I've been homeschooled for about 4 years. It depends on your method, but you usually learn alot more in less time, you get to work at your own pace, you don't have all of the classroom distractions, and like alot of people here say yes it makes it easier to get into a good college. And yes there are some downsides, but it's mainly the very limited social interaction. In my situation homeschooling has been working for me much better than any other schooling, but it really depends on your preference. I work off of textbooks for different subjects but you can also do it online.