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Free Learner: College after homeschooling

Recently one of the moms at one of our homeschool groups held a talk / discussion about applying to colleges after homeschooling K-12.  My own kids aren't there yet (being only 11 and 7) but I thought there were plenty of useful things to pass along.

Basically, you make up your own transcript.  This will often be a combination of classes taken in some "official" format (online high school classes or community college), credit hours given based on the student's own home study, extracurricular...

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Date: 2011-12-10 03:32:22
Website: Free Learner

Related topics : free online college classes for high school students / from homeschool to high school / free online high school homeschool

Preparing for College: Homeschool Transcripts

While the path homeschoolers follow through high school may be very similar or radically different than their public school counterparts, all applicants are in much the same boat when it comes to college admissions.  The big challenge, of course, is how to impress an admissions officer enough to receive an acceptance letter from the student’s school of choice.  But a homeschooler without a GPA, class ranking, or high school transcript poses a unique challenge to any admissions office.

Many...

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Date: 2011-09-20 16:34:43
Website: Homeschool Roundup

Related topics : free online college classes for high school students / how to make a homeschool transcript / department of education home school