<p>I've applied to Florida State University, University of Georgia, University of Alabama, University of Tennessee, and Appalachian State. Next on my list are University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Valdosta State University.</p>
<p>I know that any school with a large student population is bound to have an active queer population, but I would like more information if possible. How do the populations vary at each school I've listed? Are some more active than others? What kind of queer presence should I expect on each campus? If I identify as LGBT myself, should I avoid any of these very southern schools?</p>
<p>Some research I did on UNC Greensboro lead me to believe it has a very active LGBT student group and a supportive student body. You may want to check each school on the Campus Pride website.</p>
<p>vamominvabeach is right. UNC-G (which I’ve heard referred to as “UNC-Gay”) has lots of LGBT students and very supportive students, faculty, and local community. The Baptist church that borders campus is a very gay-friendly “open and affirming” church, and I would expect that to be the case with a number of other churches near the campus.</p>
<p>I have heard that Appalachian also has a supportive environment. I know two gay alumni of Appalachian who were very comfortable there. Watauga County was one of the NC counties that opposed Amendment 1 (anti same-sex marriage).</p>
<p>Agnes Scott would be gay-friendly/supportive too. I second Eckerd and UNC-G.
What’s in-state for you? Have you run the net price calculators and discussed results with your parents?</p>
<p>I have UGA and Valdosta State in-state, and I have full tuition waived for University of Alabama. We haven’t discussed any final prices because I still have to apply for some scholarships. </p>
<p>The #1 source of scholarship is the institution itself. The #2 is federal and 3rd is State (which you get with, presumably, Zell Miller/HOPE).
I think Agnes Scott would be a great choice since they match Zell Miller. :)</p>