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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My HS senior is a strong student who has battled depression.  He has been treated with therapy only, and has not needed medication.  He reduced his courseload significantly this Fall, instead of all IB/dual enrollment, he dropped his 5th year of language and chose an easier math class than the IB HL2 he was slated to take.  This has made for a much happier child this year.  He could have applied to much more challenging colleges than he chose to based on his stats.  The things he realized in the search process was that he really preferred a smaller school in-state. We encouraged him to aim high, and choose some schools that he knew he would get into but also some that would be a reach.  He ended up only applying to 3, 2 of which he got into easily, one we still do not know.  His favorite ended up being a small liberal arts college.  He ended up getting in, and into their honors and leadership programs and being able to interview for their Presidential Scholarship.  What he told us was that it felt right, that all his interactions with students made him feel like it felt like home to him, and that he loved their facilities for his major and the professors he met.  He became a different person every time we went there.  He said "mom, I feel like I have already found my people".  He will go next Fall, but so far, he seems to be so thrilled with his choice, and even more thrilled to know now.  It is 3 hours away.  For now, Grandma is 1 hour away.[/quote]

This sounds like Christopher Newport?
If it is, our tour guide there talked about battling depression during her sophomore year. She wanted to drop out of school. She said the support of the professors and staff was what made her stay. Once she got through that, she did a lot better and is now a senior. [/quote]

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