Too bad they don't have a field where you can type in your own variation, though I'll cop to being "queer" - in the '30s-'50s movie sense.

And I thought the demand for my "ethnicity" was outrageous, back in the '90s. I'm Eskimo, BTW.

That figures, WA state. Shoreline is just north of the bastion of liberalism, Seattle. Sure hope more prospective students refuse to answer the questions, and go somewhere else.

Because his majesty wants transparency.

so, you don't like the FB link with the list?

Thanks!

I wonder, what is the motivation behind asking such questions. Looks as if some instructor is working on his PhD. I'd be tempted to tell him that as a Zaroastrian Tree Worshiper, it is my duty to have sex with all things, whether animate or not. Including his candy -ss. Of course that might not look too good on your school transcripts.

Maybe...
"Recent studies indicate that the sexual breakdown of students registering at community colleges are...”
Could be what was going on? A study? Maybe a peer-review? You have to collect data to make observations. I would find such a study frivolous, but not a threat. I’m not going to divulge personal information I’m not comfortable divulging, but they can ask away. Doesn’t hurt me.

Why you didn’t you simply ask why they were asking you these questions? I would have. Do you even know whether it was a requirement to fill out the form? Sometimes, schools mislead you into thinking something is required, but if you don’t question them, you don’t know. For example: The state of Maryland does not require two years of a foreign language for graduation, but every middle school and high school within the states will pretend it is.
Get your facts next time for your own edification. In fact, call them when you get a chance to find out the reason. Don’t run from facts. You got all of us wanting to know why they gave you that questionare. We are a knowledge-driven community here. Lol.

Shoreline Community College, Shoreline WA

why don't you identify the community college so people will know which one it is so they will also know how stupid they are?

Kind of like the "Review of recently purchased products" E-mails that flood your mailbox.

It's there to keep your interest in their product, and to sell you more of their stuff, and form a sellable metadata file about you to whoever.

You forgot Vegi-sexual... (think of all the poor, lonely cucumbers out there...)

Its all about getting that free gub'mint money for special programs geared toward justifying their liberalist classes. I would bet someone's Master's or Doctoral Thesis will use the results of the "anonymous poll" somehow. (And you forgot the pointed race questions, the marital status, and your economic status)...

I won't tell you some of the responses I put (I almost always check "Other" or ignore the whole thing) but I'm sure I'm on some watch list somewhere. No, more like a few dozen of them.

You cannot have Big Data without data...

If the application process allowed it, I would mark all of them.

Considering that 'normal' is only one out of about 5 options on each, I'd just go to school somewhere else... No reason to buy their product, let the market determine winners and losers.

What college asked this?

What an f'ing mess.

I chose to take classes at the other college.

"Other" than any of those options would be pretty freaky unless you are an alien from another planet.

They must divide to conquer.

Personally If I saw that I would chose the other college that doesn't ask irrelevant questions.

Labels....some people think it makes them special.

From the Facebook list it seems they missed a few.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/...

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