Stiff admissions requirements for homeschoolers

<p>Although Princeton and some other selective schools may not require additional SAT2 or AP exams for homeschoolers, anyone in that situation would do well to include more in their files to increase chances of acceptance. Every single home schooled kid I know who got into a highly selective school (except on an audition/portfolio basis for the arts) had a number of AP and or SAT2 tests. And they had very, very high scores on them. That the schools have to put more weight on the tests due to lack of grades and teacher/counselor recs, makes those tests imperative. This is a boon for those who are excellent test takers. Without super high test scores, it’s nearly impossible to get into the top schools anyways.</p>