<p>I'm just wondering, if you have a pressing reason why you are(which I think I do), does it look bad? FYI I'm currently in the 2nd month of my junior year.</p>
<p>anyone…?</p>
<p>Yeah I think it’s bad</p>
<p>I don’t know if it looks bad to be homeschooled, but it does make it harder to do the things that look good to adcoms. Like rigorous but well-rounded course load, good recs from adults who are not your parents, leadership in ECs.</p>
<p>So, since you probably cannot do anything about being homeschooled, there is no point in worrying about it. All you can do is pay special attention to those factors that are going to be more challenging - but probably not impossible - as a homeschooler.</p>
<p>Also, if you’re in Virgina, you’re in practically ground zero of the homeschool movement. Schools around you - especially the public universities and Christian schools - are going to be used to dealing with this question. If it’s not addressed on their websites you should just ask the admissions offices.</p>
<p>@NickSaban: can you elaborate?</p>
<p>NavalTradition: thanks for the advice. i’m not homeschooled yet; i’m considering it, and will discuss with my parents over the next week or so. i finished my freshman and sophomore years in a competitive public school already. My UW GPA was a 3.84(is this really bad?) and W GPA was a 4.64. My courses(just for an idea of rigor):
freshman: geo ACC(weighted, one level above honrs), AP biology(skipped biology honors), us history 1 honors(skipped world history), english 1 honors, chinese 2, AP Statistics
sophomore: AP Calculus BC(skipped precalc in summer), english II honors, chemistry Honors, physics Honors, chinese 3, AP US History
I got a B in freshman AP Bio, a B in sophomore AP US, A’s in the rest ofmy classes.
I took the SAT recently, and got a 2390. I have 800s on all my subject tests.</p>
<p>If I choose to be homeschooled this year, will my previous academic record substantiate that I can handle university-level coursework?
I have a couple of major awards(USAMO, for example), and I’m very passionate about piano(i do some major competitions). Do you think top schools will consider my homeschooling OK, if I have compelling reasons?
Also,I didnt have any school leadership positions anyway(i have some outside of school), so I don’t see how going to a regular school would affect that.
any help is always appreciated! :)</p>
<p>I know a couple off homeschool kids have been accepted at Harvard. They were very exceptional, and from what I remember they were homeschooled all the way up. Homeschooling the last two years of high school - if I were an admissions committee that might look like a bad risk to me. We got these kids we know can make it through an institution in four years, this one who is smart and all but somehow only made it two years. Would take a lot extra to make that gamble.</p>
<p>I know high school is stupid, but try to tough it out. Bailing for homeschool - however good the reasons are - will make it much harder to wind up at a top-ranked school where there are many weird and wonderful brilliant people you can fit in with.</p>
<p>If you homeschool, maybe you avoid some bad juju for two years. But then you may find yourself at GMU or Liberty or something, no better off than you were before.</p>
<p>3.84 isn’t bad at all, and for god’s sake you’ve done USAMO.</p>
<p>Homeschooling will lower the chance you get to spend four years with people as brilliant as you are. It won’t reduce it to zero, but it will reduce it. You need to be really sure that’s worth it.</p>
<p>what if the reason is that my parents want me to be homeschooled? how would colleges hold me accountable for that.?</p>
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<p>Why? Aren’t public schools in VA good?</p>
<p>well, would that be a lie? lol from you already said, that seems like a lie</p>
<p>yeah, high school really sucks. but you should stick it out for just two more years. it will make college all the more worth it.</p>
<p>^ not really. my parents suggested it to me, and the more i consider it, the more i like it? would that be considered a “lie”?
@pwalsh: not all of them…</p>
<p>if it’s still your decision, and your parents aren’t forcing you, then using them as a reason seems a little bit like a lie.</p>
<p>Your gonna have a limited social life. That’s bad.</p>
<p>^lol i dont mind that. i dont like the people enough at my school to stay just for them. i attend a lot of summer camps(e.g. piano ones) and I do some out of school extracurriculars, so I guess I can talk to people then? :P</p>
<p>It will be terrible</p>
<p>Jk</p>
<p>I’m the cc hsl resident homeschooler
Pm me any questions
Also post on the homeschoolmsubforum lots of help and great threads</p>
<p>I don’t think non-traditional necessarily means bad or detrimental - the circumstances of your situation are unique and I believe that colleges will try to review your application with slightly different standards than they would a public school or private school student.</p>
<p>@pwalsh: No, they’re pretty good. It’s because there’s a lot of religious nuts with a little money.</p>
<p>@ilovedianaagron: You’re thinking about this in terms of being penalized or not penalized. It’s not like that. Adcoms look at apps and try to find who has a good likelihood for making it through college and being an asset to the college community. If an application looks like a 49% chance instead of a 51% chance - it’s not a penalty, it’s just a calculation.</p>
<p>Please consider homeschooling as a legitimate option. You have proven yourself academically, and if you have a compelling reason to make the change, you can have the freedom to create an intriguing last two years of education. </p>
<p>Research the legal requirements in your state for homeschooling. Check out websites of colleges you are interested in attending, and check out their homeschooling admission requirements. Your unique “story” might make you a more interesting candidate; at least you will garner a little more attention during the application process. If you have a very specific dream school, or want to enter the military, then you might have more red tape to deal with. </p>
<p>My daughter homeschooled in high school and got great merit aid at a regionally well-known LAC. Her homeschool friend got a full ride to Stanford. Homeschooling for our family meant my daughter could dig deeper into her EC, spending 10 or more hours per week in the dance studio. She also dual enrolled in college her senior year, earning a 4.0 and starting college with 22 college credits.</p>
<p>There is more than one path to college, and I encourage you to at least research your options.</p>
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<p>lol wouldn’t that make the schools worse though</p>
<p>Homeschoolers are as social as they want to be. If you have friends now, you will still have those friends when you homeschool. Plus, you can make new friends. Homeschoolers are a very accepting group. There are homeschool organizations in every state, every city, and teen groups meet up for fun on a regular basis. My children could be out of the house every single day connecting with other homeschoolers in both academic and non academic ways. Homeschooling is not a death sentence…it is the gateway to Freedom. Freedom to make your own choices and learn time management skills that will be needed in college.</p>
<p>Agreed</p>
<p>With homeschooling it allowed me to take the subjects I enjoy.
If I was at my local highschool I could take 4 aps max only if I tested in th top 1% in eight grade. I will have 7 Aps by graduation</p>