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Anonymous
I am a mature ADHDer! 12 years of Catholic school with only one grade less then A, and that was a D- (given only after the principal negotiated it) that was given to me by the only nun that actually saw the real me! At the university my first math class was twice as large as my entire High School. The professor was talking in a language I could not understand. Any way courses outside my major were minimised, in my major I manage 3.5 and ended up with a 2.59 overall, just enough to get me into grad school. I have always rationalized that in the smaller environment there was competition, and that competition drove me. At the U there were so many good students that I could not enable my competitive spirit. I did become an excellent bridge player though.
The short of it is yes you can have ADD and even be successful…but seek professional treatment to increase the odds in your favor!
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