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Because the bulk of financial aid (federal, institutional, and private) is based on financial need, not on major nor on academic performance. This is an interesting topic to discuss in general terms, but in this context it’s probably not fair to Mitdu’s son, whose behavior to date (taking loans in his own name, refusing special assistance, smashing the limited expectations placed on him in high school) suggests the antithesis of an entitlement mentality.</p>
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Hmmm. If the experts have said success is impossible for him… it’s no wonder he doesn’t want to deal with any more experts.</p>
<p>As someone else has noted here, large public U’s have a financial interest in accommodating disabilities. They have a lot more experience with disabilities of all sorts (and students succeeding with those disabilities) than your high school could ever have. And they know he’s not dumb.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t pull him out, given that he’s made considerable progress in the second semester. I would try making a deal with him that, while he’s on probation, he will work with the Disabilities Coordinator and accept reasonable accommodations. If that meant paying for his retakes, I’d make the exception. I think that if he meets with her and hears her out, he may come away with a different understanding of disability resources. It’s not about fostering weakness and dependence; it’s about removing obstacles so that he can perform according to his capacity.</p>