<p>I have a son who was in public school until his 8th grade, and has been homeschooled since then. He will go through college admissions process very soon. Sometimes I worry if my decision to homeschool him would hurt his opportunity to find right colleges at the right level. Do you know where I could find info regarding at what rate, homeschooled kids have been admitted to Harvard, Yale or Princeton recent years? I only remember hearing briefly that Harvard and Princeton admitted 3 and 4 homeschooled kids respectively last year. Were those 3 and 4 homeschooled kids among about 100 plus homeschooled applicants, or 1,000? Many thanks in advance.</p>
<p>My oldest child was homeschooled through 8th grade, then went to public, while I am now teaching #2 at home for 9th grade. While going through applications with #1, I noticed most colleges list their specific requirements for homeschooled students, and they ranged from nothing extra to over and beyond anything the “regular” school kids had to do. It is best to start investigating what are the strictest requirements in schools he’s interested in and making sure those are taken care of. I know this doesn’t really answer your question, but I wanted to pass on what I’ve noticed. Best of luck with your son’s college search.</p>
<p>This may help. It is a link to a page at Princeton that addresses some of your questions.
[Princeton</a> University | Tips for Home Schooled Students](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/tips_for_home_schooled/]Princeton”>http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/tips_for_home_schooled/)</p>
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<p>What do you have to do?</p>
<p>-tia</p>
<p>I can’t remember which school it was (since my current senior is at a “regular” school), but they required homeschoolers to take and pass one of the 5 main subject SAT 2 tests–English, math, science, history, and language, which my public school AP/Honors senior had a hard time passing. There were various hoops at the different schools, but that was one of the biggest ones. Another school wanted a detailed description of every class, every book used, every goal passed, etc.</p>
<p>Being on both sides of the fence (public and home), I understand the general public’s hesitation to allow homeschooled kids in without some sort of proof. But, most homeschooling parents who have their kids on a college track are determined to make sure their student receives as good, if not better, an education than they would have in the public school. We appreciate the colleges/universities that have acknowledged that homeschooled kids tend to do very well in college, since most have taken community college courses and are very independent learners already. I am interested to see what changes will be made in the next 3 years before #2 applies for college.</p>
<p>HYP’s acceptance rate for homeschooled, 3 to5 yearly, from a pool of 150-200 homeschooled applicants, is quite lower to me. With such lower rate, is there any chances for a homeschooled Asian? Has any Asian been admitted to HYP as a homeschooler?</p>
<p>This is such an old thread that probably no one is reading it any longer; but in response to the previous post, my homeschooled daughter is now attending Princeton and was recruited (as an athlete) to several other Ivies. She is half-Asian, but in her application she identified herself as Asian.</p>