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LindsayLew
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we can never get in contact with them about testing me differently because of my aspergers. Believe me we've tried.
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Rhapsody
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| They won't give you accommodations if your diagnosis is autism spectrum like AS. At least, that was what I was told. I don't know why they wouldn't though. I just know what I was told. They will give you accommodations for ADD, however, and so that's how I got the accommodations. As long as the testing is recent they should accept it, and there is a go-to person for accommodations in every school, so you could try there if you haven't already. I know the SAT people can be...difficult. |
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Tory_canuck
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Joined: Jun 09, 2009
Age: 23
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Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
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acedemic part is fun, especially my litigation and criminal law classes.
social part is kinda down in the dumps but may show improvement since I joined a group called students against random things.I also started to befriend one of the students who happens to work in the produce department at the same workplace as me.
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tinky
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don't take advantage of the fact that class attendance isn't mandatory(except for the classes where attendance is counted toward your grade). also all the free time you have should include studying, typing papers, and doing projects. listening to music and staring blank faced at the tv is great and all but you eventually need to study for that big test tomorrow.
joining clubs also helps you meet people. in hard classes it's good to meet someone so you can get notes from them if you miss a class. social situation(especially in large colleges) is harder but i like the feeling of being surrounded by a diverse group of people. i do find it hard to talk to people. i think i'll eventually find some cool people once i get away from these ginormous classes.
oh and don't get me started on frat and sorority people. you can easily spot them out as they all appear to dress the same(especially the girls). the girls normally wear dresses out to eat and those popular running shorts that everyone wears for casual wear. it's like they're all clones. they also have a tendency to travel in packs and chatter like there's no tomorrow. frat boys all seem to look like jocks. i tried to have hopes that they wouldn't be stereotypical but they are.
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JerryHatake
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Location: Woodbridge, VA
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For me, my first two years at George Mason were somewhat stressful because they were transitional years for me. However, this last year were great and fun for me. I have made a lot of friends on campus plus I enjoying watching the different sports that Mason plays in particular Basketball. I have to say that my college experience was the best of my life and it is sad that I am in my senior year now.
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astaut
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Joined: Sep 03, 2009
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Location: Mississippi
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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| LindsayLew wrote: | | we can never get in contact with them about testing me differently because of my aspergers. Believe me we've tried. |
I got accommodations on my ACT (not for AS). My school counselor had to do it for me. If you haven't been able to I would contact your high school-even if you've graduated-and see if a counselor can help you. You'll probably have to be extremely persistent to get in touch with the testing people.
I'm in jr. college which is pretty decent, but I'm really looking forward to going to a university. I think for a career in acting or being an author both of those could really benefit from a college degree. You could get a degree in Drama/acting/theater to help you with acting. For a writer you could get a degree in english, creative writing or journalism. You could major in one and minor in the other...there's a lot of possibilities. You might like going to a smaller school where you don't have to deal with so many people. Right now I'm looking at a school with only 300 something students! Your best bet is to go look at a school, go to a class to see what it's like and see if it's something you're interested in. I did all that and spent the night in the dorm at a campus recently-I was majorly stressed, but it was worth it learning what I like and don't like. |
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ChangelingGirl
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Age: 23
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Location: Netherlands
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| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:56 am Post subject: |
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| College was very hard for me. Dropped out twice. It really overwhelmed me, and I hated the social aspects. |
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pinkbowtiepumps
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| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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I've found college to be a very rewarding experience. Why would it not be a possibility? You could really get a chance to explore your interests and learn vast amounts you'd never thought possible. You'll learn new skills which will help prepare you for the real world, and will be able to test out responsibilities so that you time management, work ethic and organizational skills improve. Upon graduation, you'll be able to take on anything.
I'd actually say it's a good environment for aspies - you can really focus on things you care about, and there are ways in which you can accomodate yourself to living on-campus if you don't like sharing a room. Also, professors are wonderful resources and mentors, and will help guide you to where you wish to be.
Don't rule it out completely! Try a shorter program if you're still not sure. Best of luck! |
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pinkbowtiepumps
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Regarding the social aspect of college, I've found a fair balance between socializing and alone time... you should be able to do the same! If you're living on campus, I'd opt for a single room so that you can have some time to yourself when you need it most. Everyone's in the same boat when first entering college, you all don't know anybody, so there are still tons of friendships to be made.
I've found passing people on the street to be stressful, but smiling and saying "hi, how are you?" should do the trick. Be friendly and brief. If you're stuck in an elevator with someone and there's an awkward silence, complimenting them on something usually does the trick. Lighter, almost silly conversations work for me when I run into somebody.
If it's making you anxious, though, I'm sure the school will have some sort of counseling service that you can go to, or maybe they can refer you to someone who can help. PM me if you have any more questions. Best of luck!  |
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ayra
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Joined: Feb 22, 2008
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Location: My invented world, ie Kalia (kuh-lee-uh) or just stuck in Texas rollercoaster weather
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I go to a community college and have to say, the social life isn't really there. Most people who go are the studiers. But then, I have not tried to find social life. I was homeschooled, so I am having a hard time adjusting to the fact my lab prof expects us to do everything on our own, my lecture prof expects us to make an A on the test that he said was on lecture and book, but wasn't, and my history and english profs are story tellers and easy.
No, I don't really like college. Too many changes and people.
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immanuel
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| Rhapsody wrote: | | LindsayLew wrote: | | i can act social when the time calls i just cant do it 24/7 and i cant do it in college all the time i'll crash eventually |
That's the problem I have with college. It's terribly overwhelming because there are so many people. Most of them are really nice and awesome and all but still, sheer volume is staggering. Plus everyone else seems to be able to hang out with each other 24/7 and still manage to somehow sleep and get to classes. I have no idea how that works and half the time I end up feeling left out. |
This is my problem too. It is literally incredible to me that so many people can be "on" all the time, constantly able to fall into a conversation with anyone they happen to meet. When i bump into someone unexpectedly, my body goes into fight or flight mode, and than afterwards I'm exhausted. It's rather annoying, to say the least.
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ThePresence
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Joined: Oct 18, 2009
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I just started studying at a University (a month ago), so I can't really make a final judgment on the subject yet. But so far it's not looking too bright on the social side of things. I have not been able to make any friends. Everyone seems to be avoiding me, just as usual. I try to be nice whenever anyone talks to me, but the conversations always seem to end with me talking about myself or computers. People have almost finished that phase where smaller groups of friends are forming out of the larger class, and I just can't fit in to any of them. It doesn't help that the professors constantly mention the "huge" importance of having a "large social network".
On the purely academic side, things are better. I have always been able to get the highest grade on theoretical stuff, and cannot accept anything less (high grades are my only chance to succeed when I lack a social network). Although, practical and social aspects may spoil my grades in some courses. A recent group project went particularly bad: Close to the deadline, it became obvious to me that the other members of the group were meeting and working on the project behind my back, and were simply ignoring my advice whenever I tried to help. Knowing that I could have produced a better end result by myself doesn't make it any better. I hope this is not how it will continue to be for the remaining 5 years of the education.
I also have concentration-issues and know that I spend a lot of time thinking about tech-related stuff, philosophy, Asperger's or my lack of a social life when I really should read biology or what have you.
Hope I didn't complain too much, but I really had to vent this sh*t. |
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Tim_Tex
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| Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Easy and a total blast.
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DustinFan
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Joined: Oct 18, 2009
Age: 20
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Well I can say for someone who is half way done with their second year that it has been a fairly good experience. I go to a small school in southern georgia, which is a community college or state college that has dorms. Now school work is pretty easy if you keep on what you are suppose to do and don't get behind. The social aspect isn't easy, I'm not going to lie.
In the beggining of my college career I met this one guy, who quickly became a good friend. He was an ex-pot head, looking for a new start, and really big into Jesus and everything. So we got a long, became roommates, pretty much best friends, and I became friends with a lot of people at the BCM group through him and eventually on my own. Sounds good? Well I mean I still got picked on, but it got better as time went on.
Unfortunally though, over this summer and this year that guy who I guess I put to much trust in and depended to much on, because of being an aspie went back to drugs over the summer, but admitted it and stopped. Then his girlfriend found out, broke up with him and he became a hardcore pot user and partier again. I was really hurt, and in time we quit being friends all together. Now because of this, I started doing weed with him and some of his friends, though not a lot. Now I'll smoke and drink whenever I can, so I can say it is getting worse for me. This guy and I are friends again, though he doesn't rly want to hang with me as I don't fit that kind of lifestyle rly.
With that being said I've run away from some of my Christain friends... and lost relationships. So its both good and bad. My advice to you is of course keep up your school work, and while its good to make friends, don't let the first people who befriend you become your influence. |
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brittany89
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Joined: Oct 11, 2009
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| College is great! I'm a Biology and Mathematics major and I'm taking awesome classes. I had a lot of trouble making friends my first year here. My second year I made friends but they got expelled for doing drugs. This year I made a couple of good friends, and most of them are drug-free so no chance of them getting expelled. |
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