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BlkIsk

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  1. Is anyone interested in swapping SoPs or one of the other statements ? or just has some editorial cravings and wants to read mine and comment on it? if so message me.
  2. Hi I was hoping to find some new eyes to look at my SOP. I don't come from a too much of a scholarly environment, nor am I an American, so I was hoping to find some who does... and help me understand how it is read from their perspective. Will be happy to do the same for you... so if interested private message me.
  3. thanks for the quick response. I'm not eligible for the accommodations as my diagnosis is too old (15 years old), not written in English and any case the processing time makes it irrelevant for this year. But it doesn't matter anyhow. ETS gives more time, which is useful for most dyslexics, as it takes many of us much more time to read (but that's not my problem). And it is a computer-based test, so the handwriting is not an issue. But it doesn't help with spelling mistakes, most of my mistakes are either missing letters or reversed letter (piont or pont instead of point.) When I read, the brain just ignores it and guesses the word. So literally, I don't see the mistakes and having more time doesn't help plus having twice the time in a 4 hours test is a two-edged sword. Same is with the TOEFL, 30/30 listening, 30/30 reading, 27/30 talking (have an accent with the idiosyncrasies of a second language) and 22/30 writing. But I do have a good writing sample, and a good statement (well, at least in the sense of having good English), the Irony is that I write for a living, in English, and my native tongue. But I'm worried that the discrepancies between them and the grade might raise an alarm. And I thought that stating my condition might solve this. So, I shouldn't mention it myself, but instead get one of my recommenders do it? Is there a bias in US academia against learning disabilities?
  4. Hi So I'm a foreigner applying to graduate school. I've just finished my GRE, got V164 Q160, which is OK I guess. I don't know the AWA, but it would probably be 3.5-4. Which isn't good. The reason is simple, I'm dyslectic - actually dysgraphic, which means that no matter what I do I have spelling mistakes. I can write "dog" in eight different wrong ways in the same paragraph, and I won't notice it. In real life, it doesn't really matter, as the spellchecker finds most of the mistakes, but in the GRE, I'm unable to go beyond 4, from the scoreit it is clear that most of the lost points are for spelling. Now, If I get a 3.5, I'll do the test again (right?), but if I get a 4. is it worth it to do it again? The other scores aren't that bad, and it is a lot of money. Should I address it in the personal statement, explaining my predicament? My dyslexia affects almost only my spelling skills, I read like the devil and can write well (as long as I have a spellchecker). But if I address it, won't it hurt my chances? I can see why people be biased to learning disabilities in higher learning... I have a good writing sample, and I have exchanged emails with some of the professors (but I'm not sure they are all on the committees) `and worried that the difference between the away score and the other writing would seem odd to them. So should I try the GRE again? Should I mention it in my statement? Should I inform King Babar that he is but a colonialist propaganda? (a question is not worth answering if it doesn't include Babar :)) Thanks Amir
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