When I started college in 1990, I had an oral terp..after 2 years, I wasnt happy. Quit college to work for 3 years and then returned to college but instead of an oral terp, I got the CART (that was at the same time I took my first ASL classes)...after a year with the CART, i was fed up, so I tried with an ASL terp even thought I was taking level 3 ASL. Even with my limited fluency, I understood the terp more than the oral terp and the CART and really really was able to learn instead of memorizing the important stuff in classes.
When I started at Gallaudet...no words described how I felt to be in a classroom where I could FULLY 100% participate and really learn. That is something I will always cherish for the rest of my life.
