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I wanted to come to Western to major in American Sign Language because there is an ASL community here.

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And with the small classroom sizes, you get the personal attention you need from your professors. 

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My favorite class this term is ASL Syntax with Michael Oliver. 

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ASL Syntax is a linguistics ASL class that teaches us the grammar structure of ASL. 

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And today in class, we were using signs and putting them into different sentence structure.

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I think the best thing about Western is the community.

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You can get involved with student groups, activities, and clubs and still be connected to the big community which is Western.

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Some of the things I'm involved with on campus are I'm a student worker in the Admissions Office as well as a student ambassador.

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And I really enjoy activities through the ASL club.

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I'm so happy with my decision to come to Western. It has helped me grow as an individual which I think is equally as important as getting my degree. 

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My career goal is to become a vocational rehabilitation counselor to help deaf individuals and individuals with disabilities getting support and access to the work force.

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This is important to me because growing up deaf, I understand the struggle and I know how hard it can be.

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Western Oregon University is the perfect campus for me.

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