<p>Ignoring hereicome, I have question for Robespierre21: on what basis do you believe sexual orientation is a plus for your acquaintance or for your upcoming application to UPenn? Plenty of LGBTG people get accepted into top schools. Plenty get rejected. Plenty of people intertwine their homosexuality into their essays and get rejected too. Good luck to you but I maintain my assertion that being gay is no special advantage – especially in terms of top tier school admissions.</p>