Students w/ a LEARNING DISABILITY...chances?

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<p>Students with a learning disability…college chances? </p>

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<p>Hello everyone. I am writing this in regards to my 17 year old daughter, who is applying to colleges this year (this is her sister's accout!). She is an excellent student - a GPA of 3.8 (weighted 4.5) and adored by all her teachers. She is currently taking 5 APs this semester, and will take 4 next semester. (Cumulatively, she has amassed an impressive 6 APs on top of this).</p>

<p>However, the problem is this – she has a learning disability. She has never once used this to her advantage; her tests are timed normally, she is not in special classes nor does she receive tutoring. In middle school, we noticed that it took her the longest time to complete her work. For freshman year, she had her IQ (and various other factors) tested which resulted in us confirming our beliefs – she has some delayed cognitive abilities. Certain factors were in the 99thpercentile, such as the intact of information (I cannot be sure of the scientific terms) and was inferred that the IQ equivalent was in the mid 160’s. Despite this, certain skills (linked to memory) were dismal – seemingly the paralleling an IQ of 80. They diagnosed her with a learning disability and an IQ of 115. The results were namely that her brain has the inability to retain information unless the material is studied ad nauseum. In fact, we have never even informed our high school about this.</p>

<p>How does this factor in to schools? Well, she has NO ECS! No time, she is always working. In order to reach parity with top students, she works around 18 hrs. a day each weekend, and from 3:00pm to 12:00 am during the week. At times, she must stay up until 2 am. Ostensibly, the transcript would reveal that she is unwilling to participate in activities outside of the classroom. She goes to a highly competitive private high school where a plurality of the students also are on student gov., sports, etc. </p>

<p>When speaking to schools, they were appalled that she did “nothing” with her “free time”! What can we do to ensure that she is accepted to a great school, when even the local colleges are dismissed by her “lack of social relativism”?</p>

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<p>This is where your essay stands out! </p>

<p>Honestly under her circumstances most colleges would recognize her for disability, but you’d have to actually mention it. </p>

<p>I know you really dont want to use it for her advantage but you really should now</p>