Anonymous wrote:Starting to look at schools for my ADHD/ASD/Anxiety kid. He has been to sleep away camp for the last 5 years for the full summer and is able to handle living in a dorm with a roommate and wants to live on campus. From an academic perspective, he will not need learning support. He could use some social support though. This is what I'm looking for:

--Strong Physics department--my research tells me to focus on schools with large departments so he can explore the various sub specialities in physics

--he will go to grad school

--city vs rural vs suburban doesn't really matter

--needs small classes and would like direct access to professors. This maybe in conflict with the large physics department requirement.

--smaller campus is better than large campus

--athletics and sports culture are not important

--greek culture is not important

--would like a program that does not require a large number of humanities core curriculum courses

---not looking at UMD as it just seems too large. Not looking at Princeton as it seems too competitive. It obviously is for admission but also the type of student that it attracts would need to be someone who is competitive and excels under pressure.

--He has decent grades (4.0 U/W) and a 1580 on his SAT. However, he has no EC and no interest in participating in school activities. Will be sitting for AP exams next month.

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Anonymous wrote:I know you said not big, but I was recently at a physics department event at Virginia Tech and it was basically all you asked for. They were quirky physics kids and the math/physics classes are not large. He could be in the science LLC to give it that community vibe. It’s a really great and supportive department. Might be worth visiting at least. We have a close friend who is deeply on the spectrum and can not have a roommate and he has navigated VT well and they have supported giving him a single room to accommodate his needs. You might be pleasantly surprised.

I love the Science Learning Community! The broad gen ed requirements maybe a bit too much.

Anonymous wrote:I know you said not big, but I was recently at a physics department event at Virginia Tech and it was basically all you asked for. They were quirky physics kids and the math/physics classes are not large. He could be in the science LLC to give it that community vibe. It’s a really great and supportive department. Might be worth visiting at least. We have a close friend who is deeply on the spectrum and can not have a roommate and he has navigated VT well and they have supported giving him a single room to accommodate his needs. You might be pleasantly surprised.