re: Alabama more racially tolerant than Georgia

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Oh, didn't realize you were still IN homeschool

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Yeah.

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Idk what the area's like where you are, but try to get involved with a homeschool group of some sort

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I've done that before, really did not like it. Don't know why it just did not appeal to me. I joined Boy Scouts when I was 6 and I am still in it so that helped. My troop has about 50 kids in it.

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Not that I think it's beneath me, it just seems stupid

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Agree.

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Hadn't even heard of that one before

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They have a bunch of stupid commercials on TV.

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Like I said, depends on the area. I was a military brat, so I had different experiences in different environments. San Antonio was the most positive. Enid, Oklahoma was the worst. Found a nice niche when my family lived in Biloxi, Mississippi, though.

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My Co-Op groups were always a bunch of rich, spoiled kids.

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Boy Scouts is excellent. Never did that. Did Awanas when I was younger and 4-H was my shite when I got to high school.

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I tried 4-H. BSA has helped me so much, socially and mentally. I earned a $6,000 scholarship for earning Eagle the other day.

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Btw, there's at least a couple other homeschool grads on the Rant that I know of. Drewbie (Arkansas poster) and wadewilson (LSU). Good people

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Awesome, I thought we were the only one.

We could be brothers in my opinion.

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Then you're WAY better off alone, needless to say The friends will come, you just have to work a little harder for them (and folks say WE'RE the unsocialized ones

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We are the stupid, rebellious, unsocial kids whose parents hate us for making us homeschooled.

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Good stuff! I was in 4-H primarily for the scholarships anyway

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Same reason. I was always very good at public speaking. I plan on majoring in Communications or journalism in college.

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Us homeschoolers gotsta stick together!

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Thanks. I plan on writing for my college paper (Ole Miss or Missouri) and then try and intern at a paper such as The Washington Post or New York Times. My dream is to work for ESPN.

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Mizzou competely depends on my ACT score and scholarships. Right now my ACT is at 28 but I need it at 32.

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Keep diggin' for that higher score, bro. Out of curiosity, what are Mizzou's admission standards for homeschoolers? Texas A&M included homeschoolers under their "top 20% of the class" criteria, and as such, I only needed to make a 1300 or higher on the SAT to make it in (they weren't including the writing portion of the test for admission at the time--2005-06). Eeked out a 1370 SAT (2070 overall), but bombed the ACT with only a 24 score Still, it was enough to get me automatically admitted.

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Missouri is my first choice even though I am an Ole Miss fan. My career and education is way more importent than sports.

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That's the right perspective to have. As important as education was to me, though, I'd be lying if I said sports didn't play a part in where I went to school. My mom's a Michigan Wolverine and my dad's a Texas Aggie, so I grew up watching those schools all the time and wanted to be a part of one of those spirited fanbases. Michigan was too cold, and TAMU had a better ROTC program, so that was it for me.

Of course, karma showed me up by allowing me to experience one of our worst football periods in school history in the Fran Era Served me right Still got to go out on a high note my last year, though.

I don't know about homeschoolers but public schooled kids its 28 I think. Most scholarships are in the 32 ACT range.

I am on pace to graduate a year early and spend my one year off working on that ACT score, and saving up for a car.

The sports perspective is weird. I want to be a sports journalist but I am smart enough to understand that sports and parties can take a back seat.

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I was homeschooled until the 8th grade

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Count it!

Thanks. My parents want to help me get a Volkeswagen Jetta. Safe car that gets 42 MPH.

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Never went to a single college party, believe it or not. Was always busy with ROTC stuff or playing intramurals at the Rec. Didn't touch a drop of alcohol till I came on active duty, actually

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I'm not a party person. I would rather study. Never been to a party or done anything illegal or stupid. Part of this is my Dad. He was never in the military but he acts like it. Wakes me up a 5AM every day to workout and study. He would kill me if I got caught partying.

Yeah I got blessed with great parents. They have really helped and guided me. They always supported my decisions. My parents made me go to church when I was going through a rough patch in life and it saved my life.

If I had the slightest bit of black in me I would think we are related

Sorry OP for hijacking the thread.