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The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students

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What a difference this guide would have made when I was looking for a college. It would have been so much easier to find a school that would make me finally feel safe, comfortable and excepted. If this book had been around when I was searching back in 1997, I probably wouldn't have changed schools TWICE.
The future is BRIGHT! Enjoy!

This guide is obviously the first of its kind, and the author did a great job on researching various schools and providing useful information which comes from faculty and students. However, because the author's attempt to balance the schools between geographical regions, some schools were left out. For instance, the top 20 are not actually the supposedly most friendly ones, but the most friendly ones in each region. Also, like other college guides, too many schools were crammed into one small book, but I guess I can't really complain, since every single college guide was like this. Overall, it's defenitely a great college guide, and a great progress for LGBTQ students.

This book is great for those looking at their university of choice and administraitions to see what they need to do for their LGBT students. As someone stated before, I wish this information was available years ago. However, it will help me as I research the university I plan to work in as an administrator or academic.

Received my order within days of ordering. This book was exactly as advertised and contains excellent information and research from many colleges. Very informative.

For any student that might be lgbt and looking for a campus that is friendly and proactive, this is the book for you. I wish I would have known about this book a lot earlier than I did. The book has almost everything you'd want to know- hang out spots, lgbt events, whether they're lgbt centers, how friendly the state/community/campus is, etc. The book is a great resource too for anyone looking to start and lgbt club or center at their campus. Overall, definitely recommend this to anyone and everyone!

This guide was invaluable as our son searched for a school he knew he would be welcome in. We used various guides to narrow and refine our search for a school. This guide definitely played a significant role in our son's choice of schools, and he was very pleased to end up being admitted to the Advocate College Guide's #1 rated school: the University of Pennsylvania.

I am lucky enough to go to a school which made the Top 100 and am quoted in the synopsis of my school. As co-president of our Undergraduate Gay-Straight Alliance, I plan to use this book to bring to the administration's attention areas in which the school is lacking and work to improve those areas. The book also has a lot of information for High School students selecting a college, administrators at colleges looking to better support LGBT students, and student leaders looking for help in planning events. If you are at all involved in higher education and want to make your school better for LGBT students, buy this book, read it, and loan it to everyone you know.