Some Encouraging Facts on Homeschooling and College Education

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As children grow out of their small trousers and are geared up to start out their teens, a lot of parents marvel if they must carry on with the homeschooling program. They fear that colleges might not afford equal chances to a kid educated at home.

Much of the common fears associated with homeschooling were put to rest when two homeschooled boys got admitted into Harvard. Harvard doesn’t require a high school diploma for attaining admission to their degree program.

Another fine example is the testimony of the family of Dr. Art Robinson, a father of six and the developer of the Robinson Curriculum, who singlehandedly homeschooled his 6 children after his wife passed away.

“During their university years, the Robinson children excelled in science, with five of them earning BS degrees in chemistry and one in mathematics and three of those degrees being earned in only two years. Subsequently, Zachary and Arynne earned doctorates in veterinary medicine at Iowa State University and Noah earned a PhD in chemistry from Caltech.” – Art Robinson

In fact, at present, three of Dr. Robinson’s children are completing a Ph.D program in nuclear engineering.
These are only among the few examples of the many homeschoolers who have and are excelling in the university education.

Several colleges are more concerned in the range of acquired knowledge and pleasing attitude that the homeschooled children showed instead of their high school diplomas. As a matter of fact, other things being similar numerous colleges prefer homeschoolers because of the variety and richness they bring to their college life.  At present, there are a growing number of established homeschooling programs which provide the necessary, certificates, progress reports, and records for national academic accreditations to fulfill university requirements.

Admission requisites may vary. While a few colleges call for the child to appear for the SAT, others might need a universal equivalency diploma. And some could not care for whatever tests in the least. The criterion may vary depending on the college that you want to apply to. Some college courses really don’t demand any high school background or exceptional training.

It is more common to chance upon parents who frantically try to shift out their homeschooled kids to high schools since they fear inaccessibility of college admittances. But college admissions are afforded to all educated persons, irrespective of whether they’re educated at home or at a public school.

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