FM for conversational purposes? Umm whatever for?
Oh, and eql, I think you'll find that a lot of people don't use FM in college. They're good in some cases (eg large lecture halls where there's an echo) but in real classrooms you could request that the professor conduct the class with circle style seating, rather then in rows with teacher at the front. Then again everyone's different. I know jillo (our resident hearie-Deafie who works at a large university) says that most of the dhh folks she sees don't opt for FM (and when they do, they're usually late deaf)
