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But what about PEI?

Funny you should ask!

Although it’s not in Ontario, neither am I now, so how about the university you probably never thought you’d consider: UPEI? Added bonus, now I can say I’ve collated the university admissions for a whole other province! Whew, I think I deserve a break now! :)

In their own words:

“UPEI offers undergraduate degrees in Arts, Science, Education, Business, and Nursing; and graduate degrees in Veterinary Medicine, Education, Arts, Science, Business and Applied Health Sciences Research. We also offer a Pre-veterinary Medicine stream and a brand new Computer Science gaming program.

We are a university on the move. We are consistently in the TOP 10 in the Maclean’s rankings of 21 primarily undergraduate universities, we were Canada’s TOP university for student-faculty interaction in the 2006 National Survey of Student Engagement, and we ranked #1 for research publication effectiveness by RE$EARCH Infosource.”

PEI may only have one university, but it has a dedicated homeschool application page that is easily reachable from their admissions page. I’m looking at you, straggling Ontario universities! And it’s a sensible URL at that. So, consider the Gentle Island. They won’t hold it against you that you’re “from away” (for too long).

From http://www.upei.ca/registrar/admission_home_schooled

The basic entrance requirements for home schooled students are the same as for all other students. Home schooled students can meet the requirements by:

* attending a local high school for Grade 12 or the final year of schooling;
* taking the Grade 12 academic entrance subjects through a correspondence program acceptable to the University; or
* presenting Advanced Placement test scores on an official transcript for the entrance subjects.

Added bonus: I hear there’s a pretty good math tutor in the area . . .

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Comments

Maybe it’s a little late to be commenting on this post, but I happened to run into it, and it is of current interest to me as the PEI mother of a homeschooled 18 year old who has just gotten into university.
Homeschoolers are getting a pretty good reputation at UPEI, and it is becoming easier to simply get permission to take a single course. In her Grade 12 year, my daughter was allowed to take an English course ( survey of early Eng. Lit.). When she earned a mark of 93%, she was motivated to apply as a regular student. With a portfolio (she strongly resisted the suggestion she do SATs) and an interview and an English prof on her side, she was accepted. In the winter term she earned good marks in four more courses.
From there it was straightforward to apply as a transfer student to her real university of choice – UWO in London. All her credits transferred. She has been there since September (2011) and is doing very well, thank you!

I would encourage all homeschoolers to carve their own path, and not cave in to the pressure of universities to fit into their procedures for admission. We can let them know that HSed students are very capable and prepared for university.

Alice

Thanks for sharing your story, Alice! I’m glad your daughter had success both with the admissions department and in university itself.

I don’t have any UPEI contacts (and not many PEI contacts in general), and you’re the first homeschooler I’ve heard of at UPEI, so it’s good to know they are welcoming and accommodating. I often recommend exploring the option of doing a year of correspondance, at Athabasca U for example, but your story reminds us that the first year doesn’t have to be at an Open university. It can be anywhere that accepts a homeschooler, even a bricks and mortar university. And from there, transferring to another Canadian institution is often straightforward.

A great story!

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