Do Transgender Students have different acceptance rates?Answered
I am a transgender (Male to Female) student, and am wondering how my identity may affect my chances at certain colleges. Are there any states I should absolutely avoid applying into, and are there any where I may have higher acceptance potential?
Any answers / advice will go a long way
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okay so the problem with this is that colleges want to seem as diverse as possible. so a lot of them advertise an LGBTQ friendly environment that isn鈥檛 there in reality. before committing to a school, i (as an LGBTQ person myself), would research:
鈥� percentage of LGBTQ students at the school
鈥ry to ask some of said LGBTQ students what their experience was like
鈥heck legal rights in the state
鈥heck legal rights in surrounding states (if the states have a history of following similar trends)
鈥heck voting trends of the zip code and surrounding zip codes
鈥heck legal protections against discrimination (ik that sounds the same as legal rights, but they鈥檙e different. by legal rights, i mean healthcare, etc. for this, i mean workplace legality and other).
鈥ossibly research state case files relating to LGBTQ discrimination
鈥ercentage of LGBTQ people in the state itself
鈥oting trends of the state
鈥he public education system (a lot of conservative states will first start infracting upon LGBTQ rights in schools to 鈥減rotect the kids鈥� cough cough Florida cough)
but anyways! i think ur chances will probably be improved in the vast majority of places. like i mentioned, schools want to seem as diverse as possible. GOOD LUCKKKK
I鈥檓 personally not sure either but I did find this website.
campuspride.org/worstlist/
If you click on a certain university it will specify why it may be unsafe. I鈥檇 also try to look into more liberal schools and states and places without heavy religious affiliations, of course that鈥檚 NOT to say that conservative or religious areas are automatically transphobic, but more liberal environments are likely to be more welcoming. :)
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