<p>I have not read every reply to 2collegewego so I may have missed something that makes my suggestion of little value, but just in case I may be helpful, may I suggest you consider some of the 25% of colleges that are SAT optional including some excellent schools in the northeast such as Wheaton ( where our son is going as a freshman next fall)(his and my first choice), Holy Cross, Providence College and many others. I personally cannot see the value of stressing out so much regarding sats or acts when such outstanding schools are sat optional. I think about 60% of Wheaton accepted Class of 2011 did not submit sats. Also, Wheaton tells applicants that even if they submit sats, they will NOT look at the essay score since Wheaton believes that essays written under such conditions of stress are not valuable indicators of writing skills. Wheaton does require applicant to submit writing samples with their applications.If you want to discuss you can email me at <a href="mailto:tjpmd@cox.net">tjpmd@cox.net</a>. I am also a physician but not in any way qualified to know about gastointestinal disorders except to saythat ALL physical conditions are made worse by stress, something I am sure you already know quite well. I rarely check this board but please feel free to email me directly.</p>
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<p>quote [My daughter isn’t sick, but she finds the test too long to sit through and concentrate. She said she couldn’t see straight and felt lightheaded for the last few sections. This new SAT is ridiculous. It’s more of a test of physical endurance that a true test of the mind.] I agree wholeheartedly.</p>
<p>Not to be harsh, but if your D. is that frail physically (4-5 hours in bed you noted) aren’t you worrying about the wrong things here? College isn’t exactly free–if she can’t get through the SAT how can she reasonably be expected to deal with the physical demands of college? Crowded dorms, public bathrooms, institutional food served on a schedule, classes all over campus, labs, etc, etc.</p>
<p>If my kid were this sick, I wouldn’t be on a college board asking about SATS, I’d be surfing the internet trying to figure out what to do to get her to a state of health where she COULD hope to attend college.</p>
<p>Mombot … I’d bet this poor parent is doing both. And in an effort to keep the illness from overtaking their entire life, she’s trying to figure out how to keep her daughter on track for college if they can get the illness under control.</p>
<p>Mombot, there’s an awkward situation here in that the SAT is usually taken a year or more before the student starts college. A lot can happen in a year in terms of control of an illness.</p>
<p>I think that the OP and her daughter are doing everything they can to manage the illness, but at the same time they don’t want the daughter to get into a situation where, a year from this August, she would be well enough to start college with few or no problems, but she would have been unable to apply to the colleges she prefers because she never had a valid SAT score.</p>
<p>It’s not an either/or situation.</p>
<p>I agree with both of the two posts immediately above. Also, as indicated in my posts, we were in a similar situation where my kids crash badly after the 5 hour SAT but my S has been fine & able to do great in a rigorous academic engineering program at the U of his choice, very far from home. It’s about trying our best to provide good options for our kids & not having them have more penalties for health issues than they already do. </p>
<p>Life doesn’t neatly go into “hold” or hibernation while we’re trying to get health optimized and it’s good if we can keep our kids with their “healthy” peers as much as possible instead of trying to further isolate them.</p>
<p>Does your daughter have an IEP for her health related issues?</p>
<p>Here’s a link that might be helpful: </p>
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<p>Thank you so much for your supportive comments. Yes, mombot, we <em>are</em> trying to figure out what’s wrong with my daughter medically. (She just had medical testing this morning.) And, while she has had to give up certain things (like sports), she’s also an A- student in one of the country’s top 20 public schools. She is very bright and very focused. That’s <em>her</em> focus, not mine. The only reason I support her is because this is what she wants. The SAT is particularly challenging because it is so long. </p>
<p>Yes, she lies in bed with stomach aches and does her schoolwork. Obviously, if she is not well enough to go away to college, she won’t-- if that means postponing school for a year or not going away. My hope is that within a year, we have some answers and she has a treatment plan. </p>
<p>Oh, and copter, yes, she has a 504, not an IEP, for her health-related issues. (Around here, the school system gives a 504 when just accommodations are necessary but gives an IEP when the child needs special education or any type of school “help” like speech therapy or ot.) I spoke to a school administrator today who advised me to ask for a bunch of possible accommdations in the hopes that the CB will give her 1 or 2 since she feels that the CB is NOT reasonable at all. So that’s what I’ll be doing.</p>
<p>I didn’t read every message, but if you have a doctor’s diagnosis, the ACT will give triple time to some test takers, which means it is taken over a two day period. It is possible, if you can find someone to administer it to take half the test one weekend and half another. It’s worth looking into.</p>
<p>A year ago we had a similar problem- my D has terrible test anxiety - missed the first three SAT test dates, then finally took it after no sleep and tears all night - did poorly 1500 out of 2400. Got rejected from her first choice and other school because of it - Never the less - got two full scholarships to good colleges which permit “SAT” optional. She did fine (with Support Services for the problem) at her second choice school this year (3.65 freshman cum) and just got accepted as a transfer to her original first choice school. Please Tell your D - she’s not alone - there are other students with similar issues and she can learn to get around it. Testing and SAT’s should not be an obstacle to her future. I really hate the emphasis put on SAT’s- obviously - THEY DO NOT predict future success in college.</p>
<p>should probably have said - at her college she gets double time tor tests (but usually does not need that much) and a quiet room to test. Finals were rough, she got permission to rearrange times - it was always best to go to the professors well in advance and just say honestly ‘I’ve got a problem’ - I would say, 7 out of 8 were supportive and helpful. I also should add that success has come from her self-acceptance. Instead of trying to solve/eliminate her psychological problem, she focuses on adapting, and getting around the obstacles.</p>