Recent content by colleen875

I agree with many people here. I think going to Gallaudet is a good idea. I need a lot of support. My family doesnt really support me and I depend on other people so often. I miss having deaf friends and I think I could benefit a lot by attending Gallaudet for a year. I don't want to enroll...

Thank you soo much everyone for all of your help. Yes I am looking for a bachelor's degree program. I am trying to visit NITD/RIT and UNH to see if I like it. I am thinking that taking a year at Gally could work. They allow a visiting student, meaning they can take any deaf students from other...

I think I am going to go to Gally as a visiting student- it means I can go there for just a year and to be able to learn all about the deaf community, and also to meet deaf people. I will be able to get credits from there by taking classes for one year and then go to a hearing college with...

I'm just scared to go to Gally because I think I'll probably get picked on. I have been in the hearing world for so long and my signing isn't that really excellent. I can probably try it there for one year program or something then I can go to another school that has zoology program. I just want...

I don't want to go back to a community college. I went to Holyoke community college for a year and half. It was really boring. I want to live in the dorm and to be able to socialize with people. I went to asd for 8 years- it wasnt too bad. It was okay I guess. I was really young anyways.

I don't know about Gallaudet.. It does sound like a nice experience but I can't just imagine myself going to a deaf college. I use English ASL and I am usually with hearing people all of the time. Gallaudet doesn't even have my major. I want to study science or medicial. It's just hard to find a...

Hi!! So..it is my first time here and its cool! My name is Colleen and I am from Massachusetts. I was born deaf and I grew up in a hearing family. I learned ASL at an early age and I went to ASD (American School for the Deaf) from preschool to 7th grade. I left ASD in 7th grade due to...