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I think these bottom of the barrel techies have got it wrong. How many home schooled kids have been accepted as founders into YC? My guess is not very many. Most founders are elite college graduates that come K-12 schools where standardized testing is the norm.

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What is a bottom of the barrel techie?

The percentage of homeschoolers in the population is extremely low, so it is doubtful that you would see a large group of them anywhere, including YC.

I assume a large portion of techie homeschooler's kids will go onto college, some elite ones too.

Homeschoolers generally do very well on standardized tests like the SAT and ACT because their literacy is very high.

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