<p>Like GeekMom63, I wrote the counselor letters for my children. If you use the Common Application, you will be asked to give an email address for your school counselor, and you can give the email of the parent who has supervised your homeschool education.</p>
<p>Then you will probably need to get a couple of outside letters, if not from teachers, then from adults who know you well. If you can predict that they will be strong writers, that is a plus.</p>
<p>Calling the admissions office and asking what they like to see from homeschoolers is a good idea, although applicants are expected to read the websites and not ask questions already answered there.</p>
<p>I came across one exception to the parent-as-counselor idea, and that was from the Director of Admissions at Colorado College. She said they do not want a counselor letter from a homeschool parent. They prefer an additional letter of recommendation from a non-parent. So, you see, contacting the admissions office directly can be useful.</p>