Zahir Robb

College Counselor
The Right Fit College

Depending on the disability. You will have to submit the paperwork to the SSD office with the College Board. Extra-time is based on the recommendations of your individual evaluation and you will typically have this information contained within your IEP or Educational Assessment.

Deborah Slocum

School Counselor
College Counseling from a Caring Perspective

The decision as to whether or not a student gets extra time on the SAT is made by the College Board. Students who currently receive extra time in the school setting, through either a 504 plan or an Individualized Education Plan, should speak directly with their school counselor. Once a student and his/her parent has provided authorization to the school counselor (or designated person in their school...

Kathleen Harrington

Owner
New Jersey College Consulting

Both the SAT and ACT have different requirements that need to be met by the student prior to the student being approved for when requesting additional time or other accommodations. In most cases, with both the SAT and ACT, formal documentation is needed from the students school and/or a physician. The one main different between applying for accommodations with the SAT and ACT is that once you file...

Lisa Carlton

Owner
www.collegematchpoint.com

Yes, you can possibly get extra time on the SAT if you have a learning disability. However, this is not an automatic policy. You have to complete the necessary forms and include documentation of your disability. Your school should be able to help you with this. The College Board has become more strict about this policy. Be sure to plan ahead when requesting extra time. This will give you time to...

Mary Mariani

Yes, you can. BUT, you have to have been provided accommodations before you take the SAT. There has to be a history and a diagnosis of a learning disability. Any accommodation, such as longer time, has to be in place as a regular activity during the school year and not one that materializes because of the SAT.

Nancy Milne

Owner
Milne Collegiate Consulting

If your disability is documented and you provide sufficient advance notice, you should be able to obtain extra time on the SAT. Your guidance counselor should be able to help you with this issue.

Pamela Hampton-Garland

Owner
Scholar Bound

Extended Time on SAT

You can get extended time on the SAT if you have documentation of your disability and your school counselor who is responsible for completing the college board documentation submits it to college board you can get up to double time or time and a half. You must bring the documentation from a ceritified physician, however if you are already receiving differentiation in your classes in high school then...

Corey Fischer

President
CollegeClarity

Not necessarily

You need to submit recent testing and documentation to the College Board and they will determine if your particular learning disability qualifies you for extra time. Apply at least a few months before you need to take the SAT, SAT Subject Test, or the AP exams so you have time to be processed through before the test date.

Rana Slosberg

Owner
Slosberg College Solutions LLC

Extra Time on the SAT

Students who have a current professionally diagnosed and documented disability which requires extra time may receive either 50% extra time or 100% extra time on the SAT. Your documentation should show both that you have a disability and that you require an extra time accommodation because of that disability. The College Board who administers the SAT says "a student who requests extended time...

Ellen erichards@ellened.com

President
Ellen Richards Admissions Consulting

Recent study finds that students taking ADHD medication tested higher on standardized tests

A recent study from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found that students taking ADHD medication tested higher on standardized tests. The study tracked a nationally selected group of 600 children ranging from kindergarten through fifth grade, whom had been diagnosed with ADHD and the effect of ADHD medication on the participants' test scores versus similarly diagnosed students not...