Getting accomadations on SAT's + ACT's

<p>My question is for anyone who knows about this process.
I have an IEP, diagnosed LD and ADHD/ADD, but I have not been tested for a LD since I was diagnosed in like 6th or 7th grade, will this be a problem in gaining accomadations.</p>

<p>How early should you send the SAT accom. sheet in? I will probably take the test in march or may, will they have it by then?</p>

<p>What are my chances at getting 50% or 100% additional time? </p>

<p>Do you send in letters from teachers/doctors as proof with it?</p>

<p>Do you send one in for each of the dates you are taking the SAT on, because it asks for earliest date of test?</p>

<p>Do I have to already be signed up for the test to send it in, or do I have to have this in before I sign up for the test?</p>

<p>Thank you, this will be a great deal of help to me.</p>

<p>If anyone can answer my questions that would be great, most important being "How early should you send the SAT accom. sheet in? I will probably take the test in march or may, will they have it by then?", but the others being important aswell. Thanks!</p>

<p>Aodh - The CollegeBoard has a complete set of instructions for completing an application for accommodations. Your school should have the eligibility forms as a representative has to verify that they have evidence of your disability on file at school. Since you are on an IEP, you have something documented, although being on an IEP is not a guarantee of accommodations. There are other accommodations to consider based on your own unique needs. Contact your guidance counselor or someone familiar with your IEP at school to help you with this isue. There are deadlines for each test date. You can also check out the website <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/ssd/%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.collegeboard.com/ssd/&lt;/a> Good luck!</p>

<p>I can tell you because I went through this and I thought my parents were going to have a heart attack over collegeboard handling it. My school sent in the IEP I think like in April my sophmore year so I could take the psat in October my junior year. The IEP wasn't good enough, so collegeboard sent a request for more info in July of that that and on the website the additional info had to be in by a certain time. They allow the complete neuropsychological testing to have been completed within 5 years, and the one I had was just within that timeframe (yea!). BUT do not count on collegboard doing the review within the time THEY SET to get it done. The promise was they'd have a decision before the October date. Well, that came and went, and everyone at collegeboard was like, too bad for you, so I had to take the PSAT without accommodations. I had a huge meltdown and couldn't finish -- it was awful. The decision came down two weeks after the test, and I was granted 100% extra time and use of a computer and a reader or cassette (I have processing issues as well).</p>

<p>The ACT wants a whole different thing, and it has to be within 3 years, so the testing wasn't completed for that for almost another year. That was sent in by my school and I am now in the 12th grade and will take the ACT in a week or two. Plus, I can use the testing for accommodations in college, since college wants testing within 3 years of starting.</p>

<p>The short answer is, get the testing done and submitted as soon as you have it, and it has to be more than just an IEP. Don't wait, or you will end up in a really bad situation like me.</p>

<p>I second that! You will probably need updated testing and try to get it in as soon as possible. How fast is your school? Sometimes they take awhile to get the paperwork in. Also, allow for the possibility of a denial and an appeal, which takes even more time. Good Luck!</p>

<p>I guess I'll have my mother schedule more testing, although I already gave the stuff for SAT accom. to the school(I had testing less then 5 years prior - I think). I'll get testing ASAP so I can try for ACT accoms.</p>

<p>Thank you to everyone who helped me out, I got the 50% extended time on the SAT's. I was expecting it to take a long time but I got a letter less then a week after giving the paper to the school.
Thanks Again, now I just have to get the ADD/ADHD+Processing-Speed Testing(or w/e it's called) so I can send in one for the ACT accommodation's.</p>

<p>O, and another question, who get 100% time on the SAT's, severely disabled people or people who have really good connections?</p>