Rescind Admission?

Sikorsky
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:49:07 +0000

Oh, indeed, that changes everything! (Really, I’m not being sarcastic. I have a chronically ill teenager, and I am totally sympathetic to your situation.)

It raises a new issue for me. I jumped to the totally erroneous conclusion that you’re a slacker. (For which, by the way, I apologize sincerely, but as you said, you did withhold a crucial piece of the puzzle!) You want to make sure the people at Buffalo understand that you’re working well up to your capacity with a chronic medical condition, and not simply being lazy. I think you can accomplish this.

Does your current school already have documentation of your diagnosis? Do you, for example, have a 504 Plan that gives you some accommodations for your condition? If so, enlist the help of your guidance counselor, or whoever it is at your school that handles college placement. Drop that early class, and ask that person to explain to Buffalo the reasons for the change. And if your school doesn’t already have documentation of your diagnosis, give it to them. Then drop the class and get the guidance counselor to explain to Buffalo…

I think Buffalo will be understanding because, as you’ve said, your other grades indicate that you’re clearly capable of doing strong academic work. Moreover, they know at Buffalo–and you or your guidance counselor could remind them in a letter–that although high school starts before 8:00 a.m. (or at least, it does in a lot of places), college doesn’t have to, so you’re unlikely to have exactly this problem as an undergraduate.

And if Buffalo isn’t understanding in this case, it might not be the right place for you anyway. Know what I mean?

Good luck.