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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is the thing with holistic admission, you need to find a way to highlight your child’s gifts.  You make an excellent point about engineers and learning differences.

My kids are humanities kids, but what I am observing is that being pointy makes a huge difference at competitive schools.  Your DD sounds unusual, lean into that on the applications.  Can she sit for the tests even if she doesn’t take the AP yclass?  That is what a lot of private school kids do.

Also, focus on school fit.  There are many engineering programs.  And have her meet with the admissions reps from the schools she is interested in.

Good luck.
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Thank you! Yes, we plan to write a great college essay. Editing of essays like that is actually one of my personal best skill sets, and it’s so rarely something I can use! She will be in a CTE program next year that I think will help differentiate her.

I’ve been encouraging her for years to think about how her differences make her unique. Not just for college but in general. I appreciate your supportive post.[/quote]
How do you think she will manage in college with her disability?  If she decides to go to a large flagship like UMD, how will she manage the workload and the rigor of being an engineering major?

Large flagships are a sink or swim.   Are you going to have her stick to smaller universities where there is more support?[/quote]

I can’t answer that except that I know her. I also know what curriculum she will take and how it plays to her strengths.

Her SpEds are in no way concerned either.

Consider the idea that a child with severe LDs manages to excel the way she does. Advocates for herself. Organizes their workload. Holds multiple jobs outside of school. Is involved in several extracurricular activities.

If you think about how hard it is to do those things when a child is not LD, the amount of discipline and effort it takes to do it with them is pretty solid. I don’t tell her to do homework. Ever. She doesn’t have to be forced to go to school. She loves to learn. She knows how to THINK. There is a documentary where Charles Schwab, who is LD, explains that LDs make learning hard, but thinking is what matters more as you move forward in life. She is an excellent thinker with a far above average work ethic. She will do what she sets out to do because that’s who she is as a person. That can’t be taught.

The issue is what can be measured by an admissions officer. Maybe some of these schools won’t get that. Maybe some will get that. Wherever she goes, her qualities will get her where she needs to go. I’ve seen more people from high level programs stall and from low level programs succeed than I can count. I have no concern she won’t be an Engineer, unless she decides she doesn’t want to be one.[/quote]

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