<p>reasonabledad wrote, about the interesting article link that homeschoolmom shared, “I always have this reaction that I wish there were some reliable national numbers on homeschoolers, and the results for college-bound homeschoolers in particular.” </p>
<p>There have been various forms of research on both of those issues. One Web site I know has posted some data on each issue, although it has not been updated recently. </p>
<p><a href=“http://learninfreedom.org/colleges_4_hmsc.html[/url]”>http://learninfreedom.org/colleges_4_hmsc.html</a> </p>
<p><a href=“http://learninfreedom.org/homeschool_growth.html[/url]”>http://learninfreedom.org/homeschool_growth.html</a> </p>
<p>There are many other wild guesses on the Web about the number of homeschoolers and about the admittance rate of homeschooled applicants, but the general picture from the best research sources is that homeschoolers make up a small, and no longer rapidly growing, portion of the school-age population, and homeschoolers who get admitted to the most selective schools PREPARE and work hard to get in just like applicants from more conventional schools. </p>
<p>Thanks to homeschoolmom for sharing the very interesting link.</p>