Homeschooling Your Way to College

There’s a lot to know about what colleges are looking for from homeschoolers and how to portray their experiences and accomplishments as homeschool students.

College admissions officers view homeschool applicants holistically, through test scores, letters of recommendations, extracurricular activities, and other factors—just as they do traditional applicants. Alexander Raths/Shutterstock

Homeschooling parents tend to feel confident when it comes to guiding their children through the elementary years and even through the middle-school grades.

But when it comes to high school, the task of providing an education that will prepare their kids for college and maximize their opportunities for college admission cranks up the heat for a homeschool educator.