My boys are interested in aviation, and I know some of those schools (University of North Dakota, for one) begin apps in July. 😲

hooray! My girl needs to reach out to FA at our school to ask what they need. In our FAFSA dashboard, we don't see anything that needs to be done, yet the schools dashboard states 'missing documents'. 😞

I can't help it --- this made me laugh out loud. I had this mental image of the Minions hopping into our FAFSA accounts and mucking around. Have to laugh, or we will cry, right?

I'd HIGHLY recommend The Autoimmune Wellness Handbook. While not specifically geared toward adrenal fatigue, it's so helpful, with actionable steps. https://www.amazon.com/Autoimmune-Wellness-Handbook-Chronic-Illness/dp/1623367298 Adrenal fatigue (HPA axis dysfunction) generally isn't mentioned in isolation --- meaning, when I received the diagnosis, it was in tandem with other issues -- Hashimoto's, estrogen dominance, a host of vitamin/mineral deficiencies, etc. My preference is a functional medicine doctor, because they at least spend time with you, trying to get to the root cause. I think part of the problem is that it's multi-factoral. It's hard to treat a root cause, when there's a lot of stuff going on. I have good times of year, and bad times of year ---- this year has been tough, since it's my daughter's senior year, my husband is in job transition, etc, etc. I have to be brutally honest with what I can manage.

That's where we are as well --- processed, SAI is slightly lower than the preliminary one posted when we filed. I THINK we're in good shape, but it's hard to say until we get the FA letters from the school. The last email from them said aid letters would begin to go out 4/1.

it's CRAZY -- On the other hand, I'm seeing in other groups that the processing seems to be faster? We didn't file til 2/7, so we've got a while. I just don't understand how there can be so many mistakes, at every level.

Absolutely! She wants to study neuroscience -- we went down and made a second visit to meet with the psychological sciences department, attended a class, etc.

I ALWAYS feel that the full pyschoeducational eval is helpful, even late in the game. My senior was evaluated just shy of 17 --- we were concerned about dyscalculia, and maybe ADHD, but ended up with anxiety. She actually decided to study neuroscience, and I think that her experience with our wonderful psychologist had a role to play.

Decision made for our girl! Bold us for WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY!

DECISION MADE 🥳 Rejected at Notre Dame, pulled the trigger on Western Kentucky University. ❤️ Signed up for TOP (Topper Orientation Program) in April, where she'll register for classes, get her ID, etc. Registered for M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan, which is the transition/move in for all new undergrads. Bought official merch. 😆 I'm at peace with the decision, and feel like we can all breathe easier now.

RE: (C)APD vs ADHD --- When was his evaluation for (C)APD? Was ADHD ruled out first? Have you gone through any sort of therapy/treatment to help the (C)APD? I think a comprehensive evaluation may be your best bet. With my son who has (C)APD, he was evaluated, then the psychologist sent us off to the audiologist. Psychologist: "Hmm. He's an enigma. I can tell you definitively that he does not have dyslexia, nor ADHD. I think testing for APD is reasonable." His numbers at the audiologist were terrible, and we did therapy at home which helped tremendously. A comprehensive eval was very helpful for us, as I learned exactly what was going on, instead of guessing. It enabled me to better help him.

Hooray!

Maybe reach out to your son's admissions counselor? My path looked like this: Looked at the visits page for a departmental visit --- found none. Found admissions counselor's contact information and noticed "hey, it says we can text! Hooray!" Texted about a visit, told her what we wanted, and then my daughter got an email, copied to the admin asst of the department. The assistant took it from there.

Exactly --- my daughter went in to the request for a visit armed with what she wanted. In all honesty, I don't think the departmental visit is the norm at one of our schools. They met and exceeded our expectations, for sure. The department head actually took the time to talk about the program, ask about what my daughter planned for the future, and gently reminded her that her planned major wasn't a terminal degree. So for someone like her, it was very helpful.

I agree. I responded in a different thread, but I had a very good experience with one of our regional public schools for dept visits. I look at this like a second showing --- I'm interested, I've done a regular visit, I've been admitted, and I'm trying to decide. This weird lack of response for a smaller sized school would give me pause.