<p>My daughter has just applied RD , but it i hard to find any data to get a feel for how many applicants apply to this very small program. We visited over year ago and know that this is her reach school , but when combing thru these threads, it seems like most apply to CGS, engineering or management. Does anyone have any input about how competitive this particular major ?</p>
<p>I know this is an old post but in general Deaf studies is a Dying major. Many years ago it was in vogue to study the deaf “culture” to see how to better assimilate people with this handicap into main stream society. </p>
<p>Technology has changes all that and now the major topic of this culture is whether or not to fit a deaf child with an implant to help them hear and remove them form the deaf world.</p>
<p>i know a little about this as my Sister attended the national the technical institute for the deaf at RIT and an old girlfriend earned her PhD in American Sign Langauge interpretation at Galudet. </p>
<p>Those are the best programs in the country/world for deaf studies and my DD explored RIT but is at BU in Speech and hearing to explore Speech therapy, a growing field due to the aging population.</p>
<p>Just my informed 2 cents but if may be a back door to BU if you need one, older out of favor programs often are…</p>
<p>Thanks for the input. My daughter is actually applying to the deaf studies program at BU , but really wants to be an ASL interpreter. I agree with you about the NTID ( she has an application there too ) Gallaudet is great , but she decided to pass on applying there because they take so few hearing students</p>
<p>I second the Sargent College program for speech pathology. After being an SLP for 30 years, I still love it. We learn a lot about working with the deaf, and many learn ASL to work with the deaf as well as rudimentary sign for students with nonverbal students. Be aware though that she will need to maintain top grades as grad school is mandatory to practice in most states. My guess would be 40% of us work in school settings, 30% in hospitals or rehab, 20% in private practice, and 10% in many other areas such as accent reduction, corporate practice, entertainment, etc. It’s a fascinating profession because of the diversity and the opportunity to serve your community each and every day.</p>