Where are your high achieving dyslexia students applying to college?

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Anonymous wrote:I would encourage your student to seek every and ALL accommodations they can in college. They don't have to use them for each and every test/midterm or evaluation - but having them set up and knowing you can use them is a huge benefit to your student.

Our student with a similar profile didn't like using accommodations in high school but has been a huge self-advocate in college - they determine per class what they will use - and the accommodations office was very helpful during the initial meeting to provide additional ideas for resources they had never used or thought to use. It's a small school - we needed to ensure they wouldn't fall through the cracks. With that said - there seems to be a drain on testing centers and personnel to manage accommodations at schools - even UMD - has such a large demand that it has been difficult to maintain - I would work on getting your student to be their own best advocate for what they need - regardless of the place they land.

What school? A small school with an excellent accommodations office would be really great to know about for my DC.

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Anonymous wrote:DC is not applying this year but we are planning ahead to find the right fit. DC is dyslexic and dysgraphic (with an IEP) and is a solid B+ student in mostly regular classes with one or two AP and honors classes thrown in. Taking the ACT practice exams but no scores yet. Wants to focus on earth science and atmospheric sciences. Has a lot of impressive EC activities and athletics, including leadership and professional level paid accomplishments. Plays two sports at the varsity level. Looking at schools like College Park, Virginia Tech, UVA, Rutgers, NC state, and other larger schools that have a BS in earth/atmospheric studies. Are there any smaller colleges to consider that would support a student with this profile? Higher achieving with learning disabilities but not straight A and not a plethora of AP or DE classes yet.

B+ and only a couple AP classes seemed very unlikely for UVA or VT acceptance

University of Maine

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Anonymous wrote:Havrard

You're not just a jackass but a trite, unfunny jackass.

I know a DC famous MD/PhD dyslexic who went to Yale and MIT. Deciphering the EMAIL from this person is a 20 minute activity. And they have a fantastic sense of humor about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would encourage your student to seek every and ALL accommodations they can in college. They don't have to use them for each and every test/midterm or evaluation - but having them set up and knowing you can use them is a huge benefit to your student.

Our student with a similar profile didn't like using accommodations in high school but has been a huge self-advocate in college - they determine per class what they will use - and the accommodations office was very helpful during the initial meeting to provide additional ideas for resources they had never used or thought to use. It's a small school - we needed to ensure they wouldn't fall through the cracks. With that said - there seems to be a drain on testing centers and personnel to manage accommodations at schools - even UMD - has such a large demand that it has been difficult to maintain - I would work on getting your student to be their own best advocate for what they need - regardless of the place they land.

What school? A small school with an excellent accommodations office would be really great to know about for my DC.

Rose-Hulman - so a small engineering school. Not everyone's cup of tea, but its been good for our student.

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We looked at all small schools, and probably the college that most impressed us for learning supports was College of Wooster. Their supports are woven seamlessly into other student services — the academic resource center literally occupies the same space as career services, study abroad, internship programming, registrar, etc., with staff working together to make sure that a student’s needs are considered across the whole experience.

Theirs was just a really nice model that emphasized an individual and holistic approach to helping students meet their long-term goals whatever they happened to need.

They did emphasize, as did other colleges, that if a student waits to make appointments until they are already in over their heads, it can get tricky — sometimes they get backed up around midterms with students who are suddenly overwhelmed but didn’t put into place what they needed to get the help right when they need it. Sounded like a common story.

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Anonymous wrote:We looked at all small schools, and probably the college that most impressed us for learning supports was College of Wooster. Their supports are woven seamlessly into other student services — the academic resource center literally occupies the same space as career services, study abroad, internship programming, registrar, etc., with staff working together to make sure that a student’s needs are considered across the whole experience.

Theirs was just a really nice model that emphasized an individual and holistic approach to helping students meet their long-term goals whatever they happened to need.

They did emphasize, as did other colleges, that if a student waits to make appointments until they are already in over their heads, it can get tricky — sometimes they get backed up around midterms with students who are suddenly overwhelmed but didn’t put into place what they needed to get the help right when they need it. Sounded like a common story.

PP - in case that sounds like I’m a CoW marketing person, I’ll add that ultimately DD chose another school, but I’m glad we visited CoW, as they really did become the standard for this aspect of the search.

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To pile onto CoW (another poster here) When we visited, they tailored the visit to whatever we needed. If we wanted to talk to student services, they were there etc etc.

My child ultimately selected another school - but meeting w CoW provided context and enabled us to get a sense of how conversations could go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would encourage your student to seek every and ALL accommodations they can in college. They don't have to use them for each and every test/midterm or evaluation - but having them set up and knowing you can use them is a huge benefit to your student.

Our student with a similar profile didn't like using accommodations in high school but has been a huge self-advocate in college - they determine per class what they will use - and the accommodations office was very helpful during the initial meeting to provide additional ideas for resources they had never used or thought to use. It's a small school - we needed to ensure they wouldn't fall through the cracks. With that said - there seems to be a drain on testing centers and personnel to manage accommodations at schools - even UMD - has such a large demand that it has been difficult to maintain - I would work on getting your student to be their own best advocate for what they need - regardless of the place they land.

What school? A small school with an excellent accommodations office would be really great to know about for my DC.

Rose-Hulman - so a small engineering school. Not everyone's cup of tea, but its been good for our student.

Ah, thank you! DC isn’t interested in engineering, but useful to know for someone who is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To pile onto CoW (another poster here) When we visited, they tailored the visit to whatever we needed. If we wanted to talk to student services, they were there etc etc.

My child ultimately selected another school - but meeting w CoW provided context and enabled us to get a sense of how conversations could go.

Third-ing Wooster. I wish I could have convinced my kid to consider it but they wanted to stay mid-Atlantic/NE. But I highly recommend!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To pile onto CoW (another poster here) When we visited, they tailored the visit to whatever we needed. If we wanted to talk to student services, they were there etc etc.

My child ultimately selected another school - but meeting w CoW provided context and enabled us to get a sense of how conversations could go.

Third-ing Wooster. I wish I could have convinced my kid to consider it but they wanted to stay mid-Atlantic/NE. But I highly recommend!

Is Wooster woke? And why is its graduation rate so low?

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Anonymous wrote:DC is not applying this year but we are planning ahead to find the right fit. DC is dyslexic and dysgraphic (with an IEP) and is a solid B+ student in mostly regular classes with one or two AP and honors classes thrown in. Taking the ACT practice exams but no scores yet. Wants to focus on earth science and atmospheric sciences. Has a lot of impressive EC activities and athletics, including leadership and professional level paid accomplishments. Plays two sports at the varsity level. Looking at schools like College Park, Virginia Tech, UVA, Rutgers, NC state, and other larger schools that have a BS in earth/atmospheric studies. Are there any smaller colleges to consider that would support a student with this profile? Higher achieving with learning disabilities but not straight A and not a plethora of AP or DE classes yet.

B+ and only a couple AP classes seemed very unlikely for UVA or VT acceptance

Op here. DC is a potential D1 athlete as well so that’s why these schools are on the table.

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Univ of Arizona was top on our list because of the SALT program but recent news say the state may stop funding.

My child has better stats so looking at
Michigan
Florida
UVA
UNC

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My child has an IEP and roughly these stats. Pitt, Kentucky, Arizona, WVU, Miami of Ohio, Missouri plus a few more.

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A subjective term, but on the Wokeness Scale I would say it’s south of Oberlin, Reed, or Smith, north of CMC, Bucknell, or Gettysburg.

Struck me as all types.

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If they are interested in business, Univ of Michigan has a scholarship for dyslexic students. I just love that they appreciate what dyslexic people bring to the table. Yale also has a great program for people with dyslexia. My DC cast a wide net and looked for schools that were collaborative and project based.