College admissions for homeschooled students - Revision history

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	If you're considering ~~home-schooling~~ for high school, you're likely wondering how it will affect your college prospects.		If you're considering [[homeschooling]] for high school, you're likely wondering how it will affect your college prospects.

	==Public colleges==		==Public colleges==

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Jsinick at 20:44, 22 February 2014

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 * If you homeschool, you'll have more flexibility in regards to how you arrange your coursework (for example, you can pick which textbooks to use), and if used well, this could increase your chances of excelling.
 * If you homeschool and can give a compelling reason for why you've done so in your college applications, this will strengthen your case for admissions.
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 College Confidential has a [http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/ forum] with relevant threads. See in particular [http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/874682-homeschool-students-admission-rate-to-harvard-princeton-yale-p3.html Homeschool students' admission rate to Harvard/Princeton/Yale] and
 [http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/541334-how-do-homeschooled-students-attend-ivy-leagues.html How do homeschooled students attend Ivy leagues?]

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Private colleges

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	There's some evidence in favor of (4): MIT reports that less than 1% of the applicant pool consists of homeschoolers.		There's some evidence in favor of (4): MIT reports that less than 1% of the applicant pool consists of homeschoolers.

			===Factors relevant to admissions===

	Reading over the webpages of elite colleges about applying as a homeschooler, some points stand out:		Reading over the webpages of elite colleges about applying as a homeschooler, some points stand out:

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 We looked at pages published by:
-[http://admissions.yale.edu/home-schooled-applicants Yale]
+[http://admissions.yale.edu/home-schooled-applicants Yale], [http://mitadmissions.org/apply/prepare/homeschool MIT], [https://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/tips_for_home_schooled/  Princeton], [https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/first-year/home-schooled Columbia], [https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/applicants/homeschoolers.shtml University of Chicago], [http://admissions.caltech.edu/applying/homeschooled Caltech], [http://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/apply/homeschool-applicants.html New York University] and  [http://homeschoolsuccess.com/highly-selective-college-admissions-for-homeschoolers/ Homeschool Success]
 College Confidential has a [http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/ forum] with relevant threads. See in particular [http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/874682-homeschool-students-admission-rate-to-harvard-princeton-yale-p3.html Homeschool students' admission rate to Harvard/Princeton/Yale] and
 [http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/541334-how-do-homeschooled-students-attend-ivy-leagues.html How do homeschooled students attend Ivy leagues?]

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Admission rates

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	The elite private college students who were home schooled appears to be smaller than the fraction of high schoolers in the general population who are home schooled. About [https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=91 ~3% of students are home schooled nationwide]. By way of contrast:		The elite private college students who were home schooled appears to be smaller than the fraction of high schoolers in the general population who are home schooled. About [https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=91 ~3% of students are home schooled nationwide]. By way of contrast:

	* [http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/admission_statistics/ ~~Only~~ 0.5% of Princeton students were homeschooled]		* Princeton [http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/admission_statistics/ reports] that only 0.5% of Princeton students were homeschooled.
	* A University of Chicago student on College Confidential [http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/874682-homeschool-students-admission-rate-to-harvard-princeton-yale-p3.html reported] that 13 students in his or her grade were homeschooled. University of Chicago's class size is about 1,400, so about 1% of the students were home schooled.		* A University of Chicago student on College Confidential [http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/874682-homeschool-students-admission-rate-to-harvard-princeton-yale-p3.html reported] that 13 students in his or her grade were homeschooled. University of Chicago's class size is about 1,400, so about 1% of the students were home schooled.
	* MIT [http://mitadmissions.org/apply/prepare/homeschool reports] that less than 1% of MIT students were homeschooled.		* MIT [http://mitadmissions.org/apply/prepare/homeschool reports] that less than 1% of MIT students were homeschooled.

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Public colleges

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	''The courses of homeschools and unapproved high schools are not accepted by the University of California and cannot be used to establish minimum UC admission requirements. If you are a homeschooled student or attended a California high school without a UC-approved course list, you must establish your academic record through test scores or as a community college transfer student.''		''The courses of homeschools and unapproved high schools are not accepted by the University of California and cannot be used to establish minimum UC admission requirements. If you are a homeschooled student or attended a California high school without a UC-approved course list, you must establish your academic record through test scores or as a community college transfer student.''

	While it may be possible to qualify for the UC system via test scores, it's unclear what one's prospects are for getting into ''a campus of your choice.'' ~~See also~~ See [http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/237630-university-of-california-and-homeschoolers/ University of California and homeschoolers] at The Well-Trained Mind.		While it may be possible to qualify for the UC system via test scores, it's unclear what one's prospects are for getting into ''a campus of your choice.'' See [http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/237630-university-of-california-and-homeschoolers/ University of California and homeschoolers] at The Well-Trained Mind.

	Other public colleges are more receptive to admitting homeschoolers. For example, University of Illinois [http://admissions.illinois.edu/faq/home_school.html writes]:		Other public colleges are more receptive to admitting homeschoolers. For example, University of Illinois [http://admissions.illinois.edu/faq/home_school.html writes]:

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-[http://admissions.yale.edu/home-schooled-applicants Yale University]
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-* "Standardized test scores hold relatively more weight for home-schooled applicants. If you are a home-schooler and you feel confident about your ability to do well on the exams, we advise you to demonstrate your abilities in various areas by taking more than the required two SAT Subject Tests." (Yale)
+''The courses of homeschools and unapproved high schools are not accepted by the University of California and cannot be used to establish minimum UC admission requirements. If you are a homeschooled student or attended a California high school without a UC-approved course list, you must establish your academic record through test scores or as a community college transfer student.''
-* More / Fewer homeschoolers applying / attending than usual. MIT says that fewer than 1% of applicants homeschooled.
+While it may be possible to qualify for the UC system via test scores, it's unclear what one's prospects are for getting into ''a campus of your choice.'' See also See [http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/237630-university-of-california-and-homeschoolers/ University of California and homeschoolers] at The Well-Trained Mind.
-"While not an ivy league, I know UChicago has 13 freshman who listed themselves as homeschooled on a survey we had to fill out at the beginning of the year." (Total class size of 1,426, so 1%) http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/874682-homeschool-students-admission-rate-to-harvard-princeton-yale-p3.html
+Other public colleges are more receptive to admitting homeschoolers. For example, University of Illinois [http://admissions.illinois.edu/faq/home_school.html writes]:
-It's [http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/237630-university-of-california-and-homeschoolers/ said] that getting into University of California schools is difficult as a homeschooler (perhaps moreso than Ivy League schools). See [http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/237630-university-of-california-and-homeschoolers/ University of California and homeschoolers] for more information.
+''We encourage home schooled students to apply to the University...We are very interested in having talented, well-qualified applicants from a variety of settings. Home schoolers would provide a diversity of academic experiences to the campus.''
 [https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/applicants/homeschoolers.shtml University of Chicago]
 [http://admissions.caltech.edu/applying/homeschooled Caltech]
 [http://homeschoolsuccess.com/highly-selective-college-admissions-for-homeschoolers/ Highly Selective College Admissions for Homeschoolers]
-[http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/ Home Schooling and College] at College Confidential
+College Confidential has a [http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/ forum] with relevant threads. See in particular [http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/874682-homeschool-students-admission-rate-to-harvard-princeton-yale-p3.html Homeschool students' admission rate to Harvard/Princeton/Yale] and
 [http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/541334-how-do-homeschooled-students-attend-ivy-leagues.html How do homeschooled students attend Ivy leagues?]

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Jsinick: Created page with " [http://admissions.yale.edu/home-schooled-applicants Yale University] * "Standardized test scores hold relatively more weight for home-schooled applicants. If you are a hom..."

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[http://admissions.yale.edu/home-schooled-applicants Yale University]

* "Standardized test scores hold relatively more weight for home-schooled applicants. If you are a home-schooler and you feel confident about your ability to do well on the exams, we advise you to demonstrate your abilities in various areas by taking more than the required two SAT Subject Tests." (Yale)
* "We find that in most cases, homeschooled applicants are no more difficult to evaluate than any other applicants to Caltech, and there are no additional requirements for homeschooled applicants." (Caltech) "Evaluation is usually difficult, however. It helps if the applicant has taken some college level courses, and we can get evaluations from those teachers." Yale. Some claim that Yale is unusually
* AP scores may help.
* There should be evidence that you can integrate well with other students
* Taking courses at a local college can facilitate getting credible letters of recommendation.
* Study all of the standard subjects.
* Documentation can be important – reading lists.
* Home-schooled students constitute a very small minority of students at elite schools, e.g. [http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/admission_statistics/0.5% of Princeton students] even though [https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=91 ~3% of students are home schooled nationwide]. Possible selection effects:

* More / Fewer homeschoolers applying / attending than usual. MIT says that fewer than 1% of applicants homeschooled.
* Homeschoolers being better / worse than average.
* Some homeschoolers not properly documenting their coursework, etc. or taking extra SAT subject tests.

"While not an ivy league, I know UChicago has 13 freshman who listed themselves as homeschooled on a survey we had to fill out at the beginning of the year." (Total class size of 1,426, so 1%) http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/874682-homeschool-students-admission-rate-to-harvard-princeton-yale-p3.html

It's [http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/237630-university-of-california-and-homeschoolers/ said] that getting into University of California schools is difficult as a homeschooler (perhaps moreso than Ivy League schools). See [http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/237630-university-of-california-and-homeschoolers/ University of California and homeschoolers] for more information.

Greater flexibility in how one arranges one's coursework, schedule could mean more ability to optimize activities so that you do well in them (e.g. can pick your own textbooks, etc.)
Having a good reason for homeschooling might help.
[http://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/apply/homeschool-applicants.html New York University]
[https://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/tips_for_home_schooled/ Princeton university]
[https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/first-year/home-schooled Columbia University]
[https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/applicants/homeschoolers.shtml University of Chicago]
[http://admissions.caltech.edu/applying/homeschooled Caltech]
[http://homeschoolsuccess.com/highly-selective-college-admissions-for-homeschoolers/ Highly Selective College Admissions for Homeschoolers]

[http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/ Home Schooling and College] at College Confidential
[http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/874682-homeschool-students-admission-rate-to-harvard-princeton-yale-p3.html Homeschool students' admission rate to Harvard/Princeton/Yale]
[http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/541334-how-do-homeschooled-students-attend-ivy-leagues.html How do homeschooled students attend Ivy leagues?]
[http://mitadmissions.org/apply/prepare/homeschool MIT]