Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
That's nothing like the students who NEED the accommodations, whose scores often rise by 20-30 points, lifting them from the lowest three quartiles into the middle of the distribution.

The difference in my son's scores is 200+ points (on the SAT scale) when he receives appropriate accommodations.

I'm not denying that there are kids who apply for and get accommodations who don't need them. I'm sure there are. But I'm guessing that a large part of the high scoring group is made up of 2E kids like my son for whom accommodations make that much of a difference, a larger part than the College Board anticipated.

In fact, I bet the average IQ/GAI of kids applying for the extended time accommodation due to learning disabilities is higher than the average IQ/GAI of the kids not applying for accommodations. Possibly much higher.