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Kinnon Rockness: When God Slows You Down

On December 5, 2019December 11, 2019 By valeriehalim

By: Valerie Halim My first few encounters with Kinnon There was nothing particularly striking when I first saw Kinnon Rockness. […]

When Your Lover Never Dies. Literally.

On November 30, 2018 By estherkarpets

CONTROVERSY When Your Lover Never Dies. Literally. Object sexuality appeals for minority recognition. Reassuring phrases like “I never cheated on […]

Being Yourself, Knowing Yourself, and Respecting Yourself: What I Learned from Taylor Meyer’s Story

On November 14, 2018December 1, 2018 By kaitlin-liebling

PROFILE Being Yourself, Knowing Yourself, and Respecting Yourself: What I Learned from Taylor Meyer’s Story By Kaitlin Liebling I step […]

From Ghana to Gandalf: The Journey of Michael Sawyer

On November 14, 2018December 2, 2018 By micahmcintyre

PROFILE From Ghana to Gandalf: The Journey of Michael Sawyer By Micah McIntyre As Americans, very few of us can […]

Filipino Native Determined to Achieve American Dream

On April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 By matthewtheis

Filipino Native Determined to Achieve American Dream A Filipino Loyola Student’s Adaptation to American Life By: Matt Theis “You […]

Rape Case Overshadows ‘Birth of a Nation’ Director

On April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 By matthewtheis

Nate Parker’s controversial past weighs heavy on his reputation. By Matthew Theis In the year 2016, director Nate Parker […]

Cyberbullying: It’s Not Just On Television

On April 20, 2017June 19, 2017 By geenacalomino

It seems like everywhere you turn there is a new movie or television show about cyberbullying. Those are just for […]

Forgotten Identities: Encountering the Homeless

On March 14, 2017 By emilyfrank

Often times, people steer away from the homeless. At least that’s what I did. I grew up in a society […]

Snakes are Friends Not Satan

On December 13, 2016December 20, 2016 By jonathangonzalez

By Bianca Wooden and Jonathan Gonzalez Growing up in an uber religious household as pastor’s kid (or “PK” for short) […]

Lost In Translation: When English Isn’t Your Mother Tongue

On December 13, 2016December 13, 2016 By danielleely

Photo From: https://static.pexels.com/photos/203237/pexels-photo-203237.jpeg “I feel like, I’m like a six year old coming to a place where all the […]

Emma Folts, a sophomore at Wheaton College, shares her experience about her transition into college and how homeschool has both helped and hindered her.
How has your homeschool experience benefitted you, especially in your transition into college?
I think the one thing that homeschooling did that was really helpful as I entered college was that it taught me time management. As a homeschooler I had the same freedom as a college student has to put things off during the day and go see a friend instead. Since I had that experience, I knew the cost of that.
Also, personal responsibility and accountability with assignments. I feel like a lot of the other students had more expectations for gentler grading and that the professor would give them retakes or extensions, but that wasn’t something that ever happened to me in school. That learning curve wasn’t added because I never had it the other way. I think another thing was that because I was homeschooled, I was familiar with the format of teaching and then studying on my own.
Did you see any issues with your transition socially?
I think that homeschooling had two ramifications for me socially. One was helpful, one was hurtful.
It was really helpful because as a homeschooler, I had spent a lot of time realizing and developing who I was as a person and learning to recognize people who were being themselves, and those were the people I sought out as friends. Friendship as a homeschooler takes a lot more investment. I knew I was choosier with my friends which made me a lot less anxious and a lot more content.
The only real negative impact of the social bit was that I was really used to getting to choose the time I got to spend with people. As a homeschooler I spent a lot of time with people, but that time was controlled by me. As a college student, I found that you can’t really control the time you spend with people and alone time is not really available. Learning to deal with that was a lot harder than anticipated.
Any last comments on homeschool and how it has affected your college experience?
I think homeschooling is really helpful, however it does take a slightly increased amount of advocacy with your peers when you’re entering into college. I think a lot of people come in with certain assumptions about homeschool, especially students. You’re going to get a lot of, ‘oh my gosh, you don’t seem like a homeschooled person!’ [You can’t] take that too personally and explain your experience so that friends can understand it’s an important piece of you, though it might not look like the homeschooling that they’ve seen.
My encouragement to anyone who is a homeschooler transitioning into college is to realize the benefit that you have having been homeschooled, and to realize that the bit of advocacy and explaining that you need to do with your peers is totally normal and that it’s not a big deal. Once they understand your experience, it’s not something I’ve experienced being looked down on for.