#8 Best Colleges in Washington, D.C. Area
Alum: Before Gallaudet, I didn’t know any sign language. I learned the language, joined softball, found new friends, and a new way of life.
Immersing myself into the deaf community, I found a piece of myself I had been looking for. A piece that I couldn’t find elsewhere, with other people, but I found it and no one can take from me.
My issues with Gallaudet is that it is split between Deaf, deaf, Hard-of-hearing, and hearing. The Deaf were considered elite and looked down upon hard-of-hearing people including me solely because of my background, upbringing, and way of life. I hated it.
I also had an issue with the education perspective. I was a psychology major and was a bit disappointed with the education I got. I felt the majority of examples of any psychology topic had an example related to hearing loss. There are many issues and they chose to focus on hearing loss because they are a deaf university. I hoped for the examples and topics to reach beyond the four walls of hearing loss.... Read 448 reviews
grade B
Overall Niche GradeAcceptance rate 63%
Net price $18,410
SAT range 780-1040
#8 Best Colleges in Washington, D.C. Area.
Gallaudet University
Blue checkmark.
4 Year,
WASHINGTON, DC,
448 Niche users give it an average review of 3.5 stars.
Featured Review: Alum says Before Gallaudet, I didn’t know any sign language. I learned the language, joined softball, found new friends, and a new way of life. Immersing myself into the deaf community, I found a piece of myself I had been looking for. A piece that I couldn’t find elsewhere, with other people, but I found it and no one can take from me. My issues with Gallaudet is that it is split between Deaf, deaf, Hard-of-hearing, and hearing. The Deaf were considered elite and looked down upon hard-of-hearing people including me solely because...I also had an issue with the education perspective. I was a psychology major and was a bit disappointed with the education I got. I felt the majority of examples of any psychology topic had an....
Read 448 reviews.
Overall Niche Grade: B,
Acceptance Rate: 63%,
Net Price: $18,410,
SAT Range: 780-1040,