Being Deaf: A disadvantage or advantage?

<p>Pardon me if my grammar is not perfect, i'm a bit tired at the moment.
I'm a senior this coming year and basically i have no idea what my reaches are in terms of schools. I am indeed deaf and i was wondering whether it would be an obstacle in attempting for schools like Duke, Emory, Boston College, to name a few. I had heard that being deaf could also be a good thing since many schools are interested in 'diversity' and 'minority'.
I apologize if this post is awkward a bit since i was never any good at breaking the ice.</p>

<p>hi chicken1992,</p>

<p>I’m deaf as well (Cochlear Implant), and I"m a current MIT student. Those are good colleges you just listed. Can you tell me bit more about yourself?</p>

<p>See this thread I just posted in: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/997267-learning-disabilities.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/997267-learning-disabilities.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;