<p>@Princess563 Homeschooling is rare on the micro level but at the national level there are enough people being homeschooled that it isn’t all that uncommon. </p>
<p>" But, apparently, that would be a very unique thing to talk about. I could talk about the experience of being homeschooled and being able to go the store at 11.am on a school day. Or eating a Kit-Kat for the first time at age 13. Or the pitfalls and advantages of not being exposed to negative cultural values."</p>
<p>More importantly no highly selective college wants to hear about how you ate your first kit-kat. The highly selective universities are looking for people who are making a difference in their community or benefiting society at large. Those topics come off way too into yourself. </p>