<p>I've never been home schooled before, but I'm thinking about doing it senior year since my classes are pretty easy. Would this affect my college admissions in any way (particularly the UCs?) </p>
<p>Also, do you absolutely need a teacher in order to be homeschooled? I can learn fine just by reading.</p>
<p>No, you don't need a teacher - just work with it yourself, and have a parent sign off when your done. </p>
<p>If you feel it's best it would be a wonderful idea! </p>
<p>Another thing you might want to consider is doing some local college courses if you live near one, state university or community college or something. Most highschools have a program for "joint enrollment" as it's called here, but you could also declare homeschool and go in as a homeschooler if you can't do that...Or a regular student, either way. </p>
<p>Depends on your college. If you are planning to leave home and go far away -I would try to do a local college experience first. That way you only have to worry about half the adjusment, the away from home part. The college setup will already be familiar.</p>
<p>Anyways - if you just want to cover senior material and do it at home - that would probably work. </p>
<p>It really depends on the colleges - where do you want to go?</p>
<p>I want to go to any UC or California State school. Do you think they'll still accept my application if I decide to homeschool?</p>
<p>UC's are notoriously unfriendly to homeschoolers. From what I understand (not from CA), most hsers have to go to cc before they are admitted to UC's.</p>
<p>phiur, you'd want to avoid giving the impression that you got sick of school and just dropped out. You would need to have a solid plan, be prepared to explain why homeschooling for one year was a better option for you, and carefully document what you did at home. It would also be a good idea to talk with the admissions office at any schools you will be applying to and find out how they will view your choice. </p>
<p>If you have something specific you want to accomplish that you can't do while you're in school, you might be able to build a good case around that. However, you would want to have all your other bases covered, like good SAT scores, EC's, recommendations, and a good GPA so far. </p>
<p>Many high schools have programs where you can take classes at local colleges. If you're bored and want to show that you are serious about learning, you might want to find out if that's a better option for you.</p>