No, I have seen this happen. I was disgusted at the attempts of some of my peers to garner SEAS consideration for problems that did not exist or were exaggerated for the purpose of exploiting a system that was supposed to ensure parity. It's about time someone blew the whistle on this.
Yeah, I agree. There are people out there who will attempt to cheat the system, which is despicable. However, exploiting special consideration isn't exclusive to private schools. I am sure this occurs in both public and catholic schools, too.
Yes, a high proportion of students who receive special consideration are from private schools, however it is not necessarily evidence of a trend where private schools are
exploiting the special consideration system. Perhaps it's due to the better resources and pastoral care available at private schools, as teachers may be more likely to identify struggling students and inform them of the special consideration schemes available. I was speaking to an old acquaintance a few weeks ago who attends my old school (the local secondary college), and she has unstable type 1 diabetes (it has strongly impacted on her education). She said she had a hypo during one of her exams, and just had to solider on, but much to her disappointment, she got a SS of 29 in that subject. I asked her why she didn't get rest breaks, and she said she had no idea she could apply for them. I asked her whether she applied for SEAS, she said she'd never heard of it.
That's one possible interpretation of the statistics anyway. Of course there are students who successfully deceive the system and apply for special consideration when they don't need it, however I'm pretty sure the vast majority of applicants would genuinely require SEAS/ special provisions. Getting supportive medical documentation when you don't have a problem is more difficult than it's made out to be.
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