EXTRA TIME FOR ADHD

Question

Hi all,

I have applied for and been granted extra time for ADHD and dyscalculia. I took the test once before and scored a 600. When I practice with extra time, as expected my accuracy goes up.

However, I have been reading that extra time did not necessarily help test takers with disabilities.

This leads me to the question. Does taking extra time somehow mean they also give you more difficult questions?

Is there any reason to believe that the test has been designed in this way?

bb · Answer

Hi. You won’t get more difficult questions. It will be the same test. It would not make sense to do this or create a custom version….

I don’t have the exact explanation for the reasons the extra time does not help…. But I have seen and heard from several people both high and low scoring that extra time did not help them as much. One person scored 740 on both standard and extended time edition.

I guess it may indicate that extra time does not really help if you don’t know the answer. I guess this means if you don’t know the answer, you might as well guess because no matter the time, you won’t improve your result. I think this is the most valuable conclusion and the most helpful one too!

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GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Fair to say the understanding is that it is the same test but simply with added time. All the best on your next attempt.

amirsaf1 · Answer

As a person who got approved for 50% additional time, I want to add to this discussion. I realized that having extra time will have no changed in outcome or may affect your result in a more negative way. It seemed to me that the questions I encountered were slightly more difficult and different from the OG style of questions.

However, for my case, I got the extra time for other reasons but I feel that I need to get diagnosed with ADHD too, since extra time is not an effective solution for someone who is hyper-aware of any sound in a pressured environment. (I never had any good experience at test centre. sounds of door opening and closing, foot steps, and proctor whispering bothered me so much that i constantly worried what if there would be more sounds after a few minutes of silence, and my focus was more on the surrounding environment rather than the exam itself, and shifting my focus to the question back took me so much time because i would wait first for a few minutes to make sure there would be no more sound and thus, extra time itself would not be sufficient to alleviate the issue)

You would better consult a specialist to find out the best solution on how to take the exam. Good luck.

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MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Bluebox55.

People who are allowed extra time to take the GMAT are not given harder tests. The reason extra time sometimes doesn't help people is that GMAT questions can be challenging no matter how much time you have to answer them.

For instance, most people will choose the wrong choice in a hard CR question no matter how much time they have to answer the question.

Also, people who don't know how to handle certain types of quant questions won't be more able to answer them in 3 minutes than they are to answer them in 2 minutes.

Tova · Answer

I know this post is from a long time ago, but whoever is reading this now, know that extra time is not the only accommodation available for ADHD. A separate room, to minimize distractions is a good one and so is extra breaks to wind down from the extra effort that those with ADHD must extended to focus. Best to everyone.

Tova · Answer

one can also ask for noise cancelling headphones. without an evaluation or request for accommodations. If you want to bring your own headphones, that requires an evaluation and a formal request for accommodations. Forgot to mention it before. ADHD is the most common ailment for which students request accommodations or assistance. You don't have to be afraid to ask for what you need.

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