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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello OP, 
My kid is similar to yours-- depression, anxiety + ADHD. 
Would probably have ended up below a 3.0 but we moved her to a private high school.
SAT score was 1230. No extracurriculars.

We really liked McDaniel. Totally nurturing environment. She got about 30k in merit. 
Aside from smaller class sizes and availability of professors, when you look at schools, pay attention to: 
1) What kind of support and transition activities they do for freshmen.
2) Do they have a specialized tutoring center. (all schools will have tutoring but McDaniel was geared towards special needs- additional fee for that)
3) Do they have counseling/therapy services either at the school or nearby (although this may not be too big of a hurdle if we're still virtual in the Fall).

I really liked McDaniel's philosophy-- we're here to encourage you to take risks, but we're always ready with a safety net.. or something like that. Not a big deal for other kids but for kids like ours with depression and anxiety, this kind of environment is a must. My kid would not have done well in a sink or swim environment.

That being said, McDaniel ended up costing too much for us.

Our kid ended up going to a small public college with a very similar support system. 
It has been amazing how much she has grown.  I think being away from home was what helped her most.

I am a graduate of a community college myself but we didn't do NOVA because:
1) We didn't want her to live at home but she also wasn't ready to be on her own. Being in a dorm was a good next step. 
2) The support system is not sufficient for what she needed. 
3) She needed a peer group that was more similar to her- in mindset, in routine, etc.

The Covid restrictions this Fall was actually good for her. She was able to transition in slowly without the pressure of doing everything all at once.

Good luck OP!  You're doing a great job doing all this research! 
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I wish all messages on DCUM were as helpful and supportive as this one is.  Even those recommending something that perhaps the OP was hoping to not hear could do it with some decency but that seems to be lacking around here. [/quote]

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