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Homeschool students lack easy access to college guidance counseling,
compared to their traditional school peers, and, to some extent, many of
these students and their parents look at traditional education--even that
found on the college campuses of most of our membership--with some
skepticism. College admission officers often mirror this skepticism, even
until recently,as the success of homeschoolers, upon their campus arrival,
is proving that they are capable students.
....
To add to this stress,homeschool students still have to break through
barriers that some colleges and universities fence around admission. Too
often these students are stereotyped, both positively (as supersmart,
self-disciplined prodigies) and negatively (as severely introverted,
socially inept and awkward creatures), and these false impressions often
suppress opportunity. This fall issue of the Journal of College Admission
focuses on these concerns and others related to this small, yet significant
group of students.
....
[Cartoon on page ... "For a homeschooled student you have an impressive
resume.volunteering at a hospital, playing the piano, dusting furniture,
emptying the dishwasher."]
....
Next, in the cover story,"Homeschoolers on to College: What Research Shows
Us," Dr. Brian Ray researches and describes characteristics of
homeschoolers, such as age, how long they were home- schooled, how many
books they have read, how many of them voted in the last election, etc., and
how college and universities typically perceive this portion of the student
population.
....
Regardless of rumors and statistics, the homeschool population needs and
deserves the help of colleges and universities. These students, though
learning outside the mainstream education system, should be treated in the
same way as their traditionally-schooled equals. After all, according to
statistics, this segment of learners is just as likely to succeed. We hope
that this issue will assist you, the decision-makers, in researching this
unique population of future college graduates.
Sarah E. Smith
Journal Editor
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