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Do you think having a child with a non-cognitive disability is a plus for TT admissions?
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11.13.09, 07:24 PM [ Flag ]
- depends on the school. very few that I've seen are handicapped accessible, if that's what you mean.
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  11.13.09, 07:35 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - OP: you are correct, but I am talking about a minor disability, one that requires almost no special treatment, but is, none-the-less a documented disability.
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    11.13.09, 07:42 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - in that case, no--i bet it neither helps nor hurts. probably of the same amount of interest to the schools as whether dc has a serious food allergy and needs extra attention at meals.
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      11.13.09, 07:46 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - Such as?
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      11.13.09, 07:47 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - one arm. lame foot. cochlear implants. blind in one eye. only one of these is true.
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        11.13.09, 07:49 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        I would say 1, 2, 4, yes. No to 3. But ladies, do not start performing surgery. I am no expert in admissions.
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        11.13.09, 07:51 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        oK, so no surgery for DC this weekend. got it!
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        11.13.09, 07:52 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        must be cochlear implants. wouldn't call one arm or blind in one eye a minor disability none-the-less documentented
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        11.13.09, 07:56 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        I feel like the "one arm" is obviously fake, the eye and cochlear things would possibly come into play in explaining poor performance on one or two sections of the ERB, but other than that, I don't think you're better or worse off than anyone else. Sorry! Now if dc were a 13yo parapalegic with top grades who competed in marathons and wrote an essay about it, that would be a sure shot into a tt high school (and Harvard), but that's a different story, isn't it?
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        11.13.09, 07:55 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        OP: ok, I guess we will suffer through general ed and then make sure dc gets it all together for HS apps while sporting a high tech wheel chair.
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        11.13.09, 07:57 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        I was saying your dc's chances are no better or worse than anyone else's.
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        11.13.09, 07:58 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        No, I was just being silly. I don't think DC's disability will benefit the application, it does offer something different, only some schools would likely think of it as a diversity value plus.
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        11.13.09, 08:03 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Lol, but seriously, it is funny that there is as yet little emphasis on physical diversity on any of these tt schools.
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        11.13.09, 08:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        because they all involve a shitload of stair climbing, as I can attest to after doing the round of parent tours! the only place i saw with an elevator that accessed the whole building was Ethical Culture (which you naysayers will surely remind me is not "tt" anyway)
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        11.13.09, 08:02 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        I am the OP and I think Ethical Culture is the best school I've seen.
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        11.13.09, 08:03 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Ditto. Loved that school (and not just because of the elevator).
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        11.13.09, 08:06 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        What do you think the chances are there? I hear 9 spots per gender. It is so not gonna happen for us. Maybe we will try again in HS.
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        11.13.09, 08:09 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        are you serious? it's not happening for us either in that case.
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        11.13.09, 08:10 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Dalton has elevator, but the slowest one in the world.
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        11.13.09, 08:13 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        You are not an All Souls parent, are you?
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        11.13.09, 08:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        No, Dalton. I can admit that we do have the slowest elevator in the world. The class would be over before the poor kid joined the rest of the kids.
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        11.13.09, 08:16 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        I swear, All Souls has theeeeee worst elevator on the face of the earth. It is so slow.
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        11.13.09, 08:20 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        How about the non-cognitive disabilty of having a jackass parent?
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        11.14.09, 07:26 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Negative probably
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  11.13.09, 07:48 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- you may ask during the interview if they have any child with the same problem. If they say no, you can ask if they discriminate against that so it may works.
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  11.13.09, 08:02 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - asking them "if they discriminate against that" is not exactly trying hard to make friends, is it? -np
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    11.13.09, 08:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - you can say it somehow,
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      11.13.09, 08:09 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - You could say, Would it be an issue? How would the school deal with it if another kid said something, how would disabilities be discussed in class..etc
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    11.13.09, 08:18 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

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Do you think having a child with a non-cognitive disability is a plus for TT admissions?

depends on the school. very few that I've seen are handicapped accessible, if that's what you mean.

OP: you are correct, but I am talking about a minor disability, one that requires almost no special treatment, but is, none-the-less a documented disability.

in that case, no--i bet it neither helps nor hurts. probably of the same amount of interest to the schools as whether dc has a serious food allergy and needs extra attention at meals.

Such as?

one arm. lame foot. cochlear implants. blind in one eye. only one of these is true.

I would say 1, 2, 4, yes. No to 3. But ladies, do not start performing surgery. I am no expert in admissions.

oK, so no surgery for DC this weekend. got it!

must be cochlear implants. wouldn't call one arm or blind in one eye a minor disability none-the-less documentented

OP: ok, I guess we will suffer through general ed and then make sure dc gets it all together for HS apps while sporting a high tech wheel chair.

I was saying your dc's chances are no better or worse than anyone else's.

No, I was just being silly. I don't think DC's disability will benefit the application, it does offer something different, only some schools would likely think of it as a diversity value plus.

Lol, but seriously, it is funny that there is as yet little emphasis on physical diversity on any of these tt schools.

because they all involve a shitload of stair climbing, as I can attest to after doing the round of parent tours! the only place i saw with an elevator that accessed the whole building was Ethical Culture (which you naysayers will surely remind me is not "tt" anyway)

I am the OP and I think Ethical Culture is the best school I've seen.

Ditto. Loved that school (and not just because of the elevator).

What do you think the chances are there? I hear 9 spots per gender. It is so not gonna happen for us. Maybe we will try again in HS.

are you serious? it's not happening for us either in that case.

Dalton has elevator, but the slowest one in the world.

You are not an All Souls parent, are you?

No, Dalton. I can admit that we do have the slowest elevator in the world. The class would be over before the poor kid joined the rest of the kids.

I swear, All Souls has theeeeee worst elevator on the face of the earth. It is so slow.

How about the non-cognitive disabilty of having a jackass parent?

Negative probably

you may ask during the interview if they have any child with the same problem. If they say no, you can ask if they discriminate against that so it may works.

asking them "if they discriminate against that" is not exactly trying hard to make friends, is it? -np

you can say it somehow,

You could say, Would it be an issue? How would the school deal with it if another kid said something, how would disabilities be discussed in class..etc

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