Chances for a deaf female to be admitted?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello! What are my chances of getting admitted to RIT, Hope College, UIUC, Purdue University, University of Michigan, Illinois Institute of Technology, and Marquette University?</p>

<p>I am a DEAF female from Illinois who is planning on majoring in business and technology (possibly engineering).</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.5-3.6
Weighted GPA: ~4.6
ACT Score: 28 (M:29/S:29/R:27/E:27) *** I plan on retaking the test.
SAT Score: Haven't taken it yet but I expected to get 1800-2100
All of my classes are either Honors or AP. I will take 6 AP classes throughout high school (1 sophomore, 3 junior, 2 senior).</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
Volleyball Team for 2 years (Captain for the 1st year with Outstanding award)
Basketball Team for all 4 years (Captain for the 2nd year and most likely the 4th year)
Recycle Club for 3 years (Potential leadership position for senior year)
River Club for 2 years (Brand new club that started this year)
Global Initiative Club for 2 years
I will be attending Explore Your Future at RIT this summer.
Plenty of Community Service Hours (Work at School Library, Earth Day Cleanup, Raise Money for Charity, etc.)</p>

<p>It would be helpful to get an idea of my chances of being admitted to these schools and if I would receive a large amount of scholarships/grants. Does the fact that I'm deaf increase my chances of admittance and/or scholarships?</p>

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<p>UMI Ross: Reach
UIUC: High match
Purdue: Low match/Match
Marquette: Low match
IIT: Safety
RIT: Safety
Hope: Safety</p>

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<p>You are right at the median ACT for IIT and you should get scholarships without even considering the fact that you are deaf. I am not sure if there are any special scholarships internally at IIT but you might be eligible for foundation support or some such.</p>

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<p>I can only answer about RIT as my daughter is in her fourth year there. She is hard-of-hearing, an RIT student with NTID support. She loved the EYF summer program! As a student with NTID support you would get a significant discount on tuition. My daughter had similar stats to yours and also got significant scholarship money as an undecided major, so I think your chances at scholarships would be good.</p>

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<p>I’ve been looking into scholarships for the deaf and hearing-impaired but they are really hard to find and I am not allowed to apply for them until senior year. Does anyone know anything about these type of scholarships? I tried talking to the Vocational Rehabilitation Services in my state but it’s not easy to get in touch with someone…</p>

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<p>Chance me and I will chance back!!! <3</p>