Hi! I’m a high school senior applying to colleges. I am wondering about the different services for LD students at college. I was looking at the college board website, and some schools say they have “comprehensive services for students with LD” while some are “partial services for students with LD.” What is the difference? What services do comprehensive offer compared to partial? What is your experience with this?
Thank you!
I think this is semantics rather than a quantifiable difference. The best way to find out what’s available at a school you’re interested in is to call their Disability Services department and ask. (It will not affect your application in any way. Just call and tell them you’re a prospective student, and ask if someone can speak with you about services offered.)
Last year, my dd met with the disability offices at the schools she was interested in. This played heavily into her decisions making. You only have a professor for one semester, but you’ll be working with the office of disability services your entire 4 to 5 years in college. Be sure you like them and that they are able to offer the type of accommodations you need.
@newcrew42 When she met with disability offices, what kind of questions did she ask? Who did she meet with? I’m just curious because I have no idea how to go about this.
We googled “office of disability services for university of ------------”. Found a phone number, called, asked for a meeting to discuss accommodations. In every case, we were able to either email, fax or upload her current documentation so that her file could be reviewed. At some schools we met with the head of the deapartment at others it was the person who would be her contact during college. We asked if the university would be able to provide our current accommodations. We went over each one. How their system works? How do you schedule tests? Etc. We toured the facility to see testing rooms etc. you need to be able to advocate for yourself. If you 18 the university doesn’t usually want to speak to your parents. They want to see that the student can articulate their needs.
@newcrew42 Thank you for your insight.