Unique Affirmative Action Dilemma

happymomof1
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:19:16 +0000

Your cousin needs to wake up and smell the coffee.

Admitting to his disability will level the playing field for him. Which means that he indeed will be admitted based on his own merit.

He won’t get in anywhere because of his disability, BUT knowing about his disability will allow the admissions committees to interpret his file properly. For example, if he has a disability that has caused him to miss many days of school, explaining that he missed those days because of his health issues is much more to the point than leaving the admissions committees wondering why on earth such a smart kid is cutting class all the time. They will be able to award him “full merit points” instead of giving him a “demerit” for absenteeism.

If you click on “Discussion Home” in the upper left of this page, and then scroll down, you will eventually hit on the Learning Differences and Challenges forum. There you and your cousin can read lots of threads about disabilities and the college application process.