<p>Well Nicky, you have to admit most of Penn does not email you that you're in before April.</p>
<p>I'm curious, why does someone like yourself with high scores want to be a nurse rather than a doctor?</p>
<p>Haha, that is true...but I still wouldn't jump to conclusions and accuse people of lying about a school that I am apparently not too informed on. :)</p>
<p>I actually always wanted to be a physician until this year, since I've actually spent a lot of time with them at the hospital (I'm in a special program.) I've realized that they really are not involved in patient care at all, in fact, they have so many patients that they run around all day just so they can pay a visit to each one. However, the nurses are there making decisions about what is best for each patient and getting to know them...then the physicians stop in, sign the orders, and move on to the next. That said, I'm still not positive I want to do nursing, but I will probably double major if I go to Penn, so med school is always an option. :)</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I've never done any reason on this--so can someone give me the quick explanation (if one exists) on where LD's come from. Is this a genetic problem with the sperm and egg used to create a child? Is this something that has possibly always existed but has not been recognized until now because of scientific advancements? Is it something like fetal alcohol syndrome--caused by use of drugs or alcohol by the mother (or even by the father, resulting in a screwup in his sperm)? Can breathing in air pollution, toxic waste, etc, etc. cause this??</p>
<p>NickyJane, If you think it will help you then tell them. Have you asked your counselor about this? Definitely tell them sometime after acceptance though so you can get help from their learning center.</p>
<p>Bluealien01</p>
<p>Your post hardley deserves a reply, but your overwhelming ignorance demands it. I assure you that learning disorders do not stem from "fetal alcohol syndrome, breathing toxic air-polllution, etc. Some learning disorders ( and there are many!) have a genetic basis, but not all do. Kids with learning isssues, like ADHD process information differently. Most have issues with time management (so do "normal" kids!!!) impulsivity, staying on task, etc. The difference between them and other students is that their disablity impairs their ability to perform at the level they are capable. Some kids require medication because it closes that gap. Let's not use this forum to debate meds, please! Let's say the issue of medication is contoversial.<br>
ALL LD kids develop coping and compensating mechnaisms which in many cases reflect their creativity and giftedness. It has nothing to do with IQ, in fact Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison are famous not only for their contributions and achievements but also because they had ADHD. The list of truely talented people is endless from CEO's to Physicians to Actors and Artists. The real problem that LD kids face in realizing their full potential are from people who treat them as though they are retarded, ostracize and bully them, and wreck havoc on their self esteem.</p>
<p>"Bluealien01</p>
<p>Your post hardley deserves a reply, but your overwhelming ignorance demands it. I assure you that learning disorders do not stem from "fetal alcohol syndrome, breathing toxic air-polllution, etc. Some learning disorders ( and there are many!) have a genetic basis, but not all do. Kids with learning isssues, like ADHD process information differently. Most have issues with time management (so do "normal" kids!!!) impulsivity, staying on task, etc. The difference between them and other students is that their disablity impairs their ability to perform at the level they are capable. Some kids require medication because it closes that gap. Let's not use this forum to debate meds, please! Let's say the issue of medication is contoversial.
ALL LD kids develop coping and compensating mechnaisms which in many cases reflect their creativity and giftedness. It has nothing to do with IQ, in fact Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison are famous not only for their contributions and achievements but also because they had ADHD. The list of truely talented people is endless from CEO's to Physicians to Actors and Artists. The real problem that LD kids face in realizing their full potential are from people who treat them as though they are retarded, ostracize and bully them, and wreck havoc on their self esteem.""</p>
<p>I just asked why they happened. If you don't want to reply with a nice answer then keep your mouth shut!! I am not ignorant-- I merely asked if anyone knew where they came from and if they may have existed hundreds of years ago but that we just did not have the medical knowledge present to know what LD's were. @@ And what is this about debating medication? I didn't even ask anything about medication. I also did not say that they came from FAS, I asked if they were LIKE it in that they resulted from drug/alcohol use by either the mother during pregnancy or prior to conception or by the father prior to conception or if they came from other problems.</p>
<p>Maybe you should do what ohiomom said and ask the counselor about this.</p>
<p>LD's</p>
<p>One of the things to remember about characteristics that we define as learning disabilities is that they are very much culturally conditioned. Kids that are academically successful - capable of sitting and focusing on a specific topic - might not have been so successful at survival a few thousand years ago. The kid we would label today as ADHD would have <em>noticed</em> that saber-tooth cat prowling around, and would therefore not have been lunch.</p>