How do colleges handle applications of children with health issues

<p>Those are pretty respectable grades and scores even for kids without physical challenges. You’ll see many participants on this message board who have much higher GPAs and test scores, but don’t let that throw you. </p>

<p>Why not begin by using one of the many search programs (I think there’s one on this site and CollegeBoard may have one) that lets you plug in grades and scores and gives you a list of schools for which your grades and scores put you well in the running.</p>

<p>I think your daughter will be viewed favorably in comparison to others with GPA 3.6 and 1900 test scores, by virtue of having accomplished these things despite great adversity.</p>

<p>You may be asking whether she would be competitive with other students who present much higher grades and scores, because some consideration is given to the adversity she has overcome. That is possible as well, but somewhat less of a sure thing than the first scenario, where she is competing with others with similar credentials.</p>

<p>Additionally, unless you think her health problems will be resolved by the time she gets to college, there could be some advantage to choosing a school where she is more of a “top of the heap” student. (And that is also the situation in which merit scholarships are most likely to be offered.) </p>

<p>There is a lot of room between the most selective schools and the local community college, and many many schools to choose from in that space.</p>