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In a message dated 9/20/2006 6:38:15 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:

Emily asked me today if there were any colleges that offered
"non-traditional forms of study." She said that she liked the idea of
pursuing a higher education, but knows that traditional university
study would not be a good match for her. So I did some surfing today
and found this one:
_http://www.hampshirhttp:/_ (http://www.hampshire.edu/)

They even have a page dedicated to homeschool admissions. I wrote to
a friend of mine who I respect asking about this college and she says
that this college actively pursues homeschooled students as they tend
to fit their alternative form of education better. I liked how they
addressed the lack of formal classes, transcripts, graded projects and
diplomas.

_http://www.hampshirhttp://wwwhttp://wwwhttp://_
(http://www.hampshire.edu/cms/index.php?id=8964)

What I did find interesting is that part of the first year is spent
"teaching" students how to learn and how learning is not natural to
most incoming first years. I wonder what they would think of a bunch
of unschoolers who have had the freedom to really learn!


Michelle - who whishes she had found this college 25 years ago!



****************I went to Hampshire, and I loved it. Ruined me for
traditional education. If anyone has any questions about it, I'd be delighted to
answer.

Kathryn


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Ellen

I don't know if this is too late for you but when I was looking at
colleges way too many years ago, I loved Colorado College. It was not
exactly unschooling but I remember you took one class at a time for
total immersion. And I'm not sure there were grades. I think there
were not and that was what my parents had against it because how would
you get into grad school then.

Ellen

--- In [email protected], KathrynJB@... wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 9/20/2006 6:38:15 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
> Emily asked me today if there were any colleges that offered
> "non-traditional forms of study." She said that she liked the idea of
> pursuing a higher education, but knows that traditional university
> study would not be a good match for her. So I did some surfing today
> and found this one:
> _http://www.hampshirhttp:/_ (http://www.hampshire.edu/)
>
> They even have a page dedicated to homeschool admissions. I wrote to
> a friend of mine who I respect asking about this college and she says
> that this college actively pursues homeschooled students as they tend
> to fit their alternative form of education better. I liked how they
> addressed the lack of formal classes, transcripts, graded projects and
> diplomas.
>
> _http://www.hampshirhttp://wwwhttp://wwwhttp://_
> (http://www.hampshire.edu/cms/index.php?id=8964)
>
> What I did find interesting is that part of the first year is spent
> "teaching" students how to learn and how learning is not natural to
> most incoming first years. I wonder what they would think of a bunch
> of unschoolers who have had the freedom to really learn!
>
>
> Michelle - who whishes she had found this college 25 years ago!
>
>
>
> ****************I went to Hampshire, and I loved it. Ruined me for
> traditional education. If anyone has any questions about it, I'd be
delighted to
> answer.
>
> Kathryn
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>