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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are debating whether or not to visit Dartmouth during our Spring college visit to Boston.  DD is a straight-A student with inattentive ADHD and anxiety/on the spectrum.  She is looking for an intellectual environment (but not cutthroat).   She is super bright and has l[b]lower processing speed, and is interested in medical school.[/b] I am not sure whether the quarter system at Dartmouth (and also Northwestern) would be a good fit.  It is generally recommended that kids with ADHD avoid schools with the quarter system.  Should we even visit a school like Dartmouth when we are traveling to Boston?  (Asking as we are traveling from the West Coast and Dartmouth is a significant detour).

(Also looking for a school with structured guidance, inclusive clubs, and accepting/nurturing environment).

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This is not a fit for any of the ivies nor any of the Top25 privates. There will be too many students with well above average processing speed, and premed courses are graded on a curve compared to the rest. Even though Dartmouth inflates some, only 40-50% get A- and A in stem classes, the rest get B range with a few C range. Yours will likely be a solid B student at best. A 3.0-3.4 BCPM(stem) GPA does not get one into medical school, even from an ivy that is too low. 
 In addition, the MCAT does not allow extra time. Presumably your kid gets accommodations for time on the SAT/ACT. Unless a student can get a 1440+ with no accommodations, med school in the US will be unlikely due to the fact that getting above a 508 will be unlikely. The students who get in to MD programs in the US with below a 508 tend to be underrepresented.
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I think you WAY overestimate the cohorts at the Ivies and other top25 schools. Take your doom and gloom and chill.

I actually have a Dartmouth student with ADHD who is getting high As with little effort. An older kid at another top20 school who is also doing great. 
There are so many kids at these schools who get in on a basis other than academic strength. If you have a very bright, academic kid they will do very well. It's difficult not to. My Dartmouth child just took finals and literally had 2-3 days to study for each exam. The quarter system works very well for them.[/quote]

There’s ADHD and there is “ADHD” and apparently your kid has the latter. If OP’s kid’s condition is so severe as to possibly not cope with the quarter system, then they likely need much more support than an Ivy can give and are not cut out for med school. [/quote]

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