IzzyZig

Hi All - I am the parent of a current senior anthro major who is autistic. If you know anything about autism, you know that there are issues where just the question "what grad schools?" is so overwhelming it throws them into a panic or turns them into a zombie. So, Ye Olde 'Rent has to look. No big deal, Kid trusts my judgment when it comes to the looking. He got into 6-7 undergrad schools and is on the Five Year Plan. I find, he picks, we're good. But I have questions...all opinions welcome! 1) He has had a state museum internship, as well as done field school at a federal historic site. May try and get another internship this summer, I am hoping that beefing up this part of the resume will help more - I know it's who you know, so maybe he should visit some of the schools? He does drive, so that sort of thing is not an issue. 2) Kid has never done well on a standardized test in his life. Thinks concretely when having to think on his feet. Can think outside the box, but not when test anxiety is in the room. I'm having a hard time finding master's programs that either don't require a GRE or seem to look more at experience. And I'm not being picky as to the school. He doesn't need a whole lot of accommodations, just a quiet room for testing, so that's not an issue, either. 3) What is it with these programs that require two different languages....??? 4) What about schools out of the country? We have family in the UK and Sweden... Any issues with those? Thanks - I'm sure I'll think of some more - Zig