GRE and Dyscalculia?

<p>Next summer, I am to start studying for the GRE's and I will be taking them in the fall of the year (2007). My major at University is Religious Studies/Literature and my GPA is rather high. </p>

<p>Where I now attend University, I was told to never take math again and to only take a science with no lab. This is because, where I went to University before, I barely had any L.D. accommodations and I took Elementary Algebra three times and got a pity grade of a B and I took Intermediate Algebra three times and could never pass it. I literally took these math classes year round and studied with a tutor as well as used my instructor's office hours. Where I go to University now, the Disability Services people looked into the folks who ran the Disability Services where I used to go to University and found some really bad things. I personally did not ask to be excused from taking math, I was just told to take a science instead an dhave that be it.</p>

<p>It was recently brought to my attention that one cannot use a calculator on the GRE. My math l.d. is soo bad that I cannot even subtract without a calculator. All of my testing with regards to my math l.d. reads borderline deficient on everything pertaining to math, so basically my scores barely register for anything pertaining to math with regards to my L.D. testing.</p>

<p>Do you think that anyone will care if I earn a poor mark on the mathematical portion of the GRE, considering that I will be going to graduate school for literature? I have made a vow to myself to study for the GRE all next summer and am not even going to attend University during the summer so I can devote my whole summer to solely studying for the GRE. However, I am really sure that my scores on the mathematical portion of the GRE are going to be really bad.</p>

<p>Hi, I just tried to find information that might help you using google, and I came upon a website for a Dyscalculia organization at <a href="http://www.dyscalculia.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.dyscalculia.org&lt;/a>. They have a number of helpful articles and have a contact person who might be able to give you info on whether students with dyscalculia can receive GRE math accomodations, such as extended time or use of a calculator. The authors of some of the articles in their various bibliographies might also be helpful. Good luck! Please let us know what you find out.</p>