Deaf Students That Go to Ivy League Schools

I'm serious about the website!!
 
sheila022 said:
hrmm...to Alex's question:

I know one freshman at UC Berkeley, my deaf boyfriend at Caltech (he's the only deaf student at Caltech in 28 years), me and my other deaf friend at MIT undergraduate + 3 others as MIT graduate students, and one undergraduate student at Harvard. I don't know for other ivy leagues, but I"m sure there must be at least one.

I saw a link about that guy who went to MIT and started Hands....interesting....I didn't know about him...I'm sure MIT's disabilities services have gotten much better in the last 20 years since the article....but there are too few of us at MIT or Harvard...which is why two of my Harvard, two of my MIT friends and I are planning to collaborate and enter Harvard's pitch contest about non-profit services or technology that can help to make the world better. We are thinking about programming and creating a social-networking website that connects middle and high school deaf students to college students in any college of their choice...sort of like mentors to encourage younger students to pursue higher education and networking with others into professional industries (I had personally sort of a hard time finding other deaf and disabled professionals to talk to in the industries I'm interested in, such as consulting, finance, business, science tech, etc--not one of those dead and hard of hearing interpreters/education sort of thing)--starting with MIT and Harvard as the first colleges. (could be expanded to later colleges if we can find more students from those colleges)
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Specifically here.
 
I used to know this girl from the oral deaf preschool I attended. I heard that she attended Princeton. Dont know what became of her afterwards. She was like 2 years older than me so we never really established a friendship.
 
I had a 3.9 GPA when graduating from high school. Never went to college due to finances. Kinda wish I had, but then I wouldn't have my hubby or kids then.
 
KristinaB said:
I had a 3.9 GPA when graduating from high school. Never went to college due to finances. Kinda wish I had, but then I wouldn't have my hubby or kids then.
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it's never too late to go to college! A few years ago - my favorite CART provider (stenographer) was in her late 30's. She has been transcribing for me for a couple years.

She told me that she finally started taking a couple of college courses. She wasn't able to go to college in her youth because her father believed women belong to kitchen :roll: She's got a family and kids.

I suppose her interest in college got rekindled when providing service for me. Before me - her work was mostly court, business seminars, special events, etc. but never transcribed for college. Cool beano for her! :thumb:
 
matajan said:
Oh, okay. Do your parents knew sign and deaf culture but how you will bring to rugters?
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no. I just learned signing 2 years ago. I had C.A.R.T. service, not ASL interpreter.
 
Jiro said:
it's never too late to go to college! A few years ago - my favorite CART provider (stenographer) was in her late 30's. She has been transcribing for me for a couple years.

She told me that she finally started taking a couple of college courses. She wasn't able to go to college in her youth because her father believed women belong to kitchen :roll: She's got a family and kids.

I suppose her interest in college got rekindled when providing service for me. Before me - her work was mostly court, business seminars, special events, etc. but never transcribed for college. Cool beano for her! :thumb:
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Still would not be able to afford it. Besides, I have to take care of MIL and mother.
 
Jiro said:
just saying. it's never too late even if you're 60 years old :)
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My aunt (moms bestfriend) was about 60 or so when she finished school!! We graduated the same year... me high schol her college... she's my inspiration!! Lol
 
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