My son has pretty strong ADHD but without accommodation. He has been accepted to Lynn, Curry and Hofstra in BS biology or premed for fall 2020 with merit-based scholarship. Which would you recommend knowing that we will live in Naples Florida so closer to Lynn U. Than you to share your experience.
Curry College
Acceptance Rate: 89%
Test Scores – 25th / 75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading: 420 / 520
SAT Math: 420 / 520
Lynn University
Acceptance Rate: 70%
Test Scores – 25th / 75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading: 500/590
SAT Math: 490/580
Hofstra
Acceptance Rate: 68%
Test Scores – 25th / 75th Percentile
SAT CR 580/660
SAT Math 580 /680
Hofstra seems to have an ADHD program. https://www.hofstra.edu/studentaffairs/stddis/stddis_pals.html
What was your son’s SAT scores? Is it better for him to be competing against stronger students at Hofstra?
All seem to have dedicated ADHD support programs (probably why you picked them).
E.g.,
Lynn University
Boca Raton, Florida
The Institute for Achievement and Learning
https://www.lynn.edu/academics/individualized-learning/institute-for-achievement-and-learning
561-237-7900 or 561-237-7881, ask for head of LD program or executive director of the IAL
Lynn University in sunny and warm Boca Raton, Florida offers arguably the best program for bright, sociably independent students with learning differences. Lynn’s Institute for Achievement and Learning comprehensive support program serves several hundred of the school’s 2,000 undergraduate students and has a staff of 11 full-time employees and 35 part-time employees. Staff includes tutors (tutoring is available in all subjects), LD specialists, and diagnostic/learning specialists. A two-day orientation is mandatory before freshman year. It provides tutoring by professional tutors in all subjects. The more support needed by a student, the greater the cost; however, this is one university where the higher price tag is worth it.
Naples is 2 hours away…easy to for you to pick him up when necessary.
Knowing not much at all Lynn seems the sweet spot in the middle academically and also near by for your support.
I only know about Lynn U, and their program is solid. They won’t hold your hand but truly try to have students succeed.
Premed is brutal anywhere, especially for kids with ADHD. Executive functioning and organization are paramount to be a successful med school applicant. The GPA and MCAT score will be the primary drivers of admission to med school.
So based on above, it sounds like Lynn is the best choice.
I had a similar question but for a different reason. Besides GPA, MCAT is critical, and to score high, one HAS to be an excellent tester prior to entering college, i.e., 650+ SAT-M. If your son’s score is much lower than that, I’d consider a different major (Bio majors have few job opportunities) and different career (not premed), as the odds of a low-scoring student getting accepted into med school are almost nil.
I’d find out how many Lynn grads go on to med school & what sort of screening applicants have to go through. (A fair number of colleges claim that a very high percentage of their applicants are admitted to med school but neglect to mention they have a screening committee and you can’t apply unless the committee endorses you. The committee may only endorse a small percentage of applicants.)
like @jonri said:
When someone tells you that 70 % of students get into med school from a college, what is that %?
Is it the %:
of freshman who say they are pre-med? no
the ones who get through Bio and Chem?
The ones who get through Organic Chem?
The ones who finish all the pre-med courses?
The ones who have a good GPA and good sGPA?
The ones who still want to go to medical school?
The ones who volunteer and shadow?
The ones who take the MCAT?
The ones who get a good score on the MCAT?
Of the ones who get that far…
The ones then who got a recommendation letter from the Health committee (if that is a thing at your college)?
Then 70% them get into medical school. But you have to get that far.
The part of @bopper 's post I was talking about is what you have to do to get
Some colleges let anyone apply to med school. Some colleges allow anyone who meets certain criteria apply, e.g., a certain gpa and MCAT score. Some give the committee total discretion.