<p>Knox has a TRIO program too, and seemed a great LAC for a superior student with LD concerns. Likewise Beloit also has TRIO program, ditto.</p>
<p>He needs to research, visit and deicde for himself which UG is the best fit for him personally. At lease that is how my D. decided for both UG and Med. School. Listenning to others is NOT such a good idea, nobody knows you and your goals well enough to give a credible advice. D. dismissed all advises that did not satisfy her own criteria. She was extrememly happy with her UG choice and so far very happy with her Med. School choice (3rd year). She has never chosen based on ranking either and currently is doing well in class filled with Ivy graduates and various Grad Schools graduates while coming from the state public herself. Working hard at any UG that matches you the best will produce positive results.</p>
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<p>Miami, the whole purpose of this college forum is to help those who are seeking knowledge and who wish to pick the brains of others who have been there and can give suggestions and advice. The OP is looking for a very specific type of advice for a very specific type of student - a bright, high-achieving dyslexic. Your daughter’s experience isn’t very relevant in this case.</p>
<p>Shawbridge - I’ve been following your story for a while as my older daughter is the same class as your son. Your experiences are not very different however, you should be proud of all you and your son have accomplished but they are not idiosyncratic, they are somewhat typical. And there is no way any amount of modeling or coaching on self-advocacy would have been acceptable or effective with my daughter, but college did allow her to begin to explore that needed skill.</p>
Hi I notice that this post is from 2009. I am in a very similar position with my daughter. She is very bright, has a great GPA, good scores but we worry about the amount of time it takes her to do her work. How did college work for your son? He should have graduated by now. Hopefully you will still get this comment.
The OP hasn’t been on CC in over a year. You can try PMing them. @shawbridge may be able to answer.
We are in the (almost) same boat so I look forward to hearing from anyone with similar experiences who wants to share what worked, what didn’t, lessons learned, etc.
@mpmini , take a look at post #58, where Shawbridge talks about his son’s experience in college – he was extremely successful, and graduated summa cum laude from Amherst. Earlier in the thread there was a fair amount of very detailed discussion, suggestions and advice for parents of high-achieving dyslexic kids.
The University of Arizona has an amazing program for undergraduates with dyslexia. Check it out.
My ds is severely dyslexic. One firm decision he made was to not apply to any schools not on a full semester system. He is very gifted, but his reading speed is very slow. He was afraid he would not be able to keep up with the pace of classes on a 1/4 system.
Although this post is some 6 years ago I’m so grateful for all the wonderful advice. We were able to figure out that my son was dyslexic when he was 6 years old. He has been to a private school for dyslexia, spent several years homeschooling with me in preparation to transition back to public school and now is a junior taking several AP classes. His learning difference has been such a overwhelming part of his life that we feel this same way, if a college doesn’t want him because he is dyslexic and will need accommodations to succeed then that is not the place for him to spend four years of his life. Additionally, he didn’t want to have his language requirement waived in high school but knew that he wouldn’t be able to take a foreign language while he still works on English so he takes an American Sign Language class at the local community college. Part of our college search process will be to look at Engineering and Computer Science programs but if they have a language requirement do they have Sign Language as an option to meet that requirement.