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The NY Times reports that with the removal of the asterisk indicating extended time and other accommodations given to SAT test takers, business is up for doctors who test for learning disabled students. Legitimate requests have risen, but there are also parents and students looking for an extra edge. Some will shop around until they get the diagnoses they want. And these don’t come cheap, $2,400 for tests and an evaluation. Students without that money and in lower income schools that can’t afford to provide disability testing may not be able to even get legitimate evaluations. The College Board doesn’t think this is any worse than inequities of schools not being able to afford new textbooks. But parents and teachers can creatively overcome things like lack of school supplies. How do they get their own edge on those who can afford to cheat on a diagnosis?