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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just went through this with our son.  He has profound dyslexia and dysgraphia.  He had an IEP from 2nd grade through 12th grade.  He revealed his disability on his college essay and explained why he did not take a foreign language in HS on another portion of the Common App.  He received reading and a scribe for all College Board tests.  He had numerous accommodations in HS relating to both his dyslexia and his dysgraphia.  He was accepted to colleges that had a foreign language requirement.

In the end, he chose a school that does not require a foreign language in HS or college (RPI).  He has already contacted the student disabiity services department and received similar accommodations to what he received in HS.

If your DC wants to received accommodations in college, he will have to have up to date testing.  Mainly, testing that was done after he turned 16 and the tests have to be the adult versions.  We found that most schools would look at the recent testing and if it was in line with the accommodation in HS, then those would be done.  Trying to get different accommodation sis more difficult, unless the testing revealed something new.

DC contacted the departments of disabiity services prior to our visits and often met with them during our visits too- so that he could gauge their ability and willingness to accommodate.  He also nailed down the accommodations before he made a decision as to where to go.  [/quote]

I am back from our weekend and have more to add.  We live in Virginia and there fore my DC ended with the Standard Diploma as a result of not taking a foreign language.  There is no way to get around that.  So, he had a few more classes he had to take in HS- which was fine and easy for him.  He also substituted math/science AP classes starting sophomore year for the loss of his foreign language.  Junior and senior year he only took 6 classes to not overwhelm him.

He ended up with 7 math and science APs and two (semester) post AP math classes.  His strengths are in math and science.  I suggest that in HS students take the challenging classes in the areas that they excel.  Take fewer classes if you think it would be overwhelming, but don't shy away from the harder classes that are in their wheelhouse.

George Mason is an excellent school and has a decent reputation regarding accommodations.  I don't know much about UMBC.  DC also applied to UMD-CP and was accepted to the Honors program, but their office of student disabilities would only generally say what accommodations may be granted and would not nail them down until he was already enrolled.  The other thing that sunk it for DC was that his Honors group's dorm did not have air conditioning.  [/quote]

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