College for poor student with lots of support

[Anonymous]

Babson has a strong entrepreneur program.

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You can see if you qualify for aid by using the net price calculator.

Ask about George Mason, Townson and UMBC. I’ve heard UMBC was supportive but my info goes back a few years. I also seem to remember Mason being supportive.

Does your son have a 504 or IEP? They might be helpful in getting any accommodations at colleges. The IEP doesn’t work the same way in college but a student who comes in with one usually has a leg up when the college determines they may need support.

Even though they’re private, I will add a school or two because they impressed me when I was looking: Rochester Institute of Technology in NY and Lynn University in FL.

[Anonymous]

Yes, he has an IEP. I worry we are too far behind for next year but then again, theres no real timeframe. COVID’s upended that.

[Anonymous]

He might surprise you after having a fifth year of high school.

In light of Covid, you might convince him to stay home a year and take a smaller load at a community college. MC has supports in place but I’m sure so does Nova. The catch is that there’s usually less financial aid for transfers, if that’s a concern. But if you will be paying out of pocket, it might decrease the time he’s on campus.

You may already know this but there are colleges that have support programs for ld kids that require a separate, additional application senior year. Univ of AZ is one.

I also now remember that AU used to have a support program that was considered quite good. I know it’s not public but I figured I would throw it out there in case it’s something you want to investigate. Just google the school name and disability services. You should be able to call and ask what kind of support they provide and what the process is.

[Anonymous]

AU may be an academic reach but here is the program:
https://www.american.edu/provost/academic-access/learning-services-program.cfm


Here are some more schools with programs. A few are public.

https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/learning-support-services

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Anonymous wrote:Perhaps a small, less competitive LAC? I would start there.

Sorry, what is LAC?

Liberal Art College.
They normally don't have business program.

[Anonymous]

I’m not certain about the level of academic support, however East Strousburg(sp?) University in Pennsylvania just announced students from Maryland and a few other surrounding states will be eligible for in-state tuition rates. This will bring tuition down to about 4500 per semester.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can see if you qualify for aid by using the net price calculator.

Ask about George Mason, Townson and UMBC. I’ve heard UMBC was supportive but my info goes back a few years. I also seem to remember Mason being supportive.

Does your son have a 504 or IEP? They might be helpful in getting any accommodations at colleges. The IEP doesn’t work the same way in college but a student who comes in with one usually has a leg up when the college determines they may need support.

Even though they’re private, I will add a school or two because they impressed me when I was looking: Rochester Institute of Technology in NY and Lynn University in FL.

UMBC doesn’t offer any support that I’m aware of, and you need good grades and scores to get in and stay in. It doesn’t get much love on DCUM or in rankings because it’s academically tough and socially boring. Someone suggested McDaniel which is good suggestion. Know two of my kids classmates who go there, both have special needs.
Have a friend who has a son with anxiety and avg grades and needed support, and a big mistake she did was sending him far away, she claims.
Also the community college suggestion is a good too.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Any public colleges that could work? Unless we got a ton of aid these are too expensive. We’re pushing the community college too but he doesn’t want to live at home. We’re in DC. He could do either UDC or Montgomery college. Thanks. Tall order I know.

Warren Wilson is a work college--all students work on campus and it keeps tuition down.

Also, how bad a student are we talking about? Bs and Cs? Ds and Fs? Are grades higher than standardized test scores, or lower? Is there an upward trend in his grades? Does he have people who will write good recommendations?

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I would not send a kid with anxiety very far away. You want the ability to drive to him easily, if you aren't getting updates or sense something might be wrong.

[Anonymous]

Try Lesley in Massachusetts.

[Anonymous]

Temple has a great business school and a program for kids that need support.

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Anonymous wrote:McDaniel College in MD provides lots of support.

This. Or a Jesuit. Good supports and lots of financial aid.

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Anonymous wrote:Temple has a great business school and a program for kids that need support.

What is the name of support program at Temple? I looked and couldn’t find anything. Do you have a link? Thx!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can see if you qualify for aid by using the net price calculator.

Ask about George Mason, Townson and UMBC. I’ve heard UMBC was supportive but my info goes back a few years. I also seem to remember Mason being supportive.

Does your son have a 504 or IEP? They might be helpful in getting any accommodations at colleges. The IEP doesn’t work the same way in college but a student who comes in with one usually has a leg up when the college determines they may need support.

Even though they’re private, I will add a school or two because they impressed me when I was looking: Rochester Institute of Technology in NY and Lynn University in FL.

UMBC doesn’t offer any support that I’m aware of, and you need good grades and scores to get in and stay in. It doesn’t get much love on DCUM or in rankings because it’s academically tough and socially boring. Someone suggested McDaniel which is good suggestion. Know two of my kids classmates who go there, both have special needs.
Have a friend who has a son with anxiety and avg grades and needed support, and a big mistake she did was sending him far away, she claims.
Also the community college suggestion is a good too.

I suspect you just aren't aware of what they offer and, frankly, neither am I but.... UMBC was a recommendation from the neuropsychologist who did my son's pre-college testing. She said she was very impressed with the support they provided a few IEP students who had gone there and recommended I contact the disability office. I did not because my son's major is not strong at UMBC.