The Gay and Lesbian Guide to College Life

As a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning student, picking the right school-the right place to spend the next four years of your life-requires serious thought, careful research and planning, and focused determination. Whether you're "out," "in the closet," "questioning," or totally on the "down low," being queer will most certainly affect and influence your collegiate experience, and while the transition to a college environment can certainly be exciting, it can also be extremely challenging for LGBTQ students.

The Gay and Lesbian Guide to College Life is a comprehensive resource that addresses a myriad of issues LGBTQ college-bound students are apt encounter. The book provides feedback and advice from those most in the know: current LGBTQ college students. They share personal accounts on topics ranging from.

Coming Out on Your Application
"I did come out on my college application. I made the decision to do so because I had been a leader in the LGBTQ student group at my previous school and wanted to use the opportunity to discuss my leadership abilities and what I'd learned from running the group. I think that coming out in a college application can't hurt-most major college these days are sincere in their anti-discrimination policies-but I think it's important to use an expression of your sexuality to say something greater about yourself. It can't just be 'Hi, I'm gay, you should let me in to your school.' If you can say that your coming out experience has taught you something about yourself, or made you a stronger person, or taught you leadership skills, that's the part that colleges are looking for."

Scholarships for LGBTQ Students
"The Point Foundation was exactly what I had been looking for. Not only do they offer financial assistance; but they provide a family: a community of supporters who love and encourage each one of us-through constant contact with a number of mentors-all throughout our collegiate career and even after graduation. Not to sound cliché, but The Point Foundation has given me hope. Their love and support is unconditional, which is vital for those of us who cannot find that in our families. Because of TPF, I can see my dreams materializing, and I am more confident than ever to achieve my goals. TPF shows LGBT students that we are not alone-we become part of a tremendous family whose love, support, and guidance is invaluable."

Living on Campus
"My first year on campus, I didn't know who I was going to be living with and I was extremely nervous. While ready to leave home, I didn't know if I was ready to live with three straight guys. I walked into my apartment-style dorm room shy and intimidated; I thought for sure that once I told these guys I was gay they would never talk to me. I couldn't have thought further from the truth. My new roommates accepted and befriended me for the most part just like they would have any other guy. Of course, they were very macho about the whole thing and one said, as long as I didn't hit on him, he was cool with me, and the other said, he just didn't want to come home and see me making out with another guy on the living room couch. After the initial awkwardness of coming out to them wore off, we all got along very well., and often hung out together watching TV, playing video games, or playing sports. I think the important lesson I learned from living with three straight guys is that being gay is only part of who I am. It doesn't make up everything about me, and it certainly shouldn't isolate me from mainstream society."

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