K & W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Disorder, 7th Edition (College Admissions Guides) [Paperback]

Imy F. Wax (Author), Marybeth Kravets (Author)

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Publication Date: September 2, 2003 | Series: College Admissions Guides

Hundreds of thousands of students with learning disabilities head to college every year. The challenges seem endless. Aside from coping with difficulties in learning, students and their families face the daunting process of seeking out the right school for their specific needs.

This indispensable resource includes:
-Advice from specialists in the field of learning disabilities
-Learning-disabled programs’ admission requirements and graduation policies
-Services available to learining disabled students at each college: tutors, note-takers, oral exams, extended test time, and more
-Policies and procedures regarding course waivers or substitutions
-Names, phone numbers, and email addresses of program administrators at each school
-Strategies for finding the right program for each student’s needs

In addition to the 338 schools profiled, a Quick Contact Reference List provides essential program information for another 1,000 schools.

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Hundreds of thousands of students with learning disabilities head to college every year. The challenges seem endless. Aside from coping with difficulties in learning, students and their families face the daunting process of seeking out the right school for their specific needs.

This indispensable resource includes:
-Advice from specialists in the field of learning disabilities
-Learning-disabled programs? admission requirements and graduation policies
-Services available to learining disabled students at each college: tutors, note-takers, oral exams, extended test time, and more
-Policies and procedures regarding course waivers or substitutions
-Names, phone numbers, and email addresses of program administrators at each school
-Strategies for finding the right program for each student?s needs

In addition to the 338 schools profiled, a Quick Contact Reference List provides essential program information for another 1,000 schools.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 816 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Review (September 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375763570
• ISBN-13: 978-0375763571
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.8 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #255,751 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Big but less than useful, June 13, 2004

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This review is from: K & W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Disorder, 7th Edition (College Admissions Guides) (Paperback)

There is a lot of info in this book, but I live in Washington and it only had info on 2 schools. A much better book is Peterson's Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or ADD. It separates into 2 & 4 year schools and also direct or self-directed programs. The purpose of these books should be to give you some direction as to which schools have something, and ways to contact them for more info. Tons of data about fewer schools is not that helpful, which is how I see this book. All of these books would be even more useful if they included a CD or online search capability so you didn't have to try to scour thru a large written book.

4.0 out of 5 stars Much easier to use than Peterson's, January 10, 2007

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This review is from: K & W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Disorder, 7th Edition (College Admissions Guides) (Paperback)

This book has more information and is much easier to use than Peterson's. I found Peterson's useless, and I am purchasing this (I tried them both first at the library).