Morgan Stanley Sophomore SA LGBT Advice

Hey,

So I'm applying for Sophomore SA programs at MS which are diversity oriented and I'm gay. Didn't use this to my advantage when applying to college etc and for some reason I'm now feeling weird about doing it. I've never really been active in LGBT stuff for better or worse and I'm like on the line of being out and just not really talking about that part of my life. My voice doesn't come off as gay most of the time and def not when I'm at all conscious about it so a lot of people just wouldn't know. I'm pretty ambivalent about the idea of affirmative action for gays but I do definitely think that someone who has a very gay sounding voice can get discriminated against. I'm curious if I list LGBT stuff on my app, will I have to attend LGBT events or something at the bank? I curious how this all works out and if anyone has any personal experiences (prob a longshot lol).

Also, they ask for SAT and ACT scores in the application. I have a 32 on the ACT which is p good but I took the SAT on a complete whim once and ended up with somewhere in the 1200s. Is it fine to just choose "No" when they ask if I've taken the SAT and "yes" for the ACT? Like will they actually check at any point in the process if I have actually taken the SAT if I list "no"? Finally, just out of curiosity, have you heard of any non diversity getting into these programs at MS? I saw a dude from my uni who I'm 99% sure is not diverse do a front office sophomore SA.

Thanks so much for any help.

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Also, if you go to a school that isn't really a target (big state school in the NE), was it smart to say apply for two front office SAs and the wealth management SA instead of 3 front office SAs?

 

But I am gay lol. I'm not worried about the gay employees running the diversity event thinking I'm not. I guess I just have some strange anxiety around this being the first time I've ever got involved in something like this.

 

I think you are curious and suffering an identity crisis. What do you mean your voice?

 

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