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Hi everyone!
I apologize if this has been asked before, I did search as well as I could manage and did not come up with any similar results (I'm a new member).
I'm an LGBT pre-med, and I'm applying to med schools in areas that are a less gay-friendly than I would like (Southern US). I'm not so much worried about discrimination once I'm there, I'm more concerned about discrimination within the admissions committees.
In my course work, I have the option of taking some LGBT classes to fulfill some requirements. I could, alternatively, take some courses in gender and medicine, but I'm really interested in this LGBT department class, even though it has nothing to do with medicine. I am close with the professor, and she may be writing one of my non-science rec letters. Would this association hurt my chances/ would there perhaps be some subtle bigotry in the admissions process? Would I be better off keeping LBGT issues off my transcript?
Thanks guys!
I apologize if this has been asked before, I did search as well as I could manage and did not come up with any similar results (I'm a new member).
I'm an LGBT pre-med, and I'm applying to med schools in areas that are a less gay-friendly than I would like (Southern US). I'm not so much worried about discrimination once I'm there, I'm more concerned about discrimination within the admissions committees.
In my course work, I have the option of taking some LGBT classes to fulfill some requirements. I could, alternatively, take some courses in gender and medicine, but I'm really interested in this LGBT department class, even though it has nothing to do with medicine. I am close with the professor, and she may be writing one of my non-science rec letters. Would this association hurt my chances/ would there perhaps be some subtle bigotry in the admissions process? Would I be better off keeping LBGT issues off my transcript?
Thanks guys!