I reviewed incoming applications during one Oxbridge academic application cycle, I raised some serious concerns, nobody listened, and therefore I refuse to take part of that any longer. Basically, lots of students are pretending to be disabled to enhance the chances of applications that would not be particularly outstanding, taking spots from truly disabled students.

All it takes is lack of principles, exaggerating a bit, and getting a letter from a doctor. Imagine you have poor eyesight requiring a substantial correction, but you can still drive. That's not a disability. Now, if you create a compelling story inflating how this had an adverse impact on your education and get support letters, you might successfully cheat the system. I have seen several such cases. The admissions system is not effectively dealing with this type of fraud.

> Imagine you have poor eyesight requiring a substantial correction, but you can still drive. That's not a disability

It absolutely is a disability! The fact that it's easy to deal with it doesn't change that fact.

I would not find it credible that it has a real impact on education though.

> The admissions system is not effectively dealing with this type of fraud.

If I was the university I would prefer these types of disabled students. Why not:

1. They are not really disabled, so I do not have to spend a lot of many for real accommodations

2. No need to deal with a higher chance (I’m guessing here) of academic difficulties

3. Basically, I hit disability metric without paying any cost!