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[3man75]

Today i was asked by my college adviser if i had any problems in math in school which i said yes to {because i did}. An although we were on the same page
that i was doing good in my other classes i did come forth with a bit of a dirty secret. I was diagnosed with a learning disability when i was young in elementary and it followed me through high school/college. My question is the following: Is it possible that without this "leveling the playing field" option i wouldn't be able to succeed in college or life?

I've heard genes play a significant role in IQ and although I've never taken the test, it feels like i wound't be very good at it...

[Vector]

I can't understand the content of your post.

[NAV]

That post was a bit hard to understand.

If you have trouble with math, and someone is offering to help, then accept the help. It's not cheap, and no one will judge you for it. Those systems exist for a reason.

I am in exactly the same situation.

[Grek]

If you're not cheating, you're not trying. Get all the extracurricular help you can get.

[Draignean]

Today i was asked by my college adviser if i had any problems in math in school which i said yes to {because i did}. An although we were on the same page
that i was doing good in my other classes i did come forth with a bit of a dirty secret. I was diagnosed with a learning disability when i was young in elementary and it followed me through high school/college. My question is the following: Is it possible that without this "leveling the playing field" option i wouldn't be able to succeed in college or life?

I've heard genes play a significant role in IQ and although I've never taken the test, it feels like i wound't be very good at it...

Okay, first of all, did you have an IEP in highschool? Looking at that should be a great way to get a feel for what areas you're going to need to keep an eye on in college.

Second big point: IQ doesn't mean much. Taking it on a good day, I could score in the none-too-shabby range. Taking it after an electromagnetism exam and I'd probably score in the sea slug range. Don't trust anything that claims to measure an abstract quantity that differs across about a zillion different areas of expertise, while also differing across time and situation. 

PS: Level the playing field whenever possible. College is very much an 'us' and 'them' experience, with students on one side and exams/professors on the other. As long as you aren't breaking any rules of the game (academic integrity), play as hard as you can, and have no qualms about shortcuts. You're there to win, not martyr yourself on the pointy spines of academia.

PS2: Are you U.S or U.K? Learning disability has different meanings in different places.

[Gervassen]

I'm guessing this learning disability, like dyslexia, gives him extra time to complete tests and other such extra consideration. He wants to know if he should use the disability for its bonus slack. Obviously, yes, you should. University is not about being more intelligent, it's about being credentialed.

As for being learning disabled, no big deal there. We're all a bunch of retards, and life is most bearable for those people that don't realise the fact. Wish yourself stupider, rather than smarter!

[LeoLeonardoIII]

Best I can suggest is, try to get stuff done in the time everyone else is alloted - but ask for the help anyway just in case you can't.