ADHD / Learning - Toronto - Other Universities

<p>I live in Vermont in the United States, but my wife is a Canadian citizen, so our children have dual citizenship. My son is in 11th grade, and is looking at colleges now. Because he has Canadian citizenship, he will have to pay the Canadian out-of-province tuition and fees, rather than the foreign student tuition and fees. </p>

<p>I'm not sure where to post this question exactly, so I thought I would start with the U of T board.</p>

<p>We live in Vermont, but my wife is Canadian, so my kids all have dual citizenship. If they attend a Canadian University, they will pay out-of-province rates, rather than foreign student rates.</p>

<p>My son has just finished 11th grade, and is now looking at universities.</p>

<p>My son also has Attention Deficit Disorder, and will need some degree of support to make sure that he stays on track. </p>

<p>In the United States, all universities are required to provide some support to students with learning disabilities or attention deficit disorder. Among other things, they are required to give him extra time on exams, and some schools also give some guidance to make sure that these kids aren't getting behind in their work, including providing special tutoring. </p>

<p>Is this kind of support offered at Canadian universities? </p>

<p>Are there any universities that are particularly noted for providing good support for students with his problem? He will be most likely taking an engineering curriculum. He has a 90 average, is ranked 8th in a class of 60, and got about 1100 on his SAT's, so McGill and Toronto would be over his head, unless his test scores improved significantly.</p>

<p>He also won't want to stray too far from home, so anything west of Toronto will be too far. He'll need an English-speaking university, although he does speak French (he really can't write French at a University level).</p>

<p>Contact >>>>> [U&lt;/a&gt; of T Accessibility Services - Contact Accessibility Services](<a href=“Accessibility Services - UofT Student Life”>Accessibility Services - UofT Student Life)</p>

<p>And check out the website.</p>

<p>boondocks, all universities will have accomodations possible for students who require Disability Services. For example, here is the page for Queen’s University:</p>

<p>[About</a> Disability Services | HCDS | Queen’s University](<a href=“http://www.queensu.ca/hcds/ds/about/index.html]About”>http://www.queensu.ca/hcds/ds/about/index.html)</p>

<p>If you check the websites of the schools you’re interested in, you can likely find a similar page for each. I don’t know if all Canadian schools require SATs but for those that do, I’m afraid he is going to have to increase his scores significantly, especially for Engineering, which routinely has one of the highest entrance requirements at Canadian schools. Queen’s wouldn’t be too far from Vt., it’s about half way between Toronto and Montreal. Have a look at the OUAC site, which is how he will have to apply to Ontario schools.</p>

<p>[All</a> Other Undergraduate Applicants (OUAC 105) | Ontario Universities’ Application Centre](<a href=“http://www.ouac.on.ca/ouac-105/]All”>105 - Home | Ontario Universities' Application Centre)</p>

<p>There should be links there to all schools, which will give you the chance to look at each website and see which ones offer Engineering programs. One thing to keep in mind is that Canadian schools, generally speaking, are going to require more independence and self-sufficiency than American schools do. There is much less hand-holding and nurturing than you would usually find at many American schools. This may or may not be an issue for your son but it’s best to be fully informed, nonetheless. Best of luck to you, and to him. We are also dual citizens and three of my five Ds attended college in Canada. All had a wonderful experience, and received as good an education as my two Ds who attended U.S. colleges (including one who was at an Ivy), for a fraction of the cost.</p>