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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD has a chronic condition along the lines of MS, epilepsy, Tourette’s, etc. 
Illness made it much harder to learn until it was diagnosed and with medication, the issues making it harder to learn have gone. Despite illness, has maintained 4.0 and a variety of ECs. Typical hard working student that had to work much harder due to illness. SHe is now doing some ecs specific to illness such as fundraising and awareness and will most likely focus on a neuroscience type career. Has always had interest in stem. Is this something to mention in applications? No accommodations needed and illness under control with meds. It is something that she has to remember to take her medsm3x a day which she manages in her own. [/quote]

I am an adhd parent whose kid did reveal and had excellent admissions results.

I also followed a lot of threads on things like this in the last few years. There have been a few people who were certain a kid's physical challenge was a factor in denial because the universities didn't want to add the accommodation. I don't know how accurate this is, but the idea that universities don't want a student who might need a lot of accommodation or who may have an issue (like mental health) that may crop up and affect college makes some sense.

I think it's great that your kid is doing research and volunteer work. And, I think if she can include it in a way to show that it's managed and won't be a potential negative during college,  it would be a good thing. It's just so hard to say for sure.[/quote]

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