Road To College
Home-schooled students face different hurdles
By: AGNES DIGGS - Staff Writer
When some of Caitlyn Chione's fellow college students learned she had been schooled at home, they asked her what it was like and whether she had friends and stuff.
The answer was yes, but not tons of them because she is naturally shy, she said.
Caitlyn, 19, attends MiraCosta College and is also taking a course at Grossmont College. Her first semester was sort of a revelation to her. Before that, her education had been conducted at home -- and her mother was her teacher.
What was that like?
"She was two-in-one all day," said Caitlyn, a Fallbrook resident. "I was actually pretty autonomous. She set up a schedule, and I would just do the work. She never had to tell me what to do. She would always help me if I needed help, and she would correct my work at the end of the day."
Lots of students
Exact statistics on how many young people are home-schooled are not available. A 2003 report from the education statistics center of the U.S. Department of Education estimated the numbers at 1.1 million students. "Nearly two- thirds of home-schooled students had parents who said that their primary reason for home schooling was either concern about the environment of other schools or a desire to provide religious or moral instruction," the report said......
The article continues with information about various college entrance requirements. I'm happy to see more about homeschoolers doing well in college.
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