Whether or not to be open about sexual identity in college application

Applying to College
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<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/03/booming/should-a-student-conceal-her-lesbian-identity-in-college-application-essays.html?_r=0%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/03/booming/should-a-student-conceal-her-lesbian-identity-in-college-application-essays.html?_r=0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>A very interesting article in the New York Times of Dec. 3</p>

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<p>Kind of frustrating in its refusal to take a stand, though I understand why it refuses. </p>

<p>As with so many aspects of college admissions, one can talk about generalities, populations and percentages, but nobody can really answer a teenager who asks you, “What will this do for my chance of admission to this college?”</p>

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<p>I think a better question might be “Would you want to attend an institution that was not welcoming of who you are?”</p>

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<p>Agree 100%.</p>

<p>Indeed, I have posed that very question to kids on CC.</p>