Students going to college...

Part II on Students with LD going to college...

Marybeth Kravets is fielding questions this week on The Choice about applying to college with a learning disability, the subject of my column published over the weekend in The Times’s Education Life supplement.


From CEC Smart Brief... 
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/marybeth-2/?ref=education

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Hard Decision for students with LD in preparing for college...

From the CEC Smart Brief:   Experts give advice in this blog post for students with learning disabilities who face particular challenges as they apply to college. Among other things, students should consider whether it would be helpful for schools to know about their learning issues before disclosing them on applications, and should consider using the main essay on the Common Application as a place to introduce their disability, they advise.

Click on the link here to read more about it from the article in the NY Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/education/edlife/hard-decisions-for-learning-disabled.html?_r=1

College An Option for Students with Special Needs?

From time to time we are asked if there are any colleges or universities that will accept students with special needs or have programs for students with special needs. To help answer these questions, we have added a "College As An Option" in our Transition Informaiton page.... please note that Wilson County Schools does not recommend or endorse any specific college or university and that they information provided is for public educational purposes only.

If you find or know of any other options for a college or university, please let us know!

CLICK HERE to be taken directly to the Transition Information page...