<p>Hello, I applied to Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business for fall 2013 admission and got wait-listed. I have a 1700 SAT, average grades, and I'm currently taking regular calculus and doing very well in it. I go to a really good Jesuit high school (like Fordham) that has a very good relationship with Fordham ( they accept many students from my school, which is part of the reason I think I got waitlisted because many applied there). I went on an interview in October and it went really well. My college essay was about Hurricane Sandy and I feel it didnt fully represent me.
I plan on writing a letter to their admissions office (I heard that really helps) about why Fordham is my dream school. The main reason is that I'm gay and I've come to accept it through my high school years, mainly because of the Jesuit education. If it wasn't for it, I don't know where I would be in my life right now. I plan on making it heart felt, because Fordham is really the only place where I felt acceptance. Normally I'm not so open about my sexuality (only a few people know) but I feel like this is my chance and I have to take it. Do you think telling them about my sexuality in my letter to them will help my chances or hurt them? I think it sets me apart and I'm pretty confident they'll embrace it and appreciate my honesty.</p>
<p>I don’t know if it will help or hurt or be a non-issue to mention your sexuality. However, I think that if you write broadly and sincerely about what your Jesuit high school experience has meant to you, how it has given you the wisdom to understand yourself and how it has, as you say, brought you to where you are now, and how you believe that attending a Jesuit college fits in with your goals, I think that will resonate with admissions.</p>