The first-semester risk
~3×
More likely to leave by year 2
ADHD students are roughly 3 times more likely to be non-enrolled by year 2 compared to non-ADHD peers.
DuPaul, Gormley, Anastopoulos et al., 2018 — PMC6586431
The dropout trajectory often begins in the first semester, in the first fall-behind moment. A student misses a week due to adjustment stress, doesn’t know how to recover, falls further behind, and stops coming to class before anyone flags them in your early alert system.
First-generation students with ADHD face this without the informal peer networks — the roommate who reminds them about the exam, the family member who has navigated this before. OVR IT gives them one thing when they hit that wall: a grade-aware next move that fits the time they have right now.
How OVR IT works
- Student uploads their syllabus. OVR IT extracts deadlines and grade weights — the student verifies before saving.
- Student enters available time. Even 15 minutes counts. The app scopes the task to what’s actually startable in that window.
- OVR IT surfaces one next task. Ranked by grade impact and deadline proximity. Not a full list — one move.
No-cost pilot for your current cohort
No contract. No IT review. No onboarding overhead. Try it with your current cohort and see whether it helps your ADHD students stay on track in the first eight weeks — the highest-risk window.
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OVR IT is an ADHD-first study planner that helps students start, stay on track, and recover when they fall behind. Free to use, no setup required.