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Eriol · 04-09-2006, 10:00 PM

Hi! this is to the deaf people out there (there seem to be a number in this thread too) who are in mainstream US universities. my attention was caught when i noticed that some of you are at UCLA and other highly competitive universities in the US. i'm interested in knowing how life is at these unis for deaf people, as come september this will be my situation.

I am a Malaysian studying on scholarship in Lester B Pearson United World College, Canada (doing the IB, a pre-university course, equal to grade 12 in the US i believe). i am profoundly deaf, but was also educated mainstream. i've been accepted to both harvard and MIT for entrance this september.

since i don't know any deaf people at universities in the US, i was wondering if anyone in this thread could give me some pointers -- what to expect, how's the transition from high school to university for a deaf person..?

i'd be very grateful. thank you!

04-09-2006, 10:00 PM	#19 (permalink)
Eriol UWC student Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lester B. Pearson United World College, Canada Posts: 12	transition to college Hi! this is to the deaf people out there (there seem to be a number in this thread too) who are in mainstream US universities. my attention was caught when i noticed that some of you are at UCLA and other highly competitive universities in the US. i'm interested in knowing how life is at these unis for deaf people, as come september this will be my situation. I am a Malaysian studying on scholarship in Lester B Pearson United World College, Canada (doing the IB, a pre-university course, equal to grade 12 in the US i believe). i am profoundly deaf, but was also educated mainstream. i've been accepted to both harvard and MIT for entrance this september. since i don't know any deaf people at universities in the US, i was wondering if anyone in this thread could give me some pointers -- what to expect, how's the transition from high school to university for a deaf person..? i'd be very grateful. thank you!