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Does having epilepsy benefit a first-year college applicant in the admission process?
Sun, 01/23/2011 - 02:40Hello all,
I am currently a Junior in high school. I make good grades, have a rigorous secondary school record, and have what I believe to be great extracurricular activities, qualities, and hobbies. I have a passion for learning, and love science. As an aspiring engineer, I would like to attend a university that has an excellent School of Engineering.
I have been looking at schools such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Certainly a school such as MIT is very competitive in the admission process, and every hopeful student wants to use what they can to increase their chances of acceptance.
So, I would like to know...Does having epilepsy (a medical disability) benefit/increase your chances of being admitted to a college in any way? (The 504 Plan I have at my high school will show up on my application/transcript information to give evidence of the condition.)
Thank you.
Comments
Re: Does having epilepsy benefit a first-year college
Submitted by smallsock on Sun, 2011-01-30 - 20:06
If I may be allowed to ask a question...
Okay Tadzio, are you saying that you are not discouraging a person with epilepsy from going to college and seeking epilepsy-related scholarships, grants, and help? That you are just saying they should be careful, read the fine print, and that everything that seems to be free isn't?
If I may be allowed to ask a question...
Okay Tadzio, are you saying that you are not discouraging a person with epilepsy from going to college and seeking epilepsy-related scholarships, grants, and help? That you are just saying they should be careful, read the fine print, and that everything that seems to be free isn't?
Re: Does having epilepsy benefit a first-year college
Submitted by brcburner on Sun, 2011-01-30 - 19:55
You just don't get it do you? When I say I don't have time for this, it means I'm not going to respond to this anymore; I'm not even taking the time you read your last entry; I think it's really rude to use someone else's blog to have some stupid competition, and I think it's pretty sad that you have enough time to write such a repetitious 'novel' on this thing. Again, if you want to inform, address it to the person that asking for information. With the apparent 'competitious' mindset, I'd be suprised if you didn't make sure 'You had the last word". Do what you want and say what you want....you won't hear from me anymore. Maybe you should take a look at the side effects of your Keppra and see how much depression its causing you, b/c you sure as hell don't sound like a happy person. I feel sorry for you.