<p>MOST of the close cases are indeed people who did not make the requirement in one way or another. For example, a 740 on math can be consequence of missing only 2 questions on the entire SAT which is how my GF missed the scholarship. Other kids get screwed by difficult course loads by other kids who get higher GPAs with easier ones. In either case, I believe the NO EXCEPTIONS policy they have is a result of bureaucratic tie downs, perhaps with government grants which can be quite strict. I am only speculating though. </p>
<p>BUT note that the cutoff SAT is 2150 and the median Mudd GPA is ~2230 so ranks do cut a lot of people down. And some of these kids went to ultra-difficult prep schools where all the students are remarkably talented, and where your kid would have had to had a run for his money for the top 10% whether you like it or not. Its unfortunate he never had a chance though. Its a range in the difficult of the 10% rule that makes me disagree with it, but I am still glad they offer the service.</p>
<p>I was completely ineligible as well as a transfer student. =)</p>
<p>We have found state schools in general to be friendly towards homeschoolers. The most selective schools, such as Davidson, all seemed to require large quantities of subject tests of homeschoolers. I suppose this is reasonable, since the quality of the curriculum would be hard to assess, although one would think SAT or ACT scores would be adequate to demonstrate proficiency. I'm not convinced our homeschooler's GPA's deserve more scrutiny than traditional students, since there are countless high schools in which the grades of some students are inflated by cheating, parental influence, or good old-fashioned favoritism.</p>
<p>I go to Rasmussen College and they are a career college so you don't get the typical college experience, but you do get a good education. They don't ask about recommendations and you don't have to have write any essays to get in or take any other language in high school. Once accepted into the school you have to take a Math and English course, if you fail it, you have three quarters to take a Math or English class.</p>
<p>Washington & Lee is VERY homeschool friendly. I now have two kids who go there (sophomore and freshman), and they both know several other hs'ers who go there.</p>
<p>Late to the discussion but would like to add to the list of colleges taking on homeschoolers.</p>
<p>My 2 ds (college senior and sophomore this year) were accepted into the following college without much extra hoopla.</p>
<p>U of Rochester w/ merit scholarship
Lafayette w/ merit scholarship
U of MD, College Park, w/ merit scholarship
U of MD, Baltimore County, w/merit scholarship
Swarthmore w/ some grant $
Middlebury
St. Mary's of MD w/scholarship</p>
<p>Other schools visited (but didn't apply) also seemed hs friendly:
Lehigh
Northwestern
Case Western Reserve
MIT
Tufts
Olin
Oberlin
RIT</p>
<p>It's been awhile; that's all I can remember at the moment. We did not consider schools that wanted extra/more than what they ask of institutionally schooled students.</p>
<p>I agree with Cockatiel on Washington and Lee. I was initially put off by them asking for five SAT IIs, but when I asked if that was a requirement they said no, we require 2 from everyone, so you have to have two. My ds submitted those (<em>not</em> 5!) and received a wonderful full ride scholarship. He knows several other homeschoolers there with scholarships. So, their bark is worse than their bite :-) In reality, they are friendly where it counts: admissions and scholarships!</p>
<p>I don't know if they count as one of the "most" receptive, but the consensus among the other homeschooled students I've met here at Mount Holyoke is that we all had a really easy time working with admissions. We just had to submit the Common Application "transcript" and then AP or SAT scores if we had them -- and if we didn't, it wasn't a big deal. I submitted by transcript and GED and that was more than enough. Just make sure you do your interview and have really good info/letters from your parents and you'll be fine.</p>
<p>Also, since we're a test-optional college, I think that's a big part of it. They know better than to look for numbers here, which is a good environment for homeschooled students in general, even beyond admissions.</p>
<p>Regarding the SAT II's, some colleges have exemptions to that rule. For instance, I'm applying at the U of Florida and they have the subject test requirements, but because I have dual enrollment classes in the areas they require (there's like three of them), I don't have to take any subject tests. I can understand college's being somewhat skeptical of homeschoolers... and this is coming from a lifetime-homeschooler. I've seen quite a few fellow homeschoolers that I would highly question their academic quality. But I also know TONS of homeschoolers that are very smart, well-rounded, and worthy of almost any college. </p>
<p>But as far as other schools.... Covenant College is extremely friendly to homeschoolers. I'm applying there and they have been SUPER friendly. My admission's rep has called me on several occasions to just chat. I think like 15% of the student body were homeschooled. It's a great school if you're looking for a good Christian liberal arts college. And it has a beautiful campus on top of Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Here's the website: <a href="http://www.covenant.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.covenant.edu/</a> </p>
<p>Also, Patrick Henry, Liberty University, and Regent University are pretty homeschool friendly.
I've also met with an admission's officer at Florida State, and so far they've been pretty friendly as well.</p>
<p>Most schools embrace home schoolers because they bring diversity and a different way of approaching education. I homeschooled my last two years of high school and was accepted to every school I applied to, but then again I did well on my ACT and had a good GPA. I don't think it's something to worry about, but if you don't go through a "cover school"(required in my state - Alabama) or something similar, it adds a lot more work when it comes to getting your applications together and proving to the school that you have done the work required to succeed.</p>
<p>I heard Michigan State University is home-school friendly. I was wondering if anybody that visited or that goes there have any insight about how they are toward homeschoolers?</p>
<p>I don't think there is a predominant way one type of school --large univ, LAC, whatever-- will treat homeschool applications. It depends on the schools themselves. However, homeschooling isn't marginalized the way it once was. It's a rare college that hasn't reviewed lots of homeschooled applications by now. I think you'll find that just like any other student, they will look at your application and make a determination based on what you give them.</p>