Do schools make any attempt to have gay students room with other gay students?

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There are several gay Chicago students who post regularly on CC, and they express a lot of satisfaction with the university. There’s not a lot of discussion of their sexual identification, because apparently it isn’t an issue much. That corresponds to the experience of my children’s gay friends there. The posts in this thread are the only evidence I’ve ever seen that the University of Chicago is less than a supportive environment for gay students, and I have a ton of anecdotal evidence the other way. But there are lots of colleges that provide a supportive environment for gay students, and I imagine that the experience of gay students is varied enough that some can have a hard time even in a supportive environment.</p>

<p>Anyway, I think we can all agree that for a gay student – and indeed for straight students who care – the LGBT environment of a college is an element of “fit” that absolutely does matter.

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<p>In my comments above, I tried to be very careful to indicate that this was a single student and in no way did I mean to suggest that the University of Chicago should be excluded from consideration by a gay student. Being on the west coast, I have limited exposure to the Univ. of Chicago and its student life. I simply raised a single data point which I believe to be relevant given the topic at hand. I’m happy to hear that others have had better experiences than the student I am familiar with.</p>

<p>I would suggest is that any Gay student investigating a college should do so carefully. There is often discussion of the importance fit - well this is one aspect of fit that applies to this particular group of students.</p>