My friend might be getting extra time and i hate it.

just an update: she got denied it. idk why everyone was getting offended abt this thread

You don't sound like a genuine friend, rather, it sounds like you're trying to keep someone in check so they don't do better than you. I agree that the system is abused in relation to extra time, rest breaks etc, but if they give her extra time, then clearly there is SOME level of necessity there. They don't just give it out to anyone. I hope you can heal, cause life is unfair. Just play the game.

It seems like you feel threatened by your own friend

No she doesn't have a learning disability or a disorder that makes her have difficulty. She got like 8s and 9s in her GCSE and now we're in year 13, she just happens to do very badly in her mocks and shes asked a teacher if she can have extra time purely because she didn't finish her exams. Not many people finish their exam in my class so idk why she gets to ask and shes close to getting it.
She got a C in her mock for one class and then two Bs in another. She told me that she can't process quickly, but neither can I? It makes me angry how she gets special treatment and I don't even when my grades are clearly lower than hers. I know its not a competition but if teachers opened their eyes more, they would see that she doesn't need it and there are people who do. She complains about how she doesn't get to finish her exams like she did in the GCSEs i can't even complete exams now but i haven't been asking around and seeking help that i don't need.
I just feel like shes using it because she wants an advantage for her alevels.

Should i ask for extra time too or is it too late? I hope they say no to her because this isnt fair.

obviously i'm threatened? She's already super smart and she gets an advantage. Why wouldn't i feel insecure abt this? weird thing to say ngl

I don't know why anyone gets extra time at all.

Take this to its natural conclusion and someone is working for a big accountancy firm and on a very tight deadline to deliver accounts for year end. Either the dyslexic accountant is going to need a bit of extra time to deliver the work (time which doesn't exist) - in which case they not helping the firm or their client - or the dyslexic accountant doesn't need that extra time - in which case why did they get it for their GCSEs 10 years earlier?

obviously i'm threatened? She's already super smart and she gets an advantage. Why wouldn't i feel insecure abt this? weird thing to say ngl

I don't know why anyone gets extra time at all.

Take this to its natural conclusion and someone is working for a big accountancy firm and on a very tight deadline to deliver accounts for year end. Either the dyslexic accountant is going to need a bit of extra time to deliver the work (time which doesn't exist) - in which case they not helping the firm or their client - or the dyslexic accountant doesn't need that extra time - in which case why did they get it for their GCSEs 10 years earlier?

how about spending a little less time being jealous of other people and a bit more sorting out your own issues?

That's between her and what the school decides, you have no say. You seem jealous , work on your insecurities or study more

I don't know why anyone gets extra time at all.

Take this to its natural conclusion and someone is working for a big accountancy firm and on a very tight deadline to deliver accounts for year end. Either the dyslexic accountant is going to need a bit of extra time to deliver the work (time which doesn't exist) - in which case they not helping the firm or their client - or the dyslexic accountant doesn't need that extra time - in which case why did they get it for their GCSEs 10 years earlier?

Tbf many people perform very well in their GCSEs but later on find that they have some form of learning difficulty. However I do agree that just having slow processing is not enough to get extra time. It should be for people that have learning difficulties only.

I don't know why anyone gets extra time at all.

Take this to its natural conclusion and someone is working for a big accountancy firm and on a very tight deadline to deliver accounts for year end. Either the dyslexic accountant is going to need a bit of extra time to deliver the work (time which doesn't exist) - in which case they not helping the firm or their client - or the dyslexic accountant doesn't need that extra time - in which case why did they get it for their GCSEs 10 years earlier?

Let’s focus on you. If you find you need extra time and you think you may have a basis you are old enough to go to the gp alone and ask. It’s not up to your parents and you don’t need them there. Anyone at 16 can and younger too if you declare yourself Gillick competent. The idea is the a level isn’t meant to be a speed trial but ability so if you find you are running out of time you may well have a case. As for your friend, try to use this as a chance to see what is right for you and not be bothered by them. Some schools have loads of people with use of laptop and extra time but it needs to be that teachers think you deserve it and it’s your normal way of working so start soon. Good luck.

Nan I understand why people get extra time bc some people truly do need it. And i have never complained abt that and i find it completely reasonable. What I don't find reasonable is when people try and get it because they can't cope with the writing. Your point is very true but then again there are more factors that might affect their studies compared to work ig?

Nan I understand why people get extra time bc some people truly do need it. And i have never complained abt that and i find it completely reasonable. What I don't find reasonable is when people try and get it because they can't cope with the writing. Your point is very true but then again there are more factors that might affect their studies compared to work ig?

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and Equality Act 2010 cover these issues in depth.

But we are not talking about jobs as an accountant here we are talking about exams. There are many other jobs which aren't so time pressured which people with learning difficulties are perfectly capable of doing. If people do worse in their exams it means they are less likely to get these jobs in the future because of a disadvantage they had at school, even though they are just as capable of doing them as anyone else is. Besides extra time does not compensate for the disadvantages which children with learning difficulties receive on a daily basis. Have fun with ur job as an accountant tho.

Good job the world has moved on from your way of thinking. The audit firm needs someone with insight and integrity who can analyse information, ask the right questions and come to the right independent opinions.

Cool. You guys can have the surgeon that needed extra time in order to pass GCSE Maths.

Cool. You guys can have the surgeon that needed extra time in order to pass GCSE Maths.

Cool. You guys can have the surgeon that needed extra time in order to pass GCSE Maths.

Yet you started this thread thinking it was 'reasonable' to ask for extra time: "i can't even complete exams now but i haven't been asking around and seeking help that i don't need...Should i ask for extra time too or is it too late?"