Homeschooled Students
William & Mary is happy to accept and review applications from homeschooled students. These students will be subject to the same review as a student applying from a traditional high school. There are no special requirements for homeschooled students.
Homeschooled Applicant Tips
Challenge Yourself
Just like students from a traditional high school, we like to see you challenging yourself in whatever program you have chosen.Many homeschooled applicants choose to do this by taking courses such as calculus, physics and composition at a local community college. Also, exposure to foreign language should be a part of your coursework. We like to see students taking four high school years of a single foreign language (four college semesters). So, taking upper intermediate level courses (201 and 202 level) at a community college would be helpful as well.
Share Evaluative Criteria
We will need some type of evaluative tool to measure how well you have done in your program. The admission committee understands that an "official" transcript may not be available. We will need some type of transcript and/or course descriptions so that we can fully understand your program and what was used to determine proficiency in each academic area.
Secure a Recommendation Letter
As a part of our application, a counselor recommendation is required. Although you may not have a counselor as a homeschooled student, we would like to receive a recommendation letter from someone who is not the parent or guardian. This recommender can be a teacher/tutor or the advisor of an activity in which you participate.
Provide Optional Test Scores
Some homeschooled students who have not taken any — or very few — Advanced Placement or dual-enrollment college courses would likely benefit from providing test scores. This may include any SAT/ACT scores, SAT subject scores, Advanced Placement exam scores or a combination of the above.
Questions?
If you have any questions aboutthe admission process as a homeschooled student, please email admission@wm.edu.
