@epiphany : I think some of you are not getting this. Among other credentials, I specialize both in recognizing giftedness and in recognizing and Rx’ing (educationally, strategically) LD…
However, the fact that someone is brilliant, creative, and LD does NOT necessarily qualify that student for an elite school education, where his or peers will most likely be without pronounced LD and will be performing at a higher level due to not having obstacles with cognitive processing and efficient performance. The curriculum will not be geared for him or her. We’re talking about elite schools here (subject of thread), not every private school.
Harvard has never graduated a dyslexic? Or Yale? Being neurotypical, brilliant, and creative doesn’t necessarily qualify a student for an elite school either.