does study disability like dyslexia affect my chances at top schools?

AnonyMom
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:20:00 +0000

There is at least one test center in Israel that offers the ACT through the Union for Reform Judaism’s Eidenrath student exchange program. I’m not sure if they offer it only for students in the program, but it’s worth checking out. Here is the link: [NFTY-EIE - Testing](http://www.nftyeie.org/academics/testing/) . In terms of finding a psychologist who does psycho-educational testing, what about the person who tested you for your accommodations in high school, or when you first got your diagnosis? I’m very much surprised that you’re having trouble finding an appropriate psychologist in Israel and hate to think of you traveling all the way to the US for testing. Have you tried contacting the psychology Ph.D. programs at the Universities of Tel Aviv or Jerusalem? Also, for a psychologist who will be able to provide a testing report in English, you might check with a local American school and ask for the person (or people) to whom they refer students with learning disabilities for testing. If you get a list of several people, be sure to ask them if they have ever had dealings with the ETS/College Board or the ACT before around the issue of accommodations. The ETS/College Board can be very difficult to work with and it is helpful if the psychologist has a sense of how they operate going into it.