Best college for an aspie to transfer to?

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19 Dec 2006, 11:20 pm

There has to be one good college out there, that's perfect for aspies...



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20 Dec 2006, 2:37 am

I don't think there's any one perfect college out there. At most places it will probably be the department you study in that will determine how well suited it is. I think it kind of depends what you're looking for. It also depends on what you are looking to find or avoid, and how academically proficient you are. I don't know that much about the colleges in your area, I mainly know about places on the West Coast and the bigger-name technical schools back east.

If you want a small place because you're worried about having to keep track of lots of people, then any small liberal arts college should be better than a state university. If the most important factor is a chance to meet others like you, that's a somewhat different story. I don't know what major you're looking to go into, but if it's some kind of technology I would recommend MIT or Caltech, since I suspect that these tend to be "Aspie magnets" (though Caltech, being rather small, is very hard to get into--I had plenty of academic success in high school and was not accepted there as an undergrad).

All in all, though, I think the most important thing is that the college have a good program in whatever area you're really interested in. I'm applying to grad schools right now and that's what I'm going by. The only other (lesser) concern I have is that I'd rather not be at a school where everyone's in math or science, since then I probably won't meet other people, especially the kind of girls I'm looking for. This may well not matter to you at all. Overall, though, I would say that if you are very good academically you will do well at any college, whether you are Aspie or not, and that non-academic situations (such as how friendly the students are) will be very similar wherever you go.



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21 Dec 2006, 1:40 am

People with AS are too different from each other to have one college that suits them all.



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16 Jan 2007, 12:26 pm

Space wrote:
People with AS are too different from each other to have one college that suits them all.

I agree with this. I think thought that for progress to be made in this area we need to have better programs for Aspies from Elementary-Up. My son is HFA (I am Aspie) and there is no educational setting that meets his needs. I think a better primary educational setting would make college placements a better success. Unfortunatly I suffered through school and bombed out of college a couple times. Hopefully I get it right this time. The things I have learned is not to make friends in your major. That was my biggest mistake. Now I am at a new college this semester and I am just going to be myself and keep to myself.


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16 Jan 2007, 2:51 pm

Go to the University of Wyoming. The tuition is lower than most states and their engineering college is among the best. Your student fees also pay for things like doctors visits and therapy on campus. It isn't perfect for aspies though.

P.S. I'm making a shameless plug. I go to UW and it would be cool to know somebody else with AS there.



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16 Jan 2007, 3:05 pm

I wish I went to a smaller school.



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16 Jan 2007, 4:40 pm

My school is a smaller private college but it is expensive. I am having to take out loans to pay but I guess that is the only way I can finish school. Here is the website to my school. I can't really say it is Aspie friendly but they do have people who do a lot of the paperwork for you and show you around. I think it is more business-like than most schools and that works for me...so far. :)
www.baker.edu


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16 Jan 2007, 5:10 pm

I don't know of any schools that are specifically Aspie-friendly, but I have heard that Lyndon State College in Vermont is ADHD-friendly.

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16 Jan 2007, 5:45 pm

ahayes wrote:
Go to the University of Wyoming. The tuition is lower than most states and their engineering college is among the best. Your student fees also pay for things like doctors visits and therapy on campus. It isn't perfect for aspies though.

P.S. I'm making a shameless plug. I go to UW and it would be cool to know somebody else with AS there.


You're right, I just looked it up and that is one cheap school. Plus you have so many majors! Big on the agriculture, I see.



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16 Jan 2007, 5:46 pm

There is a college here in Michigan named Soumi College. (It means Finland in Finnish.) They advertise as catering towards "special eduaction" students. I know that school is very good for ADD but I don't know about Aspies. I would think they would be. I should look into it in case they offer Masters programs. I will keep everyone posted on what I find out.


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16 Jan 2007, 5:48 pm

ahayes wrote:
Go to the University of Wyoming. The tuition is lower than most states and their engineering college is among the best. Your student fees also pay for things like doctors visits and therapy on campus. It isn't perfect for aspies though.

P.S. I'm making a shameless plug. I go to UW and it would be cool to know somebody else with AS there.


I came very close to applying there.

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16 Jan 2007, 6:15 pm

I recommend a large college, where you can get lost in the shuffle (in a good way) and meet more people than you would otherwise. (And, resultingly, more contacts for such things as business opportunities)

Typically, larger colleges are public colleges. There are some good private colleges, however. In the Ivy League, for example.

Depending on the college, you might be instructed by eminent and world-renown scholars. If your a science geek, you may not necessarily want to be instructed by someone who is very skilled in your area of interest but rather want to conduct research with them or under their oversight. In that case, you should look for colleges with good opportunities for research and good research facilities.



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16 Jan 2007, 7:45 pm

Depending on how one approaches the question, one should keep in mind one is selecting the lesser of many evils that are by no means small...frankly, I think the university system is about as compatible with Aspergers as a floppy disk is compatible with a DVD player.

I'd advise to be very cautious until one is familiar with the potential risks from attending university, especially as they relate to things such as stress, dealing with people, and so forth.



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16 Jan 2007, 11:42 pm

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14 Feb 2007, 2:46 am

Well,I went to Goucher College in Baltimore and I thought it was as good as a college could possibly be and very good for an aspie.

the student body is really open minded and accepting; tolerant of different quirky people '

The teachers are great , you can get to know them and be friends with them etc

its just small and friendly and easy to navigate

it wasnt perfect no college is it had its problems def but i would have done MUCH worse at a bigger and more impersonal school

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22 Feb 2007, 11:35 am

vivreestespere- I have some friends who are Goucher alums.. and I LOVE them! They really are open-minded people. Not as judgemental as most people.