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AardvarkGoodSwimmer
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17 Jul 2010, 11:27 am

Morgana wrote:
. . . Of course, back when I took the test, I was told: "If you do badly on the test, you can always make up for it by doing a great interview!". *sigh*

I think large state colleges, like University of Michigan, or like Ole Miss, I don't think they have interviews anymore.



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17 Jul 2010, 11:39 am

Callista wrote:
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I think if you have a diagnosed disability, you can get extra time.
Only if that disability is of a nature that forces you to take more time than most people do to solve problems at which you are equally capable. Ex., dyslexia means you take longer to read the problems; dysgraphia means you take longer to write down your answers; etc.

I don't have either of those, but I have 100% extra time. As well as my unspecified but acknowledged PDD, I have some spacial difficulties (damn bubbles), anxiety, and ADD/ADHD/whatever. The proctor was so nice :)
I performed well. I wouldn't have done as well without the extra time.


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