•“So many homeschoolers now.  I have been here 20 years and they are normal.”

•“No difference in consideration for scholarships.  No difference in consideration of homeschool vs. charter … as compared to private schools.”

•“Scholarship consideration given to GPA and SAT/ACT scores. (Regardless of school)”

•Usually homeschoolers are part of some association and get a transcript and diploma from them.

•Eligibility is the same and admissions is the same.

•Scholarship opportunities are school agnostic.

•Only application difference is homeschool needs to fill out an extra form to provide some detail on curriculum.

•“There is no difference in the admissions process or in the awarding of merit based scholarships.”

•“Decisions are based upon what the transcript states. It does NOT matter what format of schooling you use- public, private, charter or homeschool.”

•“There is ‘absolutely no downside’ for homeschoolers applying to PennWest.”

•“They have the same opportunities and access as any other type of applicant (public school, private school, etc).”

•Pennwest bases everything on the submitted transcript, GPA being the key factor.  This includes access to merit based scholarships.

•She joked that the only difference is that, as the parent, I would be the ‘school counselor’ that submits the forms.

•“There is no difference in how homeschool students are accepted vs. traditional students.”

•If the homeschool student takes the ACT or SAT, they fill out regular paperwork.

•If they don’t take the ACT or SAT, they have some extra paperwork.

•Has an admissions counselor specializing in homeschooled applicants.

•Waynesburg has a large amount of homeschool applicants.

•“There is no problem whatsoever if a student comes from a homeschooling background.”

•“These students have the same opportunities as all other applicants, including consideration for merit based scholarships. For those, they look for an accurate and completed transcript and base awards on cumulative GPA.”