Good but long (23 minutes) interview with Vanderbilt's dean of admissions

[readwithem]

 

 

I would think the answers are typical of "selective" colleges. Very informative.

[Rebecca in VA]

What a nice guy -- I'm half-ready to send one of my kids to Vanderbilt after watching him! His advice was solid and obviously heart-felt. Thank you for making it available for us.

[dirty ethel rackham]

Thanks so much for posting this. Although we are several years from this process, it has really helped me feel less anxious about it.

[Ahwahnee]

What do you think would be the best way to handle his recommendation letters as a homeschooler? The writer needs to describe the students development in subjects. Would they ignore a recommendation from parents?

[Brenda in MA]

that they would accept a recommendation letter from someone other than a school subject teacher from a homeschooler. My son is an Eagle Scout, and they recommended that his Scoutmaster would be an excellent choice to write the letter because he's known my son for several years and has seen him develop. They definitely said that the recommendation letter should come from someone other than a parent. I would imagine that another community person who has known your child for some time (like a church leader, sports coach, volunteer coordinator, etc.) would also be an excellent choice.

 

HTH,

Brenda

[Brilliant]

What do you think would be the best way to handle his recommendation letters as a homeschooler?

 

Will your students have had any outside courses/co-ops/on-line courses? The possibility of getting recommendation letters is one reason to have homeschooled kids participate in those. (I realize most moms probably want other compelling reasons also...but there's one!)