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On November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 By johnmarkmills

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On November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 By johnmarkmills

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Could Live Music Impact the November Election?

On October 31, 2020November 1, 2020 By johnmarkmills

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Hoops & Beats: The Dual Passion of Jack Bennett

On November 14, 2018November 25, 2018 By gracepointner

PROFILE Hoops & Beats: The Dual Passion of Jack Bennett By Grace Pointner From the court to the keyboard, Jack […]

Why the ‘Crazy Women’ Trope in Music Needs to Die

On December 3, 2016 By biancawooden

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East Asian Rap: Appropriation, Color Blindness, or Representation?

On November 7, 2016 By estherkao

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Is Spotify Killing the Little Guy?

On March 28, 2016March 29, 2016 By emilystonier

What does Spotify do to the little guy – to the newly signed baby of the music-market? For years now, […]

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On March 15, 2016 By emilystonier

What is it that makes music so valuable in today’s society? Why do each of […]

Meeting Robin: Minorities, Music, and Psych

On May 5, 2014August 19, 2014 By kirkan

I first met Robin in my Gospel, Church, and Culture class at Wheaton College. The one thing about him that […]

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On November 1, 2013 By nickpulgine

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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.