Alisa Perales is just 11 years old and about to earn two associate degrees: Her dad, Rafael, left his full-time job a decade ...

Amy Sager, director of communications for the Indiana Association of Home Educators, said homeschoolers appreciate that freedom. “They find that beneficial when they get into college,” Sager said.

Research also shows that homeschooled children were more likely to graduate from college than their non-homeschooled counterparts. Still, there are some pitfalls to homeschooling that need to be ...

We quickly became involved in homeschooling groups ... By age 13, he started attending community college, and at 16, he was accepted to UCLA on a full scholarship to study music composition.

College admissions offices have taken note. Top universities, including Harvard and MIT, actively recruit homeschoolers. Many of these students demonstrate strong self-discipline, problem-solving ...

In 2017, then-Harvard Dean of Freshman Thomas A. Dingman told the Harvard Crimson that homeschool students seem to adapt fine to college life, and they've had "lots of success." Socialization of ...

Homeschooling can be beneficial for individual ... Wingert’s kids are older now: Her older child has graduated from college and wants to use their interest in history in a career in museums.

Homeschooling increased both during and in ... number of students who graduate from high school and are not ready for college. “There’s so many kids that should be held back,” Flangas ...

Homeschool students will have a chance to receive information and guidance during a free college planning event at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Daviess County Public Library.

Others made the move to homeschooling programs after previous ... a professor at Teacher's College at Columbia University. Some families who make this choice out of fear for their kids' safety ...