<p>it is unethical to falsely identify with a group that you know you are not a part of, but im just wondering if "extra points" are given for identifying as gay/bi/transsexual. do law schools actively seek out these applicants more so than those who do not identify as gay/bi/tran?</p>
<p>Um, what is it with you guys? You will go as far as lying about your sexual orientation to get in? What do you think? OF COURSE IT IS WRONG.</p>
<p>gee, thanks for not reading the first line of my post! i'm not asking if it's ethical, i'm asking if admissions councils give preference to gays. please don't get so upset with the mere asking of a question. in the future please actually READ the post before you reply to it.</p>
<p>Yup, I apologize. But, I have been frustrated by too many posters today. I read it wrong. I think they would get a slight boost.</p>
<p>I tend to doubt it - where would you even put it?</p>
<p>It is my understanding that at least one top 14 law school has boxes to check and one of those boxes is for GLBT students.(And no, I'm not going to ID the LS.) Moreover, I know there was a law school fair for these students. I don't know if it still exists, but it did about 5 years ago. Hundreds of law schools were represented and many sent members of these groups as reps. I assume that at least some of them made notations about individuals whom they met at the fair and put them in the admissions files. </p>
<p>There's also a special section on the LSAC.org</a> Homepage site for these students. </p>
<p>PS I just clicked on it and found that there is a link to a chart which shows at which law schools GLBT status is "a positive factor in admissions decisions." If it works, here is the link:
LGBT</a> Chart with individual school responses </p>
<p>If it doesn't work, just go to the main page and click on the appropriate section and read through it.</p>
<p>Yes, several law schools ask about it on their applications, and some give diversity fee waivers to GLBT people. Some people (not every GLBT person who's admitted, though) also write about it in their statements of purpose or in the diversity essay section, especially if it's related to their experience before law school or their plans for work after getting the JD. Some schools offer special funding for GLBT students to do summer work (generally at GLBT-related nonprofits) as compensation for not being allowed to interview with military recruiters.</p>
<p>As Jonri mentioned, there is an annual GLBT legal career fair with recruiters from a variety of nonprofits and firms from around the country. It's called Lavender Law. NALP, which collects and publishes data about legal employers, asks how many attorneys at each firm are openly GLBT (but the numbers aren't very reliable, because many employers don't ask their employees about this!)</p>
<p>Obviously, there's no way for schools or employers to check--just like schools take your word for it about your race and gender when you apply.</p>
<p>Actually, Stacy, the fair I meant was a law school fair, held annually for people applying to law schools. It was organized specifically for gay students interested in law school and focused on how GLBT-friendly schools were. I don't know if it still exists.</p>
<p>why is there even a discussion about this? get good grades and do well on the LSAT and let everything take care of itself.</p>
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<p>Because people are curious? I admit to having wondered about the poster's question. Especially with so much discussion in this forum regarding race-based affirmative action, it does bring up the question of whether other "disadvantaged" groups receive a boost in admissions.</p>
<p>yeah seems people are a little bit too bi-curious to answer your question.</p>
<p>disadvantaged groups receive a boost in admissions because they are underrepresented... nothing personal, it just sucks to be male, middle class, and white</p>
<p>I'm not trying to start a battle of the sexes but try being a white, upper-middle class female.</p>
<p>a white girl with some money... hmm thats any guys dream. i dont see your problem. </p>
<p>but really...</p>
<p>ya'll don't know what it's like
being male, middle class and white</p>
<p>try having to be AZN, regardless of class.</p>
<p>Extra $ is only available for tri and quadrisexuals.</p>
@clairesawyerFL (Love the username, by the way) This is an extremely old thread and the people on it likely haven’t been around in a while.
Please use old threads only for research. It’s been six years since anyone posted.