Gretchen Wegner | Megan | Melissa Masland | College | Colleges | Students | Learning Differences | Anxiety | Depression |

This week on the College Prep Podcast with Gretchen Wegner and her co-host Megan Dorsey:

Students with learning differences or high anxiety often have special considerations when choosing what college will be best.

Tune in as guest expert Melissa Masland shares her tips on how to help non-neurotypical students land in the perfect college for them. We discuss:

  • what kinds of colleges students with learning differences should consider
  • how to help students own the college search process
  • what are the changes in the law regarding special education when a student moves from high school to college
  • how students with learning differences should approach standardized tests
  • when a student should get neuropsychological testing,
  • and more!

Melissa Masland is an Independent College Consultant who completed the College and Career Advising Certificate at UC Berkeley extension and worked at College Track for two years before starting her independent practice. I work with students of all kinds, about half of her clients have a learning difference of some kind or anxiety and depression. You can find out more about her at www.maslandeducationalconsulting.com.

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