What colleges prefer students with learning disabilities who succeed?

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<p>I felt that there were a lot of disadvantages that held me back: being in a low income household, having parents who were drug addicts, and being learning disabled.</p>

<p>By working a lot harder than my peers, I managed to do well in high school despite having cognitive processing issues. My GPA in 9th grade was low. I got my act together from there.</p>

<p>9th grade: 3.1UW
10th grade: 3.7UW
11th grade: 3.7UW</p>

<p>PSAT: 190
SAT: 2010</p>

<p>AP scores (no accommodations):
AP Physics C-3
AP US History-3
AP English Language-4
AP Spanish-5
AP Stats-5</p>

<p>Part-time job (15 hours/week)</p>

<p>Awards:
Congressional recognition from Carl Levin
Questbridge finalist (should receive my decisions earlier)
DECA States-2nd place
AP Scholar with distinction</p>

<p>ECs:
100+ hours of community service
Key Club (10, 11, 12)
Indian American Student Association (10,11)
DECA (11,12)</p>

<p>I know there's not much I did in high school, but I know I have a lot of potential to succeed. Are there any colleges that prefer learning disabled students who succeed? Even though I'm not Ivy material, I've applied to all top 10 schools in the nation.</p>

<p>My intended major is computer science</p>

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<p>If you are a Questbridge finalist, then it is almost certain that you are facing serious money issues. Can your family help pay anything, or are you entirely on your own for covering your college expenses?</p>

<p>Go to the Financial Aid Forum, and start there by reading the threads at the top of the forum. That will help you identify places that are likely to be possible for you financially.</p>

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<p>I would look at smaller LAC because they tend to be more personalized and nurturing in both their acceptance criteria and school programs. You might want to look into Colleges That Change Lives as a good starting point and also those schools that don’t need standardized tests.</p>

<p>You don’t say where you’re from so it’s hard to be more specific as transportation costs could be an issue.</p>

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<p>Someone will be impressed with your accomplishments under such difficult circumstances, but it may not be the Top 10 schools. Try and look for schools that say they do “holistic admissions” - that’s who will be impressed. That does include some of the Top 10, but not necessarily all. And it certainly includes the top LACs.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>