College Is First in the U.S. to Ask Applicants About Sexual Orientation

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This year, when prospective students apply to Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Ill., they will be asked for a little more personal information than usual.

The small liberal arts school, located west of Chicago, has become the first in the nation to add a question about sexual orientation to its college application.

The question, which asks, "Would you consider yourself to be a member of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) community?", appears in a list of optional questions on the 2012-13 application for enrollment. In response, students may choose to answer yes or no, or mark "prefer not to answer."

Answers to the question, which the university said will not be a determining factor in admissions, will be used to help determine eligibility for institutional "enrichment" scholarships given to applicants from underrepresented groups.

By adding the question, LGBT students will now be considered among other groups of underrepresented students for the financial award, which covers up to one third of the cost of tuition.

http://news.yahoo.com/college-first-u-ask-applicants-sexual-orientation-172003423.html

 

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So basically they are saying that soon applicants who are a part of the LGBT community (or claim to be) can be considered for extra aid or scholarship? How can one prove that they are....you know what? Scratch that question.