The;summer;of;2009;found;my dad;and;me;embarking;on;a 1,200-mile;trip;across;prairies, through deserts, and into a
suburb of Los Angeles, where I would be
attending a private university. During the
twenty-four-hour trek from Kansas to
California, I had plenty of time to mull
over the typical questions that college-
bound;students;ask;themselves:;Will;I
make;friends?;Will;I;be;good;enough;for
the program? As someone who had been
homeschooled through high school,
there was one more lingering thought:
Will I be as prepared as my public-
schooled peers?
Throughout high school, I had encoun-
tered many naysayers who questioned
whether homeschooling could adequately
prepare me for college, from the overly
nosy;hygienist;at;my;dentist’s;office;to;the
local high school admissions counselor,
It’s;been;a;year;since;I;graduated;from
college,;and;I;can;officially;say;that;the
skeptics were wrong. Homeschooling
not only prepared me for college, but it
also;enabled;me;to;excel.;There;are;five
reasons why this is true:
www.TheOldSchoolhouse.com
By;Rebekah;Bell
College Prep
5
Ways
Being;Homeschooled;Helped;Me
Excel in College
Homeschooling;.;.;.;affords;an;opportunity;to;partake;in;a
challenging and rewarding form of education, but students
must consciously choose to be good stewards of this gift.
