hi angelstar,
thanks! i had no idea real time captioning might be available.. it doesn't even exist in my country. it's definitely useful to know that. perhaps because i'm an international (come from a country with no disability services in schools at all), i don't know what facilities are available or what to ask for. harvard sent me an email asking what i would like in the way of disability services, but i have no idea what to say..!! are you using any other service besides the captioning?
btw, although my parents say i have severe to profound hearing loss, i use hearing aids and can get on pretty well as long as it's not too noisy. i guess you know what i mean!
as for Harvard vs MIT.. i'm in a huge dilemna because i have no clear favourite .. so i don't know where i'm going. added complication is that i want to do electrical engineering and MIT is clearly better for that, yet Harvard is prestigious and famous and my parents really like it. Harvard invited me to visit the campus with all the other admitted students (for Prefrosh Weekend) so, if i can get permission, i might go. it would be nice to see how disabled-friendly they are and maybe that'll help me decide..