<p>I have a learning disability that I can't comprehend math, I have been evaluated by doctors, teachers I just simply can't comprehend math regardless how it's taught, I can count to 100 but that's it my doctor said I have 2nd grade math skills and I'm 20, but I graduated high school last year (diploma) so I couldn't do math or science but I got steady As on everything else that didn't involve math.</p>
<p>But how can I get into a college without doing math? I can do anything except for math and science and I need to bypass the core classes for that or I can't enroll. Why do you have to do core classes for math and science for degrees that completely have nothing to do with? I don't know what I want to do yet but something that doesn't involve math which I'm not able to do. I'm intelligent but I simply can't and never will be able to do math, I can do everything but math.</p>
<p>Here are my local colleges I want to go on campus:</p>
<p>Is there any way to get into one of these colleges? Which one of these degrees could I do? Do all of these colleges have core classes? How do I get out of doing math and science for a degree that has nothing to do with?</p>
<p>If you have documented learning disabilities you might be able to get a college to waive its math/science requirements. You should contact the office of disabilities at any college you consider and make an appointment to meet with them when you do a college visit. I know someone who got an accommodation to allow them to waive the foreign language requirement at college.</p>
<p>You may want to check the colleges’ web sites to see if there are any math requirements for either admission or graduation in your intended major.</p>
<p>Do you have a specific career goal? If so, make an appointment with the Disabilities Offices at each of the colleges on your list, and go in for a consultation on your options. They should be able to give you some guidance.</p>
<p>If you don’t have a specific career goal, get in touch with the Transition Specialist at your old high school, and ask for advice on testing and screening tools that will help you define your goals. The Transition Specialist also should be a good source of information about finding places to complete your education given your specific disability diagnosis.</p>
<p>You also might want to start a new thread in the Parents Forum or in the Learning Disabilities Forum here to ask for advice. Be sure to include your diagnosis in the title of the thread (or at least a phrase along the line of “severe dyscalculia”) so that the parents who are familiar with that type of issue will notice your thread.</p>