Class rank only reported in weighted GPA

3SailAway
Sat, 14 Jan 2023 05:43:07 +0000

Knowsstuff:

I would be more concerned with schools that support severe dyslexia and if he has a 504 /IEP accommodations that he needs to have to be the successful student that he currently is.

S24 was in special ed from age 3 until the end of his freshman year in high school. At that point, he was declassified. The only accommodation he receives at school is extra time. He often goes in before school for help from teachers, but this is available to all students. He uses audiobooks, text-to-speech, and speech-to-text.

Every college we’ve looked at has an office for accommodations (Student Accessibility Services, etc). However, it’s hard to find out about the culture and practices surrounding disabilities unless you know a student at the school. For example, D19’s college is not known for LD support, and is not on any lists of schools that kids with disabilities should look at, yet the professors are remarkably understanding. It is not difficult to register with SAS, and there are free writing centers and readily available student tutoring. It is common for even the top students to use these resources. But, this school is too selective and academically demanding for S24. He’s looking for a place where he can learn and do reasonably well in his classes, but also have a full and balanced life.

I think I will start a thread about S24’s journey sometime next week. It seems like there are people out there with knowledge and suggestions, as well as other non-typical CC students who could benefit.

Once the thread is up, I’ll post a link to it here. Thanks to all for being willing to engage and help!