<p>I've read in the media that Harvard has accepted home schooled students in the past. Likewise, Harvard accepts the Common App Home School Supplement. However, I have been unsuccessful in finding any statistics.</p>
<p>Does anyone have info on this?</p>
<p>According to [Home-Schooled</a> Kids Get Into Harvard And](<a href=“http://www.massnews.com/past_issues/2000/7_July/hschool.htm]Home-Schooled”>http://www.massnews.com/past_issues/2000/7_July/hschool.htm), 5 to 10 are accepted annually.</p>
<p>Thanks for the article silverturtle. Although, the article is 9 years old (July 07, 2000). I assume that Harvard would accept more than 5-10 home schooled students per year by now.</p>
<p>Does anyone have more recent statistics?</p>
<p>An April 2006 article from the Harvard Crimson [The</a> Harvard Crimson :: News :: Homeschoolers A Small But Growing Minority](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=512786]The”>http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=512786) mentions that each year there are about 3-8 home-schooled acceptances each year out of 100-200 who apply. It’s very hard to get specific numbers since home-schooled applicants are added into the general applicant pool. The article also mentions that “Standardized test scores and alumni interviews are especially important for homeschoolers.”</p>
<p>If we find more information we’ll let you know.</p>
<p>Hope this helps</p>
<p>A couple of articles
[The</a> Harvard Crimson :: News :: Homeschoolers Are at Home at Harvard](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=132239]The”>http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=132239)</p>
<p>[The</a> Harvard Crimson :: News :: Homeschoolers A Small But Growing Minority](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=512786]The”>http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=512786)</p>
<p>Here’s just one link to a past thread about the subject</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/674626-does-being-homeschooled-help-hurt-harvard.html?highlight=homeschooled+harvard[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/674626-does-being-homeschooled-help-hurt-harvard.html?highlight=homeschooled+harvard</a></p>
<p>Thank you all for posting additional information.</p>
<p>I am glad that Harvard accepts home schooled students. Although, it would be nice if they reported official statistics such as other top-tier universities (e.g. home schooled students represent 0.4% of Princeton’s class of 2013, which is approx. 52 students).</p>
<p>The freshman directory shows three homeschooled freshman students this fall at Harvard. The parent of a current sophomore told me there were two in last year’s entering class.</p>
<p>As for Princeton, let’s review the math. The .4% of enrolled homeschoolers in the freshman class of 1,301 is more like 5 students, not 52. If it were 4%, we would multiply 1301 by .04, but it’s less than one percent. We multiply by .004. See?</p>
<p>(.004) (1301) = 5.2</p>
<p>Five are in attendance. We do not know the number of admits.</p>