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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]into colleges more easily than non-minorities? I thought that was a myth.

My high school age child is black and Hispanic, do colleges cut some slack if your GPA and SATs are ok but not great.

Serious question. Thanks.[/quote]

De donde sois?

Cuentanos un poco la historia de vuestro hijo o hija, y quiza podemos ayudar.[/quote]

Thanks for the opinions and feedback, I'm the OP. We are not low income although we are minorities (our parents were though!) I doubt we will even qualify for financial aid. I don't even care if he goes to a top school, I just want him to go to a college, study something and enjoy his college years. Unfortunately he has a disability so school is hard for him I'm hopeful he can get into a state college or any college and him being a minority didn't really cross my mind as being helpful, his counselor is only interested in the high flyers at the school.

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Everyone is so distracted by the race piece ( I know, that was your question) and disregarding the disability piece. Do you ever get the feeling that the disability gets somewhat ignored because of his race? Because that would not surprise me at all. You want to pay a lot of attention to the school's responsiveness to accommodations/supports for sure. There are also some schools (can't think of which, it's been awhile) that have chosen to make supports/programs for students with disabilities a focus, as opposed to something they are just supposed to do. And a college, I think in NE states (maybe New Hampshire but that's like 15% certainty on my part) I read about some time ago that was specifically established for college kids with learning disabilities. You didn't say what year in high school your kid is, but if there is an IEP make sure very strong and specific language is put in it re: transition planning including high quality college guidance. [/quote]

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