My son is a junior doing well enough that Ivies and other highly competitive schools are definite admissions possibilities. He is above the 75th percentile of admitted students in terms of grades and test scores and has some interesting extracurriculars that will stand out. Now that we're in this position, I'm worrying about whether he should go to one of these tough schools! The problem is that he is very bright, loves learning, and is a perfectionist - combine those qualities with dyslexia and slow processing speed and the result is that it takes him forever to complete his work. It's not that the work is too hard
conceptually - it's that it takes him a long time to read, process, and write. He's been o.k. in high school - still has a social life and is involved in interests outside of academics. But we worry that if he attended a school such as HYP, where his peers would be equally bright and motivated but not so slow, he might not be able to keep up. The ideal college would be a place with bright peers and a stimulating envioronment but less output required. It occurs to me that much as we love the idea of liberal arts, that a larger university where one is evaluated more by exams than papers might be better. Perhaps the college major is also an issue? He likes lots of different subjects, but wants a career in engineering. Please advise.
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