[nabs-l] SAT ACCOMMODATIONS

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

It is possible. I took the SAT four or five years ago, so things could have 
changed.

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Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] SAT ACCOMMODATIONS


> Nicole,
> Are you sure they didn't require it? The College Board is really
> strict on accomidations; they don't want kids to cheat on SAT's and
> other tests like AP. I just took the SAT's and my accomidations were
> that I could write the essay portion on my braille note or my laptop.
> I just did mine on the computer so it was easier for the proctor to
> see that I wasn't cheating. Like you can't use spell check or anything
> like that. I have a friend who did his essay on his braille note and
> he had to hook up to a screen so that they could monitor what he was
> writing, and this was a couple of years back. It's pretty intense.
> Maybe the rules changed?
>
> On 4/6/11, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
>> Umm, just out of curiosity, why are you required to do this? They did not
>> require that for me.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Hannah" <sparklylicious at suddenlink.net>
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>> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 6:09 PM
>> Subject: [nabs-l] SAT ACCOMMOCATIONS
>>
>>
>>> Hey,
>>> Does anyone know how to connect the BrailleNote to a monitor? I'm going 
>>> to
>>>
>>> take the SATS soon and I just got my accommodations; one of the
>>> requirements is that I hook up my writing device to a monitor so the
>>> proctor can see what I'm writing.
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>>> Cheers, Hannah
>>>
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