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title: 'Video: College students on striving and succeeding with learning and thinking differences'
description: Landmark College students share how they carved out their own path to success while coping with challenges from ADHD, dyslexia and other learning disabilities.
slug: college-students-on-striving-and-succeeding-with-learning-and-thinking-differences
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:45:53.448Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/631E73C976854DFA8C124FEEBB5FE047/a97b765832f4a50f54948d5967e97c0f/112316_Video-_Tips_from_College_Students_on_Striving_and_Succeeding_With_Learning_and_Attention_Issues.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/college-students-on-striving-and-succeeding-with-learning-and-thinking-differences
lang: en
---

# Video: College students on striving and succeeding with learning and thinking differences

Many kids with learning and thinking differences hit some roadblocks on their way to finding success in school and in life. These students at Landmark College are no exception.

Some of these young adults wondered if they would ever graduate from high school. Others weren’t [emotionally ready to tackle college](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/how-can-i-tell-if-my-child-is-emotionally-ready-to-go-away-to-college) at 18. Hear these Landmark College students talk about how they found their own unique path to college success.

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