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Depending on your resources, you might consider having him start at a local community college where he could get any required math or science classes out of the way and then look to transfer to a college with strong LD supports.  Alternatively, you might have him try one of the colleges which is closer to home so that you might be able to keep tabls on his progress the first semester and help him apply as a transfer to a school that may have been  his first choice.

Since he is only a junior, you will do DS a world of help if starting this summer you make sure he is assuming his share of duties at home and learns activities of daily living that can often throw off even a student without LDs in college life such as doing his laundry, cleaning up a room, learning to make a few basic, nutritional meals, time management of his daily life and perhaps budgeting.  It is great that he has good social skills because that is often a barrier.

Other schools in the Boston area are Curry College, where one of my nephews just finished up and they have a pal mentor program of some sort.  I will say he came out and got a job with responsibility, challenge, option for four bonuses first year and health insurance etc. It combines his 8  years in a retail food store along with his communications/media major there.  Another school is Lesley College in Boston where I know a girls who went to school in her late 20s  transferred to as a junior to complete her education and is going on to get a masters degree at least.  She did her first two years part-time while working as a teaching assistant in our public schools.

The main thing is to explore the various schools in depth - maybe see if any school might have a summer sports program your son could go to or other  short stay option this summer.  There are also college guides that have information on supports.  Things to consider are could a reduced load of 12 hours be considered with perhaps a May course or summer school course at a community or local area DC or online course be accepted for some credit.  Is there pressure to finish in four years or could an extra semester or year be an option to just plan for if needed.  [/quote]

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