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Why I Hid my Homeschooling Background in College

February 05, 2026 / 00:21

This episode discusses the experiences of homeschoolers in college, social perceptions, and the impact of homeschooling on social skills.

The conversation includes personal anecdotes about hiding homeschooling backgrounds in college. One guest shares their experience of claiming to attend private school to avoid stigma.

Research on the outcomes of homeschoolers after graduation is also mentioned, highlighting the differences in social integration.

TLDR

Homeschoolers share experiences of social stigma in college.

Episode

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you talked about kind of the do doing research into the numbers of what homeschoolers do after, right? And I I

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know for me when I got to college, I hid that I was a homeschooler. I did not want to be the weirdo homeschool kid

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that everyone was like, "He's going to be antisocial and he's going to be

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whatever." I just told people I went to private school.

Episode Highlights

The Struggle of Homeschooling
Navigating social perceptions as a homeschooler in college.
“I did not want to be the weirdo homeschool kid.”
@ 00m 09s
February 05, 2026

Episode Quotes

I did not want to be the weirdo homeschool kid.
Why I Hid my Homeschooling Background in College
I just told people I went to private school.
Why I Hid my Homeschooling Background in College

Key Moments

Homeschooling Identity00:09
College Concealment00:17