. Every single person on this god-damn planet is DIFFERENT, so to be able to see who is smart/dumb/prepared/lazzy/slow/etc the colleges MUST give the same conditions for all students on taking any kind of test, OR have face-to face conversations, questionings with each and every syudent applying for college, analysing his/her abilities, disadvantages and all that staff.</p>
<p>But you can’t get extra time on the SAT just because you’re dumb. You have to get a credentialed evaluator to explain precisely what your disability is, why this disability impacts your ability to take a standardized test, and why the accommodations requested will put you on a level playing field. If your problem is that you just aren’t smart enough to do really well, you’re going to have a really hard time making all that happen.</p>
<p>Unless you are naman :P</p>
<p>Once again, nobody realizes exactly how HARD it is to get accomodations on the SAT.</p>
<p>Believe me, you have to show a helluvalot of stuff.</p>
<p>You’re absolutely wrong, junhugie.</p>
<p>What do you mean, he’s absolutely wrong? Like I said, you have to get a licensed professional to explain what mental condition you have, explain why the accommodations you want will help you, and provide hard evidence backing all of this up. That’s not something you can just get at the drop of a hat.</p>
<p>Apparently you’ve never tried to get them.</p>
<p>Believe me, a note from the doctor, a full evaluation, and just about everything you can do doesn’t cut it.</p>
<p>There might be a few cases where it’s possible, but those are few and far in between. Besides, extended time doesn’t help as much as you think.</p>
<p>See title please.</p>
<p>There was a girl who took the sat using her feet and got 2400…I think some extra time would be necessary (at least for the essay)…she was naturally smart, and naturally paralyzed</p>
<p>^^That is amazing.</p>
<p>seriously, can everyone let this issue go? it’s controversial, and no one is changing their positions. this topic is only making people feel more strongly about their already existing opinions (group polarization, hehe. I DID learn something in psychology).</p>
<p>the system is how it is. yeah, it sucks how some people are able to easily get around it. there’s nothing that can be done about it.</p>