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<p>Definitely. Just make sure it’s an interesting essay that shows more about you than just your sexual orientation. Even though it will most likely be the only one of its kind read by an admissions officer, the clich</p>
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Ditto. I think it would be very, very difficult to pull off a good essay about it. </p>
<p>On the plus side, however, plenty of scholarships exist for LGBT students. 
College Board and FAFSA would be places to start.</p>
<p>He got in early action into Boston College because from his stat and essay, the priest over there knew that he had the brain that they needed.</p>
<p>The priest were maybe hoping that they could change such a great man into a straight man but he is still gay.LOL</p>
<p>Alright thanks again guys. But again, would the guidance counselor have to see it at some point?</p>
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Of course not. I don’t know about your high school, but my high school had about 150 seniors for each counselor. They certainly didn’t have time to read essays.</p>
<p>You don’t have to show your essay to your guidance conselor. You can give him a list of your EC but if you don’t want, don’t show it to him.</p>
<p>Why are you afraid of showing it to him?</p>
<p>Anyway, since you are already writing an essay on being gay, you are already talking for yourself so showing it to the counselor won’t do anything because you wouldn’t want him to repeat everything that you said.</p>
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<p>Haha.</p>
<p>And that is amazing he wrote that kind of essay and got in at BC :o.</p>
<p>I think writing about how Catholic school has shaped who you are today, what with being gay and all, can be a really good essay topic to write. It has to be approached in a unique way, however, because such a topic can be seen as rather generic. Maybe you could write it in the form of a play? I read this one person’s essay who got into Harvard who wrote his essay in the form of a script.</p>
<p>As in:
Lights, left center stage.
Me: To be or not to be</p>
<p>Lol. It was very strange. I don’t know…</p>
<p>p.s. I didn’t show anyone my essays before I sent them off. My guidance councelor sucks, she would’ve totally ruined them.</p>
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Clearly you haven’t seen A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. I highly recommend it. :)</p>
<p>Thanks IBclass06 I will watch A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and see if it is a good one.</p>
<p>There have been other threads on this topic…you might want to look for them for more responses.
I think sexual orientation only becomes a hook when it’s linked to ECs like political activism, advocacy efforts, internships, etc.</p>
<p>quick note:</p>
<p>i have heard of a guy with decent but not outstanding scores getting into stanford because of (at least it is presumed this is why) his essay explaining how he came out and was sent to a summer camp to be “fixed.” this is pretty extreme and (hopefully) hasn’t happened to you, but yeah.</p>
<p>one of my best friends though, just got into stanford, harvard, and brown, and his common app essay was about coming out in a conservative household. he is also incredibly smart however, especially in english (good essays); but it was still somewhat surprising to hear that he got into those three schools. i cant say i think he got in because he was gay though. maybe the essay topic helped.</p>
<p>^btws, i dont think it would get you into byu, georgetown, and notre dame. theyre a biiiit biased.</p>
<p>Wesleyan boasts about it in their Class of '13 profile.</p>
<p>Tufts has a “Telescope day” for accepted students who are of low-income, URM status, and LGBT students.</p>
<p>it is a hook in the sense that if u write a strong essay & apply to a liberal school, it may help u quite a bit. & since it has shaped who u are, definitely go for it. gl :)</p>
<p>If I apply to NYU and I’m a straight male, would that be a hook?</p>
<p>^ hahahaha</p>
<p>georgetown doesn’t have a problem with gay people. they have GSAs and such on campus. they’re a jesuit institution, but only in the educational sense. </p>
<p>this isn’t if you’re counting the exorcist.</p>
<p>^^ and i second that lol</p>
<p>Vitare: hahahahaha. Serious hook. Although I can’t help but feel like you’re mocking me…?
Thanks for everyone’s help! I got way more responses than I thought I would! The one thing that I need to say is that because I live in such a conservative/Catholic environment and have for my whole life, I am only “out” to very select friends (like less than 10). In addition, I am not out to any family members. It would be awesome if I could find the courage to come out before I apply to college, but I’m not going to do so just to improve my app. Do you guys think a lack of being “out” will kind of undermine the entire thing?</p>
<p>My cousin that I never met came out to improve his app.</p>
<p>The last time I saw him, he told me that the priest suggested that his parents send him to an ex-gay boot camp for a year.</p>
<p>He got accepted but he was sent away for boot camp :s</p>
<p>I don’t want you to go to boot camp too.</p>
<p>Serious response: Come out when you are ready and be honest with yourself.
Hugs and good luck,
yelena</p>
<p>lmao, aw^.
no, the fact that you’re not yet fully ‘out’ won’t under-mine your point. u could just spin it into a ‘still learning how to come to terms with my situation/family/etc.’ type of a thing : D plus, they’ll like that you’re staying true to what u want to do/are or are not ready for. if that makes sense, haha :p</p>
<p>yelena: thanks so much for your help! Youre being so nice and considerate!
smarteeangel101: yeah thats what im thinking of doing. Hopefully I’ll be able to spin it, but if it just sounds cliche then i wont bother.</p>