Home Schooled Applicants

sbjdorlo
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:11:04 +0000

Hi Austerity,

My son is a homeschooler and will be applying. We don’t know any homeschoolers that have been admitted recently but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. It seems that the strategy for homeschooled applicants is very similar to regular applicants: be the best, be passionate, be committed, be recognized nationally at something, write well, be gifted and creative, and have great scores (and lots of 'em), coursework, grades, and letters of recommendation.

As for your third question, hmm. I dunno. My son’s not white, had a 790 in CR, and wants to be a physics or math major.

I wish you the best, Austerity!