The share of SAT takers getting extra time has increased from 2% to 6.7% in the last decade; on the ACT, it rose from 4.1% to 7%. Qualifying students typically receive 50% more time — and on longer accommodations, up to double the standard limit. The surge is concentrated in wealthy areas, where federal data show that students at affluent schools receive accommodations at more than twice the rate of those at high-poverty schools.
Why? The payoff is huge (a few points can swing an admission), colleges aren't told who got extra time, and the qualifying bar is easy to clear — a diagnosis you can pay a neuropsychologist thousands to obtain. Same incentive for everyone; different ability to act on it.
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