Dyslexia, full disclosure?

amtc
Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:54:26 +0000

I am reading all this with great interest as my daughter is also dyslexic. Her schools have always been very accommodating so we did not officially classify her until sophomore year in high school when she needed it for the SATs and such.

In her common app essay she mentions her dyslexia only in terms of how it did not detract from her developing her love of and ability for creative writing. Her elementary school uses the Columbia Writing Program and this was instrumental in her developing her writing ability. Again, her dyslexia is not the focus of her essay, just a point of reference.

I think works beautifully and hope we can discuss her few needed accommodations with the schools once she is admitted.