<p>I realize that you guys may not know what the ad com thinks about home school students, but I was wondering if anybody knows any home school students that go to Smith. Some colleges put a specific page on their website for home school students, but all Smith says is to submit the home school supplement. I am curious about their thoughts on these students. Some schools, like Stanford, are supposed to be really friendly towards home school students while others, like UC, are not. </p>
<p>I am really curious because my homeschooling experience was very nontraditional. I am interested in any students that were like me and got into Smith. I am applying ED :)</p>
<p>My d. was a homeschooled student - VERY untraditional - and was awarded a Zollman Scholarship, Smith's highest academic scholarship. In addition, I have consulted with the folks in the admissions office. They have accepted homeschooled students every year, and the first question they asked me in our meeting is how they could attract more of them! </p>
<p>Needless to say, they want to make sure that ALL students (not just homeschoolers) are prepared to do the work, so evaluating homeschooled applicants is a little more difficult for them. They (like admissions offices around the country) are especially concerned that students (again, not just homeschoolers) have the required background in mathematics, so if you have a way to demonstrate that it will be helpful (APs, SAT IIs, college classes, etc.)</p>
<p>My d.'s application was extremely unconventional, but clearly they were able to "find her in it", and acted accordingly. </p>
<p>(By the way, I have yet to find a top liberal arts college - with the exception of Pomona - that wasn't extremely friendly to homeschooled applicants, and Pomona may have changed as well - our experience was 5 years ago.)</p>