Sure! Mine’s a different beast. Here’s a list I coped and pasted that I had to submit to another college:
Homeschooled
All National musician on bass/ competitive piano since age 4
5 years in competitive speech and policy debate
leadership positions in 4H and multiple awards
I submitted a 65 page Curriculum description document, including a very unique Classical education philosophy, and detailed reading lists, resumes, etc.
essays: writing is a strength, I guess.
33 college dual credits
State level FIRST Robotics
multiple awards in bass and piano
Japanese and Latin foreign languages for 4 years.
1400 SAT (which probably isn’t as important as the holistic application , especially this year)
We’ve applied to 15 schools from Princeton to safety schools, and not one has required the SAT from anyone, including homeschoolers… Homeschoolers had the same issue in scheduling as everyone else. In our case, we had 4 cancellations before we got in on both ACT/SAT and when we did it, was with masks, in a 90 degree room, with no ventilation, and without a desk for the test. It was nuts!
BUT…schools are moving away from SAT and opting for a more to a holistic approach of review. They want well rounded students
You are right though about the document!
OSU likely didn’t comb that massive document, but my sister got into an Ivy league level school and THAT top college did take time to go through hers, and remarked that it made the difference. My document was much like hers.
But,
Because we submitted it to 14 others, we went ahead and submitted it to OSU as well.
honestly this made me feel a little comforted lol. my high school did not give us any access to take a sat or act test and due to covid neither were testing centers. i really hope because i went in test optional it doesnt take away from the other great factors of my app. thank u so much for saying this
