<p>Momobsessed -- Just a vote of confidence that you are doing the right thing. My oldest made a similar decision when he applied to colleges (5 years ago, now) with a different health issue. I disagreed with him then, but I believe it was the right thing after all. It seemed to me that he should get "extra credit" for dealing with a life-threatening illness and surgery during HS, but he wanted to focus only on academics. </p>
<p>Since then, I've learned of others who did disclose various problems, who were ultimately rejected from colleges that seemed otherwise to fit, and I suspect the decision was made based on the fact that the schools didn't want to deal with any health issues. Coming out of a public HS, we are somewhat conditioned for the school to "have to care" about our kids, but the universities, I think, are looking for high success, low maintenance kids.</p>
<p>After S was admitted, there was a time when he had to explain his health history to the school health services, in order to receive appropriate treatment. But most people at school never knew.</p>