Small Maryland colleges
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Anonymous
| My DD, a B student with some learning disabilities, is looking for a smallish school where she won't be overwhelmed. I'm trying to sort out a number of them in Maryland, including McDaniel, Hood, Loyola, Goucher and Stevenson. Any thoughts on what differentiates them? Does anyone have students at these schools? I'm somewhat concerned about the cost, but the net price calculators on their sites seem to indicate that the final cost might be doable. She's also open to small colleges in nearby states and MD state schools, although I'm not sure which ones she might be able to get into, and most are larger than she says she'd like. |
Anonymous
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I have not experience yet. But was talking to a woman that does college counseling for kids with LDs and she mentioned....
West Virginia Wesleyan College, Loyola and McDaniel as good choices. |
Anonymous
| I know my sisters' kids have looked at those schools (and some in PA as well, like Muhlenburg and Gettysburg) but I can't say how they tell them apart, except for size, location, and whether they got in. |
Anonymous
| What about Mount St. Marys? |
Anonymous
| Goucher is supposed to be LD friendly. (acquaintance's daughter attends and is doing well) |
Anonymous
I think the Mount is very Catholic, so might depend if the OP is looking for a Catholic college (although I guess Loyola is too). I'd also look at St Mary's of MD. My DC looked at it and it seemed like a good fit although is very remote. |
Anonymous
| Washington College? |
Anonymous
| St. John's College in Annapolis or St. Mary's College in St. Mary's City. Both excellent. |
Anonymous
| I would not think of either of the two schools above as a high choice for OP's child as described. St. Johns' inflexible classics curriculum would probably be difficult many LD students, and St. Mary's is the honors college I MD. |
Anonymous
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Stevenson -- tons of support and pre-college level classes, also very familiar with Asperger's
McDaniel -- a "College that Changes Lives", has a structured program for students with LDs Susquehanna in PA -- really nice school that has done well w/ students w/ LDs Goucher -- less support and more challenging than some of the others, but very nurturing and good for gifted students with very mild LDs. A strong education. Loyola -- has gotten pretty tough to get into. |
Anonymous
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OP here. Thanks for all the responses, especially 21:38, exactly the kind of snapshots I was looking for.
St. John's would be about the worst fit I can imagine. She is struggling through Macbeth right now. I'm not sure she could get into St. Mary's, but maybe. Looks like Stevenson and McDaniel may be the best Maryland bets. I'll check out the other ones as well. There are a couple other schools I've heard are good for LDs in West Virginia, Marshall (but it's about 400 miles away) and Davis and Elkins (perhaps too small with just 700 students). |
Anonymous
| My friend with a LD went to McDaniel and they had a special program there. Loyola is my alma mater and it has become very competitive (I doubt I would get in now). I think they have so many capable students that they don't need any B average students anymore. |
Anonymous
For LDs-aware colleges in WV, West Virginia Wesleyan College would be better than either Marshall or Davis and Elkins. They are known for their Center for Learning Disabilities, provide a lot of individual and group tutoring, accommodations to take tests with extended time, etc (I used to do both individual and group tutoring there). If LDs are your concern, WVWC would be a good choice. |
Anonymous
| What about Notre Dame of Maryland (used to be College of Notre Dame). Small Catholic Women's College in Baltimore very close to Loyola-it's a suburban area. |
Anonymous
| Washington College in Chestertown. Goucher is another good option to consider. |