But what about college?

For homeschooling parents like myself, who's end goal (of the homeschoolign process) is college admission, there is a great deal of pressure for measureable success.

I find solace however in the fact that it has been done, and for homeschooling, college admission is becoming easier and easier every year.... At some colleges, it is actually easier for a homeschooler to get in than the number one candidate from a top performing high school.

Read these articles:

Schoolhouse rocked
"No longer just for the religious fundamentalists, home schooling has gone main stream, especially in Massachusetts. It's estimated that as many as 20,000 children here have abandoned test-crazy public schools and high-priced private schools for the comfort of the living room couch. But most surprising of all is that Harvard, BU, Brown, and other colleges are welcoming home-schoolers like all other students. "

In a Class by Themselves
A wave of homeschoolers has reached the Farm--students with unconventional training and few formal credentials. What have they got that Stanford wants? And how do admission officers spot it?

Homeschooled students take unorthodox route to become top college candidates
Her combined Scholastic Aptitude Test score was 1,560 out of a possible 1,600. She'd received the highest score -- five -- in advanced placement exams: U.S. history, literature, psychology, French and English language, a writing course.
But she was missing one thing: a high school transcript.

Homeschooled Children Can Get Into Good Colleges
Every year homeschoolers are admitted to hundreds of colleges in at least five countries. Those who prepare thoroughly can be admitted with full scholarships at those selective colleges that some parents daydream about their children attending. Read on to find out which colleges have admitted homeschooled children, and continue to the linked subpages to find out more about how to get into the college of your choice.

So we will work dillegently to get the kids to the point where they will approach a college, and if they are too young to leave home when they are ready, we will help them when they need us, but we will then be able to rest in the knowledge that we set a goal for our kids and reached that goal. I know in my heart we will make it.