<p>The math seminar I am in for the fall is an algebra course. However it doesn't even cover algebra II. In addition I have a learning disability in mathematics and due to my test scores in the subject I'm stuck in it for a full year! I also want to transfer badly from the school I'm going to be going to next year. </p>
<p>I was wondering what I should do and what my options are?</p>
<p>I’ve never heard of a mathematics learning disability.</p>
<p>Well there’s always exceptions to the departmental rules. It sounds like you’re in a remedial math course. If you believe your test scores do not accurately reflect your mathematical ability, you could petition to take a school placement exam to determine your mathematical knowledge. You should talk to your academic adviser and the head of the math department about your dilemma.</p>
<p>@dshinka</p>
<p>they exist. [Dyscalculia</a> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyscalculia]Dyscalculia”>Dyscalculia - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>@Kevin</p>
<p>is your learning disability documented by a doctor? there should be places on campus that can diagnosis it. if you have proof of your disability, you can submit that along with your transfer applications. you can also have someone speak to your mathematics department.</p>
<p>I could see that if your brain was damaged, but I do not believe it other than that. Just an opinion.</p>
<p>keithb250, </p>
<p>Learning disabilities aren’t about brain damage. They are about different brain-wiring. </p>
<p>For most of human history, no one needed to read, write, or do math. This means that all of us are wandering around in the 21st century with brains designed for a very different kind of existence. The notion that absolutely everyone needs to read, write, and do math is, essentially, something that certain members of our species came up with over coffee just this morning. Some of us are pre-equipped to adapt better to this latest idea than others. Unfortunately, the folks who decided that we all need to read, write, and do math don’t always quite get it that not everyone has the same kind of wiring as they do. Which is how we get the terminology “disability” instead of just using the more accurate term “difference”.</p>
<p>A math learning difference, is not the end of existence in the 21st century. The important thing is for the OP to figure out his/her best way to compensate for his/her personal weaknesses in that area, and then get on with the rest of his/her life. The solution may be a simple as using a pocket calculator, or finding a spouse who likes handling all of the number issues in the family. In the college selection process, it may be a simple as figuring out which colleges and universities don’t care if he/she has mastered math beyond X level.</p>
<p>well again I disagree, because according to the link posted by miss- it can be caused by brain damage. My opinion is quite simply that I agree with that as a reason (brain damage). Other than that I do not believe it. I do not believe it is a disability. Not at all. Yes some people can see it easier, and grasp it quicker. That does not mean those that struggle have a disability. It means they have to work a little harder. Every person can learn to read, and every person can learn to do math. The only way I believe it is not possible is if the person has had some form of brain damage or they are not provided a normal environment for growth through the first years of their life. (like the girl in California in the 70’s who was kept in a cage). </p>
<p>I am sure you can point to many studies, and they mean nothing to me. It is an excuse to me, end of story. That is how I see it, and I am not able to be convinced other.</p>
<p>@dshinka</p>
<p>they exist. Dyscalculia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>@Kevin</p>
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<p>I have a long history of documentation leading back to the kindergarten which was for that time for ADD and an unknown learning difficulty in math. However I got formally diagnosed with a severe learning disability in math about a year and a half ago by a educational psychologist. Although the history of a learning disability in math stretches back much further as I mentioned above.</p>
<p>Kevin Brown -</p>
<p>Set up a meeting with the Disabilities Services team at your college and find out what options you have. If you know that you are transferring, that the places you are applying to will not require this particular Math course, and your projected major will not require it, you may be able to change to a different course that is more useful for you.</p>
<p>If, on the other hand the places you will be applying to require a specific Math course for admission and will not waive that requirement for a transfer applicant, then you do indeed need to find out how to meet that requirement. Again, the Disability Services team should be able to help you identify the best course(s) to take.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>