Recent content by natty_4ever

Yeah, you might be far from home, but lots of students are too! You won't be alone if you get homesick. Plus you can always Skype, VP, send mail, etc. It's a bad neighborhood, but as long as you aren't out by yourself wandering the bad area at night, you'll be fine. Basically you just need to...

Not sure what caused my deafness. We don't know if it's from birth or what! Grew up HOH with a progressive loss & now am D/deaf. :)

Sorry I'm stalking your thread! I've made a bunch of friends so far from Gallaudet, and guess what? A BUNCH of them are currently at JumpStart NSP. Tons of them were mainstreamed and oral, so they don't know much sign at all, if any. You wouldn't be alone in learning ASL. I was worried I would...

I got that for my boyfriend last year as part of his birthday present! We'd joked about it, so I got him one. They're definitely big. We had to cut it into pieces, and it lasted a while.

Ohh, you're a CODA! Cool! The New Signers Program, from what I understand, is REALLY beginner. Example here: ‪JumpStart 2010‬‏ - YouTube . Obviously it's a long, intensive program, so it does go through more useful, conversational ASL. To give you an idea of what my ASL is like, I'm...

I have the Streamer too, and mine broke after less than one semester's use. I didn't even use it everyday or anything, but something with the internal circuitry broke and Oticon said they wouldn't fix it but it wasn't my fault. Stupid thing. Anyway, I think the headphone issue with hearies...

THIS. I grew up JUST LIKE YOU, OP. I grew up mainstreamed in an all-hearing school and was the only deaf student in the ENTIRE school. I only had hearing aids and nothing else. Guess what? I was in the top of my class in AP English also! In fact, I did so good because I graduated high school...

I sure am! Buff and blue! <3 Oooh, how much can you sign? I grew up totally mainstreamed and oral, but I've learned ASL in the past year and I'm skipping the New Signers program because I don't think I need it. My friends who are Gally graduates said I know enough that I'd be bored in the NSP...

I'd apply ASAP to Gallaudet for next semester (Spring). It's DEFINITELY not too late to transfer, because I'm transferring schools after my 2nd year of college when I already have junior and some senior level credits. Talk to a counselor first, because they know better than me, but they can...

I grew up going to a mainstreamed school as well. In fact, I went to a mainstreamed college, and now I'm transferring. :) I wanted to be around more people like me (my school only had a total of about 23 deaf people, and only 4 signers). I used to be totally oral like you, but then I started...

Whew, after reading some of your posts in this forum recently, I'd say you need to take a breath and relax! College is important, but don't stress over getting a job before you've even decided a major! RIT is definitely academically better for undergraduate students than Gally. When I say RIT, I...

Have you signed up for the JumpStart New Signers Program at Gally? It's an ASL learning program for first time signers before you enter in the fall. I think it's like 4 weeks long or something like that. Here's the link: Jumpstart: New Signers It's a great way to make friends too, because...

I've met so many more people and learned so much now that I feel like those people are really few and far in between. I don't know of any deaf who care if you use your voice, obviously we can't hear it. As for sim comming, some of them don't like it because it can mess up your ASL, but i've...

Just a thought, networking with the deaf at Gally or RIT/NTID is extremely helpful. Gally does internships and RIT has co-ops, so you also get real life experience that looks good on your resume. When you do networking there and make connections, it's so much easier to get a job. All my friends...

Miniskirt, I'd sign skirt and demonstrate that it was short. Platform boots, I'd spell platform and sign boots. Then for Harry Potter, I've seen a sign name for him before, but I don't know how common that is. The sign name I've seen was HP done on the chest by the heart, probably to symbolize...