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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you and I are twins!  My dd is a junior and we are looking at 'what next.'  We are getting great guidance at her school. Id be happy to share what I've learned so far. Not sure how to contact you on an anonymous forum![/quote]

I'm a new poster who has been following this thread but I haven't chimed in yet. I, too, have a DD junior, with a couple learning disabilities that make IQ testing difficult. It's heart-breaking when she calls herself stupid. And she's not, she's just not book smart, can't remember a vocabulary word to save her life (or her SAT score), complains daily how she will never use Algebra 2 in her life (it's probably true),  but knows she wants to go into a "helping" career, such as social work, which ironically means getting a master's degree.  She's also possibly interested in teaching special ed.

So far, she's thinking about Salisbury, McDaniel and possibly Frostburg. I liked what I read about the LD program at Marshall University in West Virginia that someone on the thread mentioned, but it turns out to be the FAR west corner of the state, 400 miles away, and she wants to be closer to home. I'm not sure what schools will accept her, and community college is also a choice, but she really wants to have the full college experience and worries that will be too much like high school.

We are not getting much guidance from school. I checked with a few private counselors, but they are $3,500 and up, which isn't really in our budget.

We could continue this discussion via email if anyone with teens in a similar place wants to share an address. [/quote]

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