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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous]At a seminar I went to a few months ago, I asked this question of someone who runs a college learning disabilities office.  Her advice was NOT to disclose because you can't be sure which admissions people will be biased.  There is some stigma about ADHD, whether we like it or not.  Her advice was to let the grades and scores stand on their own. [/quote][/b]

But if you have an IEP, are in a SN school for ADHD, currently benefit from extra time, etc. you may have to disclose which will work to your child's benefit if they need extra time on college exams.  Both of my children are signed up with the Office of Disability Services at their universities.  They get extra time on exams and soemtimes papers.  It's been a huge benefit.  BTW, both scores very high on the ACT.  First child had 3.4 GPA, second 4.0+. Both in great universities you have heard of.[/quote]

You don’t disclose until admitted. Nothing a high school sends can mention an IEP or 504, [b]and the admissions tests don’t carry a notation that they were taken with extra time. 
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A student with a documented disability should absolutely reach out to disability services once accepted or enrolled. [/quote]

I did not know this info. Now I'm appreciating why so many parents in our school system are seeking 504 plans for their kids in their junior and senior years of high school.[/quote]

Exactly. It's a new trend to get en edge. My FCPS junior knows several kids "diagnosed" this year because they "only had a 3.5 so something must be wrong." They're getting extra time on schoolwork, tests and quizzes, plus the [b]SAT [/b]and ACT. It's absolutely disgraceful and the kids flaunt it.

Op, I don't know your kid's situation, but with a 3.5, he's clearly not struggling too much. I wouldn't mention it in the apps to avoid being presumed to be one of those kids. 
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It is very difficult to get College Board accomodations with a recently discovered diagnosis.  [/quote]

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