by Elizabeth Hamblet | Dec 26, 2023 | College Admissions Advice, College Search Advice
Introduction I know that students with disabilities and their families hear a lot of things about the college admissions process that worry them. So much what they hear is untrue. (Read my responses to other admissions myths.) I’ll answer some FAQs to dispel this myth...
by Elizabeth Hamblet | Mar 28, 2023 | College accommodations, College Admissions Advice, College Search Advice, Course Substitutions at College
Introduction Students with disabilities might receive a waiver from their high school for their math or foreign language requirements because those classes would be extremely challenging due to the impact of the disability. Despite what you may have heard, however,...
by Elizabeth Hamblet | Mar 7, 2021 | College Admissions Advice, Course Substitutions at College
Introduction If you do an online search to find out how colleges’ foreign language (FL) or math requirements for admission apply to students with disabilities, you may come across posts saying that colleges can’t hold students with disabilities to these...
by Elizabeth Hamblet | Mar 6, 2021 | College Admissions Advice
Introduction Self-determination is an important skill for students to develop as they move through high school. One opportunity to exercise it is in the college admissions process, where they may decide to disclose their disability, or not. That decision should be...
