ED chances for a legacy?

bluedog
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:30:49 +0000

Check out this page:

[Duke University Admissions: Information for Students with Disabilities](http://www.admissions.duke.edu/jump/applying/apply_disabilities.html)

It has a lot of good information.



Students with disabilities (including learning disabilities, hearing or visual impairments, mobility impairments, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders, psychiatric impairments or chronic health disabilities) who apply to Duke can choose whether or not to disclose their disability to us. Our office is prohibited by law from making inquiries about a student’s disability in the admissions process. We will not require you at any point in the admissions process to disclose if you have a disability.





We do not, and could not, use information about a disability to deny admission to a student.





All students have the right to request reasonable accommodations at Duke […] Not all students who received accommodations in high school will be found to be eligible to receive accommodations at Duke.





Please be aware that Duke is not required to approve any accommodation that would change the fundamental nature of a course or a curriculum. Course substitutions and/or waivers will not be granted for requirements for a major or college curriculum



Also check out the Duke Disability site:

[Duke Disability Management System: Student Accommodations](Students | Disability Management System | Duke)

It doesn’t explicitly state extended time is not given. However, in college exams extended time doesn’t really help all that much anyways (unlike high school). The class periods are much longer and professors typically give you more than enough time to complete. I really only had one class (and I was in engineering) were I was at a major time crunch for exams. Basically, the accommodations are tutoring services, etc. but those are available to all students. Professors are obviously always willing to meet with you and help out.



At the post-secondary level, it is the student’s responsibility to identify that he/she has a diagnosed impairment/disability and to follow the appropriate procedures to request consideration for reasonable accommodations.



Hope that is helpful information!