<p>Do you think it is worth while to explain in a short essay (300ish words) to the admissions committees of colleges that I am bisexual. I wouldn't word it in such a manner that makes it seem like i am throwing it out there for "bonus points". Instead, i would like to focus on how it has made me grow and accept who i am. </p>
<p>Also does being gay hurt or help your admissions into top colleges?</p>
<p>Any help would be much appreciated!</p>
<p>If you want to talk about being bisexual, do so in one of your essays rather than writing an additional essay. The additional info section is for brief explanations, not another essay.</p>
<p>It neither hurts or helps.</p>
<p>This is a bigger deal to you than it is to an admissions officer, believe me… do not use your additional info section for this. That is for expanding on activities if your info did not fit in the regular section, adding MOOC classes that were not for credit, etc. Possibly for brief explanations of family situation or health issues that caused a grade dip, but sometimes your GC is a better person to pass that on. It isn’t for additional essays. Colleges really mostly don’t care about your sexual orientation. It won’t help or hurt at most of them, although I guess it might hurt at an ultraconservative colleges to reveal an alternative orientation. Just looking at your username – I wouldn’t put it in your Pepperdine application.</p>
<p>^True about Pepperdine, I missed the member name :). It would be helpful to define ‘top colleges’, I made an assumption about what you meant which may not be accurate…</p>
<p>1) are the colleges you’re applying to even allow essays or personal statements?</p>
<p>2) If YES, then follow their prompts – usually the college wants to know how you’ll contribute to the well being of the community. Being LGBT is not unique – many of your fellow applicants will have undergone the same challenges. Do you really want to use one o f your few opportunities to sell yourself to the college by saying: “I’m like many of your other applicants”. I understand it’s something you view as essential about yourself – but you’ve got to understand it’s numerically …not uncommon.</p>