<p>^ One of the best essays I’ve read is on the “being gay” topic. No painful coming out story, no camp, no parental distress wtv. Just stripped down, plain and simple, what it’s like being gay. The guy is in Harvard right now. </p>
<p>I’m sure it isn’t easy. It’s not easy being any kind of minorities in this world but the kind of experiences you have can give you an emotional maturity and the ability to know yourself thoroughly that are both unique and appealing to any college. That’s one way you can “spin” it (but in a way it’s about being really honest. You can fake these things out). You can always ask for help with proofreading you essay from CC. There are some quality editors around. Good luck! :)</p>
<p>Thanks confused. Yeah, I probably will have CC people grade it because everyone on this website is so ridiculously intelligent lol. I thought I was smart, then I came here :/.</p>
<p>bringtheheat, are you mad at me for my answers? I didn’t want to be mean, I was just trying to be funny and I know that I have a weird sens of humor.</p>
<p>I was serious when I sent you some hugs because you are going to need them. The college app can be a bad headache.
Don’t wait at the last minute to do the essay so you can get the feedback on time. When are you applying next year?</p>
<p>Don’t send your essay to just anyone though. A lot of kids here are just looking to read others’ essays to know what the playing field is like (pointless and lame). Some of them have no idea what they’re talking about/what good essays should be like… Annoys me to no end. lol</p>
<p>Slay the essay! I think you’ve got a good chance, because at the very least we know for a fact that your life experience has been different from that of a typical cliched highschool student. That’s good essay material. Some of the most wonderful human beings i’ve ever known are gay, and they’re all very deep and smart haha.</p>
<p>No, it’s not a hook because a hook means something like an excellent wide receiver when the college has a great need to fill that position.</p>
<p>Your being gay, however, could be a tip factor for colleges that wish to have campuses that are diverse in all meanings of the word “diverse.”</p>
<p>Similarly, your sexual orientation would be a negative factor at colleges that believe, for instance, that homosexuality is a sin, but I’m sure you’re not interested in attending such a college.</p>
<p>I agree, but I don’t think an essay about my sexuality would be AS helpful at a religious school as it would be at a liberal school. Then again, I’m nowhere near omniscient, so who knows?</p>
<p>And I don’t know where all of you guys are coming from when you say BC, Georgetown, ND, etc will care if their applicant is gay. They all have GSAs on campus. I went to a Catholic high school and they are always dying to brag about how tolerant they are of homosexuals. I wouldn’t be surprised if a similar phenomenon exists in Catholic higher education.</p>
<p>Plus keep in mind this is 2009. A Jesuit education does not mean the same thing it did 100 years ago.</p>
<p>Dude, an essay about your sexuality isn’t going to be helpful anywhere because of your sexuality. It will be helpful or unhelpful because of the essay. The only virtue in writing an essay about homosexuality is that it gives a ton of opportunity to write something personal, meaningful, interesting, and (perhaps, though maybe not so much recently) unique.</p>
<p>No college, no matter how liberal, is going to say “Yes! This gay person is entirely in accordance with our liberal, pro-homosexual ideals.” It’s absurd.</p>
<p>Yeah, it came off that I was saying my sexuality will get me in; I wasn’t trying to say that. What I was saying is the essay could possibly be detrimental at a school like Notre Dame. And if you went to a Catholic school that is tolerant of gay people then the gay students at your school are lucky. The only renown my school has gotten was when the refused to let a girl bring another girl to the prom. Also, there is no GSA or any form of one, and homosexuality is never spoken of.</p>
<p>What religious order is your high school affiliated with? That might be the difference. Mine is run by the Xaverian Brothers, which I suppose tend to be fairly liberal.</p>
<p>Yeah mine is run by the sisters of mercy. And btw, in case there was any confusion, I have two profiles, I don’t really know why. I made one, forgot about it, made another, then remembered the old one. dreamsofivy=bringtheheat.</p>