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<p>You’ve been hearing from uninformed people if you hear stories like that. The [College</a> That Admit Homeschoolers FAQ](<a href=“http://learninfreedom.org/colleges_4_hmsc.html]College”>Colleges That Admit Homeschoolers FAQ (Learn in Freedom)) has a long history of documenting that all the usual highly desired colleges admit homeschoolers. They have to be PREPARED homeschoolers, to be sure, to get in at the top colleges. And as others have said in this thread, if you aspire to a top college, it is prudent to apply to more than one. But, yes, if you like Caltech, apply to Caltech and don’t worry about being rejected solely for having a secondary education through homeschooling.</p>