<p>We finally have the SAT score. Now I need to figure out what I should have son do next.
He is going to be a senior. LD and ADD identified since age 7 but only on medication the last few years. And only on medication that was working the past year.
Overall high school GPA 3.4 weighed, 3.3 unweighed.
But upward trend.(finally finding a med that worked) Jr year gpa first semester 3.75 and second semester 4.0.
Senior yr schedule-
english 12
AP Calc
AP Stats
Econ
Government
Drawing
Painting
Has 3 years of lab science- math based physics, chem and bio
completed 3 yrs of spanish
SAT score math 710, Reading 530, and writing 460 (essay 7)
Wants to stay in the western US. Might consider midwest.
He doesn't feel a need for a LD program. But it would be nice if one was available. I feel small school he doesn't care. He needs a school with a strong writing support center. He doesn't know what he will major in.
He is middle of the road politically and socially. He would prefer easy access to outdoor activities. He is an easy going and could find his niche in many different places.
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Should he retake the SAT. For most kids the answer is probably an easy yes. But for him these scores are pretty true to his strengths and weakness. His math skills are good. He learned to read and write late (almost age 10) and his skills have never caught up. He did some prep but could do more.</p>
<p>mom60, does he have any particular schools he is targeting?</p>
<p>I hate to see kids obsess about the SAT tests and re-take them too many times. So I like your statmenet that the scores are pretty true to his strengths. </p>
<p>That's why I ask what schools he might target - for some, his scores will be fine. For others, a re-take would be nice. Lopsided is fine, but I do have a question. </p>
<p>What fields does he think he might pursue in college? If math is a strength, is science also? If it is, and with that lopsided score, I'd like to see him have a fourth science on the Senior schedule.</p>
<p>Good friend of family with LD and ADD went to Indiana in Bloomington. We didn't think it would be a good place for him...too big...but he's had a great experience. Lots of extra help available, including a tutoring and writing center. Just finished 4th year...and in 1 more year will have both bachelors and masters in mgt. Never thought he'd even finish undergrad! Would highly recommend looking into Indiana.</p>
<p>Jmmom- His list right now is extremely short. He is not a long range planner. He has briefly looked at some of the mail that has come.
Will definitely apply to Northern Arizona which should be a sure bet based on auto admit on grades and test scores. He wants to apply to Boulder since he likes snowboarding and mountain biking and has friends going. I think it is way to big. He also was interested in ASU which I have vetoed on size.
He has done well with science when he stays focused. Biology was the hardest for him. The AP teachers for the sciences aren't a good fit for him. He does best with a strong organized teacher.
I will look into Indiana.
We are also looking at some CSU's, Montana school and maybe Oregon and Washington.
Has expressed an interest in Colorado School of Mines.
He doesn't know what he wants to study. He knows it wont be any liberal arts type of major. Has considered engineering but knows little about it. Most CSU's don't have engineering so if he definitely wanted engineering we have to look more carefully. I doubt he has the focus to do engineering. He also is considering math. Or construction engineering or even sports management. He is great at making money so maybe business. He is a great problem solver.
The transition to college is going to be hard on him. He will need to really balance his school and play. Without meds he is easily sidetracked.
I want him at a school that he is challenged but I also don't want him in over his head.
Would he be a good candidate at any of the Schools that Change Lives?</p>
<p>Mom60
You might want to reconsider ASU by looking into its Honor College (Barrett Honors) which would make the size of the school manageble.They have their own dorm complex,some classes of their own and sections of other classes. Wonderful support services are available.Good engineering available and good Math dept (D's friend was a major).They ski by going to a certain area up north in Az,theres an active ski club. Wonderful hiking/biking opportunities in the desert terrain.</p>
<p>What about Lewis and Clark or Willamette (did I spell that right). I thought of UC Boulder right away (they do have an engineering dept.) My S with a similar profile and little bit better scores (but not much) applied to Mines. He did not receive any scholarship money from them and decided not to visit. I hear great things about the school but he has to want to be an engineer. On the same track, my S applied to the New Mexico Tech. They gave him a great scholarship but he declined to visit. He decided he wanted to stay in the midwest.</p>
<p>Ohio Wesleyan has a particularly good reputation for dealing with kids with learning deficits. Not western, though. What about URedlands?
They offer quite a bit in the way of accommodations - <a href="http://www.redlands.edu/x3010.xml%5B/url%5D">http://www.redlands.edu/x3010.xml</a> - and your son's SATs will be just fine for them.</p>
<p>Good suggestion from Mini. Friend of S with some LD is headed to Ohio Wesleyan.</p>
<p>deb922-New Mexico Tech is one of the first schools he considered. I don't know if he will apply or not.
Mini and Marite- Husband and I are born and raised in Ca. The only think we know about Ohio is where it is located on the map. I think it is to far from home but I will look into Ohio Wesleyan. Another Ohio school that looks interesting is Hiram.
University of Redlands is a strong posibility if he can find a major he likes there.
So I am not completely crazy to not push him to retake the SAT. He took the ACT but we don't have the score yet. It probably will be worse since he did not have accommodations for the ACT and did not finish the test.</p>
<p>LOL. We're from MA, so for S's friend to be going to Ohio Wesleyan must have involved a bit of research from parents (Reed and Yale respectively).</p>
<p>For the school's he's targeting, his SAT scores seem fine. I would relax and enjoy as far as that's concerned.</p>
<p>A couple of thoughts. If he is drawn to larger schools, do you really want to discourage him? There are a number of ways these schools can "live smaller" than their total student body size. Being in the Engineering school is one of them. I know you're worried about that major for him, but if it attracts him, I would let him check it out. The first year for Engineering students is all about science/math anyway - so it would ready him for a math major, or any major. (BTW, it's my observation that some kids who really like math/physics do NOT like bio - so he's not alone there). There's usually one Engineering overview course and maybe Computer Science, so he would have that whole first year to think about whether he wants to pursue Engineering, or instead math, business or whatever.</p>
<p>He may be better able to handle such a program than you think. My under-prepared step-grandson is thriving in Engineering at UNH, a strong regional Tier 2 uni (3.4ish GPA). Your son's hs GPA and SATs exceeded his by a fair piece.</p>