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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 813645" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>For those who think homeschooled kids are all academically and socially inept - or that *most* are and you haven't met any who aren't - you've now met someone who doesn't fit your mold. I was homeschooled K-12, made it through undergrad in essentially 3 1/2 years, frequently taking 18+ credits per semester, working part-time, and keeping up with social activities (martial arts, equestrian team, dancing, volunteer/community activities, etc). 3.85 GPA when I applied to vet school this fall, interviewed at two schools and so far I've been accepted to two out-of-state schools and one in-state vet school. Kansas had about 1200 applicants for 65 spots and I made one of them.</p><p></p><p>The older of my younger brothers was homeschooled K-11th grade and he's currently in his second year at the Air Force Academy - and you don't get in there by being academically or socially incompetent.</p><p></p><p>I've met some socially inept homeschoolers - and after these years of college, I've also met a lot of socially awkward, lazy, public schooled kids too. There's good and bad in each bunch. Most homeschoolers with social skills don't mention that they were homeschooled - because it influences how people view us. If the first thing I tell people is that I was homeschooled, they watch me for a long time afterwards like they expect antennas to pop up at any second. Those of us that have any social skills prefer to keep it quiet - perhaps it's unfortunate, because Murphy's law dictates the only homeschooled people who volunteer the information give decent homeschoolers a bad name.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 813645, member: 852"] For those who think homeschooled kids are all academically and socially inept - or that *most* are and you haven't met any who aren't - you've now met someone who doesn't fit your mold. I was homeschooled K-12, made it through undergrad in essentially 3 1/2 years, frequently taking 18+ credits per semester, working part-time, and keeping up with social activities (martial arts, equestrian team, dancing, volunteer/community activities, etc). 3.85 GPA when I applied to vet school this fall, interviewed at two schools and so far I've been accepted to two out-of-state schools and one in-state vet school. Kansas had about 1200 applicants for 65 spots and I made one of them. The older of my younger brothers was homeschooled K-11th grade and he's currently in his second year at the Air Force Academy - and you don't get in there by being academically or socially incompetent. I've met some socially inept homeschoolers - and after these years of college, I've also met a lot of socially awkward, lazy, public schooled kids too. There's good and bad in each bunch. Most homeschoolers with social skills don't mention that they were homeschooled - because it influences how people view us. If the first thing I tell people is that I was homeschooled, they watch me for a long time afterwards like they expect antennas to pop up at any second. Those of us that have any social skills prefer to keep it quiet - perhaps it's unfortunate, because Murphy's law dictates the only homeschooled people who volunteer the information give decent homeschoolers a bad name. [/QUOTE]
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