Rana Slosberg

Owner
Slosberg College Solutions LLC

If you are a student with Learning Differences and/or ADHD, I recommend that you research and visit with the personnel in the departments that provide disability services at the college. These services may be in one department or spread over several departments with names like Disability Support Services, Office of Disability Support, Learning Support Center, and Academic Support Center. Think about...

Nancy Milne

Owner
Milne Collegiate Consulting

The college search for a student with learning differences is pretty much the same with the addition of researching the support services available on campus. Some schools will have an actual support office, others an informal list of tutors, some colleges offer writing skiils centers, at some schools the services will be free, at others you may have to pay for certain services. It will be up to you...

Diana Hanson

Common Sense College Counseling
College Mentors

You'll want to visit/contact the office of Disability Services at each college to which you're thinking of applying and check out the services that they offer. While every college is required to provide accommodations according to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the quality of support can vary widely. Depending on the type of learning differences you have and the accommodations required, you may...

Bill Pruden

Head of Upper School, College Counselor
Ravenscroft School

While the fundamental application process is no different, but students with learning differences do need to determine what the exact extent of the school’s effort and accommodations will be. Given the nature of the Americans With Disabilities Act there are certain things that every school must provide, but some are certainly more active than others. You can get basic information off the school’s...

Reecy Aresty

College Admissions/Financial Aid Expert & Author
Payless For College, Inc.

Will my disability be taken into consideration when I apply & to what extent, & how will I be accommodated if I enroll?

Lora Lewis

Educational Consultant
Lora Lewis Consulting

Before you begin your college search, it's important to have a very clear, honest idea of who you are as a learner. Work with your family, your teachers, and your resource support to clearly identify your needs and how you learn best. When you begin to explore colleges, do so with the goal of finding those that best meet your unique needs for educational support. Remember that your rights to...