New homeschooler here?

Question

Im getting homeschooled now but my mother still has her doubts. She thinks that i won't do any work, but im actually kind of excited, if you can believe it! She keeps asking me over and over if im going to college and i keep saying yes. Im a sophomore in high school and im incredibly excited for college, like you have no idea. I want to be a Psycologist or a Lawyer(not sure which type of law) i have a bright future ahead of me but somehow my parents beg to differ. Can you still get into nice colleges/universitys if you were homeschooled?

Answer 1

Most college accept homeschoolers these days.  If you are a good student then I would recommend taking a couple of classes at your local community college next year.  My daughter is a senior in high school and will have 31 hours when she goes off to college next year.  If you really are motivated and work hard, you can go pretty much anywhere.  Check out schools on collegeboard.com.

Answer 2

They don't want you to be homeschooled more than likely because your social skills will be messy...

I think staying at home all day is pretty boring. Don't leave your highschool for homeschool!

Think about relationships! You will be missing out on a lot of stuff!

Answer 3

Yeah you can still go to a university if you do homeschool. I know a homeschooler and she gets to graduate from igh school early because homeschool makes it esiar for you to do that. She is also going to a really good college after that.

Answer 4

YES! You can get into great colleges if your homeschooled. Normal for you to be excited I started homeschooling this year and havent ever been happier, no drama! You have just as good of chance of getting into a good college from being homeschooled as you do from going to public schools.

Answer 5

Yes, you can still get into colleges and universites if you are homeschooled. You'll need to find out about the specific institution's requirements (SAT, ACT, portfolio, etc.), which would be good to find out about NOW so you'll have everything in place. I'm in Canada, so I don't know how how the post-secondary system works in terms of becoming a psychologist or a lawyer. I would imagine that you could become a psychologist at any university or reputable high-level college, probably a lawyer, as well. Go for that psychology degree first while you figure out exactly what you want to do--you can do a masters in psychology or get into law school, if you decide to, with a psychology degree and it's VERY well looked upon.

Good for you for doing something for yourself like this, even if your parents aren't completely convinced. Just make sure to work hard, share with them what you're doing and they'll come around!

Answer 6

Sure, you keep transcripts, you probably need to take the SAT or ACT or LSAT  Most college make special allowances for top flight homeschoolers.  But you have to be top flight and you still have to take the MATH and ENGLISH placement exams.

Answer 7

Many of the Ivy Leagues actively seek out home school graduates. So in a word, yes, you can get into virtually any college with a home school diploma, assuming of course that you meet other criteria.

Answer 8

Not only can a home schooler get into some "nice colleges" but many have entered into Ivy Legue colleges!  There are many famous home schoolers like the Coalfax boys (their parents wrote a book on home schooling back in the 1980's, I believe) who all made it to Harvard. In fact, they made it to Harvard without taking accredited courses.  They made it on the merit of SAT score, entrance letters and so on!  There are many not-so-famous home schoolers who have done the same, though.  Ivy League schools, as well as many other centers of higher learning now seek out home schoolers.  Students who recieved their education at home are known to be independant and self-motivated learners who fit well into the social climate of college where there are many ages and backgrounds of people.  The age-segragated public schoolers somehow do not rate as high statisically in these areas upon entering the very different atmosphere of college life.  Interesting, don't you think?!?

Oh, and as a side note, I wanted to say taking college classes for high school credit is called dual enrollment.  It is a very good way to get a taste of what is expected in college classes.  A 1/2 credit college class counts for two credits of high school so you can also finish high school faster.  However, if you accumulate too many credits, you will no longer be eligible for many scholarships that only give money to freshman.  I just thought you would like to know that.

Answer 9

Your entrance exam scores will prove your commitment to education, which can be as high home-schooled as in the public system.  Many home-school kids score considerably higher than there public school counterparts.

Answer 10

Of course you can! In fact, universities tend to prefer home-schooled students because they are usually more self-motivated.

I don't know about American Universitis, though, but if you do a google search of Universities you like the "sound" of, environment, atmosphere wise, then you can see what their prospectus is.

Yay for the future!