Chances at SOM, Tuck, Fuqua, Darden? 3.7 from T100, 324 GRE (162/162), white lgbt male, 4 YOE with two promotions, on “young executive board” and 6 years of committed extracurricular

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Commenting out genuine curiosity as I’ve never heard being lgbt as an advantage or disadvantage in terms of adcoms, but curious to see other people’s input.

Fellow LGBTQ male. Being LGBTQ doesn’t help by itself, but if you do something related to it (eg serve on board of LGBTQ charity) it shows you’re committed to your community and is usually a bump.

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