{"id":28245,"date":"2018-08-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/choosing-the-best-college-for-you\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T15:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T19:33:23","slug":"choosing-the-best-college-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/choosing-the-best-college-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing The Best College For You"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Caitlin K. Maynard, Guest Blogger:<\/h4>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_079.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"320\"><strong>College\/graduate school:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Some of us with <a href=\"\/about-hydrocephalus\/\">hydrocephalus<\/a> have the added stress of learning differences. These factors come into play when we start thinking about <a href=\"\/college\/\">college<\/a>. Should I go to a big school or a small school? Should I stay close to home or go far away? Your distance away from home depends on your neurosurgeon and those around you. In my opinion, it is most important to find a place where you are comfortable, your learning differences will be supported, and you will have access to the medical care you need.<\/p>\n<p>Finding a college where your learning differences will be supported can be a challenge. Here are some tips for overcoming challenges you might encounter:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is helpful to access your support systems to find the best college, which can lead to a good graduate school, and a successful <a href=\"\/employment\/\">career<\/a>. These supports are guidance counselors and educational psychologists who can guide you towards a career. These types of professionals can help you look at colleges in a systematic manner.\u00a0 They will help you look at the colleges in the geographical area you want to apply to.<\/li>\n<li>Look at the size colleges you want that will support your\u00a0learning disabilities. This way you will only look at colleges that are suitable for you.<\/li>\n<li>Once you settle on your schools, use your support to help\u00a0guide you through the application process.\u00a0This can be especially helpful if you\u00a0have any major attendance gaps to explain in your application. Educational psychologists will help you explain this in your essay or create an addendum.\u00a0 This will allow colleges or graduate\u00a0schools to see your strengths in\u00a0overcoming any missed school days due to surgeries or illness.<\/li>\n<li>Educational psychologists\/ neuropsychologists can help\u00a0with your testing and planning ahead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Accessing these added supports to create applications for college is truly worthwhile. It can help you find a great college that will support you and help\u00a0show that college why they should accept you. There are ways to work with your strengths and weaknesses, you just need to find them in addition and a\u00a0career that drives you.<\/p>\n<h4>Resources:<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestcolleges.com\/resources\/disabled-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bestcolleges.com\/resources\/disabled-students\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegechoice.net\/college-resources-for-students-with-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.collegechoice.net\/college-resources-for-students-with-disabilities\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snappywords.com\/knowledge\/unlocking-access-guide-for-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.snappywords.com\/knowledge\/unlocking-access-guide-for-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-students<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsmart.org\/students-with-disabilities-college-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.edsmart.org\/students-with-disabilities-college-guide\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diycollegerankings.com\/resources-for-applying-to-college-with-a-learning-disability\/3970\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.diycollegerankings.com\/resources-for-applying-to-college-with-a-learning-disability\/3970\/<\/a><\/p>\n\r\n            <div id=\"daexthefup-container\"\r\n                 class=\"daexthefup-container daexthefup-layout-stacked daexthefup-alignment-center\"\r\n                 data-post-id=\"28245\">\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"daexthefup-feedback\">\r\n                    <div class=\"daexthefup-text\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"daexthefup-title\">Was this resource helpful?<\/h3>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"daexthefup-buttons-container\">\r\n                        <div class=\"daexthefup-buttons\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n            <div class=\"daexthefup-yes daexthefup-button daexthefup-button-type-text\" data-value=\"1\">\r\n                <div class=\"daexthefup-button-text\">Yes<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n            <div class=\"daexthefup-no daexthefup-button daexthefup-button-type-text\" data-value=\"0\">\r\n                <div class=\"daexthefup-button-text\">No<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"daexthefup-comment\">\r\n                    <div class=\"daexthefup-comment-top-container\">\r\n                        <label id=\"daexthefup-comment-label\" class=\"daexthefup-comment-label\"><\/label>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"daexthefup-comment-character-counter-container\">\r\n                                <div id=\"daexthefup-comment-character-counter-number\"\r\n                                     class=\"daexthefup-comment-character-counter-number\"><\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"daexthefup-comment-character-counter-text\"><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\r\n                    <textarea id=\"daexthefup-comment-textarea\" class=\"daexthefup-comment-textarea\"\r\n                              placeholder=\"Type your message\"\r\n                              maxlength=\"400\"><\/textarea>\r\n                    <div class=\"daexthefup-comment-buttons-container\">\r\n                        <button class=\"daexthefup-comment-submit daexthefup-button\">Submit<\/button>\r\n                        <button class=\"daexthefup-comment-cancel daexthefup-button\">Cancel<\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"daexthefup-successful-submission-text\">Thanks for your feedback!<\/div>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of us with Hydrocephalus have the added stress of learning differences. These factors come into play when we start thinking about college.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":28246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_helpful_pro_status":1,"_searchwp_excluded":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[32,1207],"tags":[93],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-28245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ha-blog","category-resources","tag-college"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/collegeApplication.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28245"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=28245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}