my learning disability wasnt diagnosed until i was in my late sophmore year and so my fresh, soph and early junior year grades were not that high as my 2nd semester junior yr and my now senior year grades as I made honor roll both times and I e-mailed a college counselor and explained everything that happened and they said if i explained it in detail in my essay they would take it into consideration and I did explain it and now they denied my admission and you know the reason why? Because of my fresh/soph/early junior year grades!!! And I did everything like they asked so do I have a good case to petition for re-admission? I have the e-mail saved and they have my personal statement and everything
2007-12-09 03:33:59 · 10 answers · asked by =) 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
my ACT score was good, i was in many clubs, it was just those 2 1/2 years and my parents got me therapy that is why my grades improved we didn't get therapy earlier because I did not want to get on Ritalin
2007-12-09 03:43:48 · update #1
Sounds to me like somebody just looked at the numbers and not the explanation you sent. Maybe you can get your guidance counselor to send a letter or give them a call, or perhaps you could supply documentation from a medical professional verifying your diagnosis and treatment. If that doesn't work maybe a letter from an attorney would. Good luck.
2007-12-09 03:45:47 · answer #1 · answered by Dirty Dave 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm sorry to tell you this, but you don't have a good case against the school. They didn't deny you admission because you had a learning disability. They denied you admission because you didn't meet the qualifications. If you applied to a private school ED or EA (which are the ones reporting back this time of year), there is a good chance they have a low acceptance rate. This means you have a low chance of getting in regardless of grades, test scores,etc. Maybe a lot or people applied early this year and there was not enough room to accept every qualified student...including you.
If you applied to a state school and didn't get in (or some other school with rolling admissions), there is something wrong petition the school.
2007-12-09 03:43:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a good reason to petition for admission (re-admission would mean that you had been admitted before, which as I read it you were not). This may give you an opportunity to clarify. However, they may have felt that your junior grades alone were not enough to give them a sense of your abilities. Now that you have your senior grades too, you might do better. You don't have a case against the school, who is under no obligation to you or to anyone else to admit you. It is unfortunate that your LD was not diagnosed sooner, but that is not their fault.
2007-12-09 03:46:12 · answer #3 · answered by neniaf 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can petition, but I wouldn't get your hopes up too high. They may have had other applicants who faced similar challenges and got past them in a more impressive fashion, or just seemed like a better fit in other respects. If your grades really were the only factor working against you, you can always go somewhere else for a year or so and try to transfer.
2007-12-09 09:40:19 · answer #4 · answered by MM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There have been tons of newspaper articles out the last 6 months ago about this issue. If you google, "Service Dog News", you'll likely be able to find them.
2016-05-22 07:42:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, petition for readmission. Why not, just don't sue--That'll just cause a lot more problems. It also may depend on the severity of your learning disability. Maybe they used that reason rather than say, "Regardless of your disability you just don't meet our requirements of a student..."
2007-12-09 03:39:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world doesn't owe you anything because you have a learning disability. Where were your parents all these years? Why didn't they become proactive in your education? If you need to blame someone, blame them.
2007-12-09 03:41:42 · answer #7 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely Not.
They have a written policy about who they admit. That's what will stand in court. You didn't meet the criteria, so you don't get in. You'll end up paying their legal fees.
2007-12-09 03:41:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
no one owes you because you have an LD. Apply to some more colleges.
2007-12-09 03:38:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
all they promised was to take it into consideration.
Keep applying.
I can fully understand why you wouldn't want to take Ritalin.
2007-12-09 03:57:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋