Is this essay topic too controversial?

applejack
Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:50:43 +0000

I doubt any adcom would be squirming. These are diverse universities, not back country barbeque shacks. This is by no means a controversial topic.

For what it’s worth, I knew some students in college who came from a similar background and their entire lives they were “the gay guy”. When they got to college and realized nobody really cared, their whole sense of identity got thrown out and it really caused an identity crisis. They had to figure out who they actually were. So, make sure you don’t present yourself as “the gay guy” in your essay because there will probably be a lot if you go to any sizable institution. Rather, maybe explore how being homosexual in that environment influenced your passion for writing, physics, math, whatever…