College isn't a good fit for someone with Asperger's

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You might want to see if the school will work with you, especially through the disability center. I've been going (off and on) to a fairly small college and my work schedule gets changed pretty randomly, so some of my professors (not all unfortunately) have worked with me since I was upfront with them about my work issues and such. A lot of them accepted e-mailed submissions and would provide very detailed course synopses when asked so I could work ahead to give me some leeway encase something came up (like a meltdown ugh ).

Shop around for some colleges further away that one closer will except credits from. The amount of distant learning courses available very a lot from college to college. Just make sure to find out if they require testing to be done at the college or a proxy because that can kind of be a pain (found that out the hard way with a class that required weekly on campus tests, kind of defeated the purpose of it being available on line if you ask me)

I had a similar experience when I was a Theatre major for my first two years. Arts programs can be tough and competative, even for someone without AS. I had several theatre professors who disliked me, and it was mainly because I was and am more of an independent, literary-minded person. Instead of supporting that and offering to let me write for the department, they treated everything like a popularity contest and only the starlet girls got their attention.

So I became an English major and it was one of the best decisions of my life.

I agree with barbedlotus. Check out the school's disability program and they should be able to help you. I know it may seem daunting to do that, but schools have those types of programs for this reason. I've found that it doesn't hurt to tell people, "Hey, it really upsets me that you say this because..." If you're really working to your full potential, let them know that. And if they keep pushing you too hard, there are other schools out there, and other major programs to try.

I was curious, for you aspies who like theatre. Is projecting body language, facial expressions, tone of voice, etc difficult? I took an acting class once, it was not the thing for me. The teacher kept saying I sound flat. No surprise.

One week of school down, several to go. It's actually okay so far. I feel out of place, though, because of my age, and other things, like being white. My math teacher probably has Asperger's. He is the absent-minded professor, probably a reflection of what I will be at 60, except as a female. My English teacher is very strict, but I made it known to her that I have Asperger's, without explanation of what it is, though the expression on her face seemed to show knowledge of it. My Spanish teacher is incompetent and ended up getting me screwed out of over $100 of my financial aid. He is also extremely callous and no more than 25. My sociology teacher seems nice by what I've read from her posts, though I think she is ignoring me, but that's okay. I will just do my assignments and everything should be fine. I still need to find a good time to sit down with an academic counselor for a consultation concerning possible major options that are attainable. Initially, I was intending to study engineering, but it will be very difficult for me to complete the math requirements by the end of my sophomore year. By the end, I will also run over the 90 attempted credit hours for my financial aid funding if I pursued this. I have 24 attempted hours in performing arts tacked to my transcript from my previous time spent in college.

I haven't had a panic attack at school yet...came close to it twice when having to deal with the bookstore, and almost in Spanish class, but instead I walked out and left early. Overall, things are better than imagined, and will probably remain so, as long as I'm not forced into being social with my classmates.

I went to the counselor today to ask a simple question concerning whether I should obtain my AA and then transfer to a university OR transfer at around 60 credit hours, and take my chances that all of my courses will shift to the new school. What I wanted to know is if I were to get an AA, would that be transferable anywhere, even if the core curriculum differs at that school. She totally couldn't understand my question, even though I kept rewording it, and then I just gave up. Now, she may have been giving me the correct answer, but that would've been pure coincidence. Basically, I still don't know one way or the other.

I needed to know if getting an AA is a safeguard when transferring to a university so that they consider your core curriculum complete, because I know that without one, when you enroll at the new school, you may have to take additional classes to complete their core requirements, while the ones that completed the core at your previous school become elective credits, which can cause complications if there is a cap on how many credit hours you are allowed to have that do not correspond to your degree. I was hoping that an AA would trump and then all you have to worry about are the requirements towards your major. Does anyone know the answer to this? I know my written explanation sounds a bit confusing. I probably should've napped before writing this out to post.

WHEN TRANSFERRING, IF the AA is just as flimsy as if you didn't have one, then I don't see a point in obtaining it if my intentions are to transfer, because it would just be a waste of time.

Another question, if a university only accepts so many transferable hours, do you have the opportunity to sit down with them and decide which ones to transfer? do they actually pay mind and strategically transfer the ones that correspond to your degree path? I don't want to get lassoed with having performing arts credits transfer (because they were completed first), while perhaps degree-specific ones do not...then having to retake them at university-level.

I just called my mother to ask her views, and she states that it makes sense...that an associate's degree only holds weight in the state where it was attained. Seems like a useless degree then. A bachelor's is accepted nationally when applying for graduate school, no matter the undergraduate core curriculum of that particular state.

There is still a question as to how credits transfer when you have completed more than the amount accepted at the institution -- if there is a specific selection process...


BTW, the counselor kept thinking I was asking her if a university HAS TO take me if I have an AA. Of course, I'm not an idiot and do understand that you have to apply to a school and get accepted based on things such as your GPA, testing, essay, interview, extracurricular activities, etc. It's like I couldn't bend her thoughts away from that once she leapt on it, no matter what I said. It frustrated me. O how many memories return of my loathing for this school and all the irritation it caused.

Me, all I can say is that I have had my ups and downs while going to school right now. I am not going to give up finishing my transfer credits, and once I transfer to a 4 year institution, I will give it a shot with a Business/Economics major (the Business major will be specifically in either Accounting, Finance or Both) and I will not wimp out of that major due to the fact that I want a job that I can do for the Passion and Money, as well as financial freedom. If that doesn't work out, Computer Science can be a possibility. I might be bored off my mind going to a Community College right now, due to the lack of school clubs, incredibly boring atmosphere, no party atmosphere and so on, but i will still have to be patient nonetheless. I will make it from place A to place B eventually.

I like the acedemic aspect of it and did well acedemically in my first year, but the social part is something I have issues with.

For me, college was where I can find my niche and that I can be myself. I am currently attending grad school so that I can be in the college student affairs field.