Community Conversation => Transgender talk => Topic started by: Menoimagination on October 01, 2016, 07:59:03 AM Return to Full Version
Title: Guides and scouts and personal statements, Oh My!
Post by: Menoimagination on October 01, 2016, 07:59:03 AM
Post by: Menoimagination on October 01, 2016, 07:59:03 AM
I was a part of girl guiding for about 8 years,I was a brownie, guide, senior section and young leader. I would like to put this on my personal statement but I think it would look weird for a boy called luke to say this and so I was wondering if anyone had any ideas how I could say this? Should I put it as "part of the scouting movement"?
Title: Re: Guides and scouts and personal statements, Oh My!
Post by: Elis on October 01, 2016, 08:51:56 AM
Post by: Elis on October 01, 2016, 08:51:56 AM
You could judt say you were a boy scout; employers don't tend to check whether you're telling the truth about hobbies and such.
Title: Re: Guides and scouts and personal statements, Oh My!
Post by: purplewuggybird on October 01, 2016, 11:26:08 AM
Post by: purplewuggybird on October 01, 2016, 11:26:08 AM
You could just be honest. I'm an Eagle Scout and proud of it. On my parents' car there is a bumper sticker that says 'my daughter was an Eagle Scout.' It's obviously you're preference- but if you say you're a Boy Scout you need to do a lot of research of the ranks and stuff!
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Title: Re: Guides and scouts and personal statements, Oh My!
Post by: purplewuggybird on October 01, 2016, 11:26:39 AM
Post by: purplewuggybird on October 01, 2016, 11:26:39 AM
Correction *is an eagle scout*- not was
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Title: Re: Guides and scouts and personal statements, Oh My!
Post by: Menoimagination on October 01, 2016, 01:32:12 PM
Post by: Menoimagination on October 01, 2016, 01:32:12 PM
I'll just put that I was in scouting because guiding is a part of scouting. It's not that I'm ashamed of having been a guide, it is just that boys aren't allowed in girlguiding whereas girls are allowed in scouts (well, here in the U.K. anyway) and since my personal statement is for getting me into uni I'd really rather not confuse them...
Thanks for the help :)
Thanks for the help :)
Title: Re: Guides and scouts and personal statements, Oh My!
Post by: Sno on October 02, 2016, 12:23:04 AM
Post by: Sno on October 02, 2016, 12:23:04 AM
As scouting moves up the age groups, the gender barriers disappear to a greater extent, and it would be ok IMO to put that you were actively involved in scouting, and leave it at that.
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