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RE: Top schools prefer homeschooled kids
While it allows some students to accelerate their learning, that does not necessarily make it better. A lot of it has to do with the parents. I dated a girl who was home schooled by parents for religious reasons. They were not very bright nor driven, and definitely hampered their kids (3) education. I will agree that home schooling CAN be superior, but it is largely circumstantial. It can definitely screw kids up if the instruction is sub-par.
Good point. I completely agree, I though your comment was a little ironic when I replied but now that I look at it, it really isn't... haha
The home schooled kids who went to my college when they were 16 and 17 were always socially awkward and lacked a lot of the emotional IQ needed to really participate in group projects and the broader campus community. Sure, they were super smart and driven, but when it came down to it, they weren't ready on a maturity level to go to college. That being said, they did well on the purely academic subjects.