Applying to College for Students With ADD or LD: A Guide to Keep You (and Your Parents) Sane, Satisfied, and Organized Through the Admission Process - Softcover

Grossberg PsyD, Blythe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1433808927 ISBN 13: 9781433808920

Publisher: Magination Press, 2010

Synopsis

Organized in a step-by-step manner, this handy guidebook maps out a plan and a timeline for applying to college. And to help keep you organized and on-track, Applying to College comes loaded with charts, checklists, and assessments to make your application-centered life easier.

In the book, you'll find ways to

• assess your strengths and weaknesses
• analyze your transcript and GPA
• plan for standardized tests
• build your portfolio
• get recommendations
• face your essay
• put together your application
• go on interviews

And find the right college for you!

Applying to College for Students With ADD or LD gives students easy-to-use guidelines and insider tips to make their college application process organized, effective, and less stressful. This one-of-a-kind book is specifically tailored for teens with ADD or LD, and breaks down the application process into manageable steps—from determining personalized criteria for college and narrowing down college choices, to developing a strong portfolio and application, as well as asking for references, requesting financial aid, and preparing for interviews.

About this title

About the Author

Blythe Grossberg, PsyD, is a learning specialist in New York City who works to help children with Asperger's syndrome and learning issues become more effective at school. She is the author of Asperger's Rules! How to Make Sense of School and Friends and Asperger's Teens.

Reviews

Applying to college is an exercise fraught with angst for most high-school students, but those with learning disabilities have an even more difficult challenge trying to find a school that fits. This excellent book guides kids through the process, hitting all the issues that might come up. Beginning with an encouraging introduction, Grossberg then lays out the path to moving through the application process, which she expands upon in subsequent chapters. An early emphasis on figuring out strengths and weaknesses leads to a section on organization: what to do in your junior year, senior year, and the summer before college. Each time-frame is broken down into specific tasks, such as taking standardized tests and writing college essays, which are also explained in detail. Tracking charts will be helpful for kids who need to visualize their progress, and while there are a few fill-in-the-blank pages, those could be photocopied by libraries. There’s such good advice in this—including wiping your social networking pages clean—that teens without ADD or learning disabilities will find this eminently useful, too. Grades 10-12. --Ilene Cooper

Edition details

• Publisher: Magination Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433808927
• ISBN 13: 9781433808920
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144