Any recent experiences with GRE accomodations?

My S is a college junior who is considering applying to some graduate programs. Most seem to be test optional, but the one he is most interested in “strongly recommends” submitting GRE scores. I told S months ago that he should go ahead and apply for accommodations with ETS because once granted, they would be valid for several years. Well, in typical fashion, he did not do that. He was busy with a tough course load, exams, searching for a summer job … Blah, blah, blah lol. Well, he finally decided to take a look at what he needs to do and it is fairly confusing. (Yes, he should be asking questions himself but I am the one with a CC account. I have told him to make an appointment with his college accessibility services - which can take awhile - and to call ETS on Monday).

For some background: he was diagnosed with ADHD at age 9. He attended a private high school that had us get a full neuropsych with the adult testing standard when he turned 16 back in January 2020. That report confirms the ADD, slow processing speed and also diagnosed him as dyslexic. He was granted accomodations from both the college board and the ACT in February of 2020. He has accomodations at his college based on his 2020 neuropsych evaluation. He has been using time and a half on most of his college exams. He uses the testing center depending on the class. Some profs just let him take the exam in another classroom or have online exams. He doesn’t use his other approved accomodations and would only be seeking time and a half on the GRE

Now to the question: It appears that current college students can just have the college disability office fill out the form detailing his use of accomodations and certifying that his neuro psych complies with ETS guidelines - which it does. The psychologist used the adult testing standards, clearly states diagnosis, explains how his disabilities impact him, and lists recommended accomodations and the rationale for them. But .. thanks to my kids procrastination, the neuropsych report is now just out of the five year time frame recommended by ETS. Is this going to be a problem? It can take months to get in with someone to get the testing redone and this is further complicated by the fact that he starts a 12 week internship in another city a couple of days after he finishes finals in May. Any thoughts? Should he just submit what he has and see what happens? He would most likely looking to take the test in late August/September. Thanks.

Not a firm answer, but I’m thinking ETS might say within 5 years based on thinking they might not have been done after age 19. Nothing is going to change if he is tested now and I always thought (perhaps, erroneously) that if they got accommodations on the SAT/ACT they would get them on the GRE.

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Thanks. Do you mean age 19 or 16? There was language in the ETS info referencing 16 because that is when the evaluators switch to using the adult testing parameters. I agree there would be no drawback to having him tested again now. The issue is the logistics of getting it done immediately given how far out we need to schedule. He attends school 9 hours away from home and will be living in a city a few hours away for the summer. The internship will involve travel both within the US and Europe, so it’s kind of complicated from a scheduling standpoint.

Sorry, I meant when they switch to the adult test. And in terms of nothing changing, I meant that it would be a senseless decision on the part of the testing board

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