<p>So this person I know at my school got into several good schools (earlham, College of charleston, and a few others i forget) with below a 2.2 and a 19 on the ACT. Supposedly the person claims that they got in because they have a learning disability and the college looks over their bad stats.... Isn't that unfair to the rest of us?</p>
<p>Not really. Think about it this way, colleges do like to see students overcome adversity. They like to see someone doing the best that they can do. So this person may have a lot of learning disabilities, but they set a goal they completed their goal and they did the best they could do. That makes them someone the campus would want, because they show ability to follow through even in harsh times.</p>
<p>What good is a 4.0 34Act 100 Ecs if when the going gets tough the person bails out?</p>
<p>True malishka, but i have known people with worse learning disabilities get much better gpa's and actually have ec's (which this person didn't). I can understand how a college can look over test scores, but i think one should have to prove that they can succeed by getting good grades. Isn't that what college is about? succeding in the real world?</p>