College can be a difficult transition phase for most students and up until a few years ago it was nearly a culture shock for homeschool students who did manage to get through the tedious admission process. However things are a lot better nowadays. Colleges are more open to receiving homeschool students into their fold.
The professors and teacher generally appreciate the independent self starters that these young men and women are. Even if your homeschool student needs to shift away from home for attending the college of his or her choice, you as the parent can rest assured that their academic life is not going to suffer.
Homeschool Students Can Earn College Credits Beforehand
Thanks to various Dual Enrolment options that allow High School Homeschool students to take up college level courses while still in High School, these students can actually go in to college in their Freshman year with anything between 10 to 15 credits already earned. This not only helps them to complete their undergrad degree faster, they also end up saving thousands of dollars by saving nearly a semester’s worth of time.
Homeschool Students Tend to Have Higher GPAs
In a study conducted on Homeschool Students who entered regular college it was found that on average that the GPA of Homeschool freshmen was 3.37 while the average GPA for others was 3.08. Not only were the Homeschool Students better prepared for college, but it was found that the GPAs continued to reflect this different even in their senior years with Homeschool students coming up with an average of 3.46 while the others hovered around the average of 3.16. To put it simply, a homeschool kid is better at studying and his or her grades reflect it.
Homeschool Students are More Likely to Graduate
Once they have been enrolled in college, the chances of a Homeschool student completing their degree is much higher than that of other students from regular schools. Apparently 66.7% of the home schooled students are likely to complete their graduation while the national average is just 57.5% It would seem that home school parents instil the need to complete what has been begun rather well in their children.
