Courtney, Hmmm... and who is to say what is severe, and what is very functional? You are suggesting that an arbitrary judgment made by ???? should be used to decide whether or not the student gets to pursue his/her chosen field. Would you ever make judgements about NONdisabled students based on whether you think they are really going to be good at what they do -- before they begin training? To make such judgements about students with disabilities would be discriminatory. Dr. Jane Jarrow