Where to Focus 4 ADHD with good SATs

shoot4moon
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:05:44 +0000

My DD has ADHD (inattentive) and has had an IEP since 5th grade due to my pressuring the school. Her triannual will be in March of this year as a junior. We just came back from our first college tour, and she is remotivated and energized to improve her admissions profile. Based on her frosh and soph grades, she has a weighted GPA of 3.0 with honors classes in English and History. She has been in waterpolo, but has not done many other excurriculars. Her PSAT score was 186, which I understand is pretty high. The question is, where should she focus her energy if she wants a shot at (for example) her current top choices: Pepperdine (CA) Loyola Marymount (CA) Boston University or Clark University (MA). We have been told that admissions officers look negatively on kids whose GPA is inconsistent with SATs, so she thinks she should skip the SAT prep classes, focus on adding max effort to her GPA, and maybe add one extra curric. in service. Waterpolo is a lot of hours a week, and although she enjoys it I don’t see her as getting recruited or being a standout in this area. We have also found an ADHD coach who were are going to pay to help her improve her study skills - she seems great, but I feel we need a focus.

Would love suggestions!