In the article there’s literally a guy with diagnosed Asperger’s. He claims he “doubts he needed accomodations because he got into Stanford”. But it is likely, given that he is diagnosed, that he got into Stanford as a result both of his own achievements and as a result of his learning in highschool being augmented by certain accomodations there.
The article seems to go entirely off self reporting and vibes and gives literally no indication of how they came to the conclusion that most of that 40% must be faking.
The best they do is compare it to the percentage of people in community colleges who receive similar accomodations for such ailments.
The reason I find that suspect is specifically because of course rich people are the ones who will be able to afford to get a diagnosis. They will be able to afford the medical bills and other accomodations to get things like paperwork filled out and to grease the palms of doctors and psychologists to be seen in a timely manner.
Poor people statistically go to community college more often, and they are significantly less likely to be diagnosed. So of course they aren’t seeking out accomodations for things like learning disabilities or ailments like anxiety disorder.
The article at best shows that Stanford is lax in their standard for how they verify the need for accomodations, because a zoom call is a crazy way to verify the legitimacy of a medical claim without requiring any medical history or proof of diagnosis.
And, the other things about the meal plan etc are crazy because like. Why is a school charging such an exhorbitant amount for a meal plan and not providing “fresh salads” and other good quality foods? Why not just offer the option to all students full stop?
In the article there’s literally a guy with diagnosed Asperger’s. He claims he “doubts he needed accomodations because he got into Stanford”. But it is likely, given that he is diagnosed, that he got into Stanford as a result both of his own achievements and as a result of his learning in highschool being augmented by certain accomodations there.
The article seems to go entirely off self reporting and vibes and gives literally no indication of how they came to the conclusion that most of that 40% must be faking.
The best they do is compare it to the percentage of people in community colleges who receive similar accomodations for such ailments.
The reason I find that suspect is specifically because of course rich people are the ones who will be able to afford to get a diagnosis. They will be able to afford the medical bills and other accomodations to get things like paperwork filled out and to grease the palms of doctors and psychologists to be seen in a timely manner.
Poor people statistically go to community college more often, and they are significantly less likely to be diagnosed. So of course they aren’t seeking out accomodations for things like learning disabilities or ailments like anxiety disorder.
The article at best shows that Stanford is lax in their standard for how they verify the need for accomodations, because a zoom call is a crazy way to verify the legitimacy of a medical claim without requiring any medical history or proof of diagnosis.
And, the other things about the meal plan etc are crazy because like. Why is a school charging such an exhorbitant amount for a meal plan and not providing “fresh salads” and other good quality foods? Why not just offer the option to all students full stop?