Are These Schools "Homeschool Friendly"?

Pre-College Issues Home Schooling and College
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<p>I'm looking at applying to these colleges and would be interested to hear any information you may have regarding their admissions policies towards homeschoolers. Thanks!</p>

<p>Amherst College
Stanford University
Brown University
Macalester College
Hampshire College
Western Washington University/Fairhaven College
The Evergreen State College
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Portland State University</p>

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<p>Amherst: [Let</a> me google that for you](<a href=“LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You”>LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You)
Stanford: [Let</a> me google that for you](<a href=“LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You”>LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You)</p>

<p>Unless you were referring to stuff that’s not listed on their website.</p>

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<p>The top 5 on your list sent info to my homeschooled son based on ACT or PSAT scores, so I would think so. He put homeschool codes in for both tests. We aren’t seriously considering any of those 5, so I can’t offer any more on them, but my son loves Macalester’s letters the best for their humor! It did get him looking twice at that college, but he wants other things.</p>

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<p>My son was admitted to Amherst several years ago, and Amherst used to post admissions rates by type of school on its website. Maybe they still do. The years I followed it, home schoolers were admitted at the same rate or higher than the overall admissions rate. I also advised a local student to drop out of high school and home school. He attended and graduated from Amherst. But he applied about 5 years ago.
I have a sense that schools in upper New England don’t automatically assume that home schoolers are motivated by religion. But that’s just a guess. My son was admitted to Williams and Dartmouth as well. Maybe they have experience with aging hippie parents?
Stanford has a long-standing reputation as being open to home schoolers.
A Brown parent used to post here, but my impression isn’t good. There may be a political test to pass there. But I really don’t know, and if you are interested, of course apply. My daughter attended a school without a big home school tradition.
I don’t have any experience with the other schools listed.</p>

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<p>A homeschooler from CC is headedto Stanford this year so I am guessing that they are open to homeschoolers.</p>