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The Post-Soviet Aesthetic: Fascination or Appropriation?

On December 1, 2016December 1, 2016 By gabrielledemeritt

The similarities between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are obvious, both in policy and personhood. They both are now world […]

Can White Girls Wear Dreadlocks?

On November 28, 2016December 1, 2016 By victoriagreenwald

Marc Jacobs’ bold choice to don his models with colorful dreadlocks during the September New York Fashion Week show has […]

Becoming a Gender Bender: Unisex Fashion Trends to Break Barriers

On November 15, 2016November 15, 2016 By jonathangonzalez

Bound beneath the barriers of a blue world, I envied my sister’s ability to depart from planet pink, a distant […]

Why Are Millennials So Obsessed With The 90s?

On November 5, 2016 By victoriagreenwald

The trend of the moment is actually a trend of the past: the 90s are so back, baby. We’ve seen […]

Overcoming Gray Days: Style Stunning or Style Slacking

On October 23, 2016March 26, 2017 By jonathangonzalez

Gray Days, we all experience them. These are the days when getting out of bed in the morning seems nearly […]

How Millennial Women Are Wearing Fall’s Freshest Trends

On October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 By victoriagreenwald

The fashion community anticipated the 2016 fall season to be one of the most inspired yet– and how let down […]

Why Are Plus Sizes Missing From Beyonce’s Ivy Park Activewear?

On April 30, 2016April 30, 2016 By latifahwilliams

WORLD STOP…. Beyonce Knowles- Carter has just dropped her new line of active wear! Highly anticipated and guaranteed to do […]

In the Name of Love and Money: Internships

On September 22, 2015September 22, 2015 By jordantuin

I called my dad, crying on the phone, telling him I was nervous about starting my new internship. I thought […]

In the Name of Love and Money

On September 17, 2015September 17, 2015 By jordantuin

I called my dad, crying on the phone, telling him I was nervous about starting my new internship. I thought […]

Yes, sweatshops still make your clothes. Yes, you should still care.

On February 10, 2015 By sarahmiller

Check the label on your t-shirt right now. It’s more likely than not that it was manufactured by people working […]

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.