Anonymous asked: sorry if this is a bit pushy but how was applying to college, since you transitioned early? did you end up checking "female" on the application but having your teacher recommendations, etc. with male pronouns? since i'm transitioning at 16, too, and am wondering about college and such.
i hadn’t legally changed my name when i applied because my parents were, at the time, unsupportive of any legal or medical changes and i was under 18. i applied under my legal name at the time as it was very specific about it having to be my legal name on the application. as soon as the application had been accepted, i telephoned the university and informed a specific person of the situation. they removed any reference to my previous name from their systems and i was put in to normal male accommodation when that time came. by the time i got there i was on testosterone and had already had chest surgery, and as far as i know no one beyond that one member of administration was ever really aware of any previous names or anything. it made things a lot easier to have supportive administrative staff who clearly already had a protocol for this sort of situation. it may somewhat depend on your university.
so yes, in a word, it was fine, and relatively uneventful, beyond that phone call.