Can a homeschool child go to college?
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Can a homeschool child go to college?
Can a homeschool child go to college? And if so what is the differences between a HS going or a Public schooler? Anything?
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Re: Can a homeschool child go to college?
Yes. The only difference is that you can't just give the college a high school diploma, you have to be able to prove competency in the individual subjects that constitute high school graduation. This is done through a portfolio of work, standardized testing, Credit By Examination, or some combination of the above. Colleges have learned to like homeschoolers, so you shouldn't have a problem getting accepted so long as your academics are up to their standards.
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Check out some books on the subject
There are several good ones out there. Try Cafi Cohen's books on high school, college acceptance, etc. (I'm giving away her Homeschooling the Teen Years in a contest on my blog - click the link below and look at the right side of the page). She has a Homeschooler's College Admissions Guidebook, too.
If you can handle a Christian perspective, look at Homeschooling High School, by Jeanne Gowen Dennis - she gives an in-depth look into writing transcripts and what colleges want from you.
If you can handle a Christian perspective, look at Homeschooling High School, by Jeanne Gowen Dennis - she gives an in-depth look into writing transcripts and what colleges want from you.
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My oldest bro got into the Coast Guard Academy (and graduated cum laude), and another of my brothers has been accepted at RPI and will be heading there this fall. We don't seem to be having much trouble getting accepted, it's more a problem of getting enough financial aid so we won't go bankrupt with 9 of us kids going through college.
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I agree that colleges are VERY welcoming to homeschooled students.
Our daughter applied to and was accepted to five colleges.
Because of her high scores, she received excellent scholarships to all five.
One of these was a selective private school!
To apply, I created a transcript in the same format that traditional high schools provide.
We also supplied ACT and SAT scores. (We figured - why not take them both? She actually did better on one than on the other.)
Our daughter applied to and was accepted to five colleges.
Because of her high scores, she received excellent scholarships to all five.
One of these was a selective private school!
To apply, I created a transcript in the same format that traditional high schools provide.
We also supplied ACT and SAT scores. (We figured - why not take them both? She actually did better on one than on the other.)
Ginia - Author of the online program: Preparing Your Student to Win College Scholarships, a blueprint for parents.
A homeschooler can go to college but most may not want to. The expense and years required could hold them back from achieving their potential. They should be well past what most colleges could offer. Particularly if they have the education typical for some teenagers...
http://www.everygoodpath.net/WhatATeenagerCanDo
http://www.everygoodpath.net/Economics101_CollegeVsApprenticeship
http://www.everygoodpath.net/WhatATeenagerCanDo
http://www.everygoodpath.net/Economics101_CollegeVsApprenticeship
Mark - http://www.everygoodpath.net/ Homeschool ideas
http://www.everygoodbook.com/ Classic Book lists easy to search/sort for history, literature, and reading lesson plans
http://www.everygoodbook.com/ Classic Book lists easy to search/sort for history, literature, and reading lesson plans
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Hi Theodore, I'm not negative on college as a whole but I am strongly against Christian parents seeing college as the "default" option and jumping through hoops to make sure their kids go to a "respected institution". I think secular (and many so-called Christian) American universities are harmful to Christians in all fields other than purely technical fields such as math and engineering, as the faculty perspective is likely very anti-biblical. Anything involving wisdom or judgment will not be well taught by unbelievers. But pure number crunching is probably OK.
Mark - http://www.everygoodpath.net/ Homeschool ideas
http://www.everygoodbook.com/ Classic Book lists easy to search/sort for history, literature, and reading lesson plans
http://www.everygoodbook.com/ Classic Book lists easy to search/sort for history, literature, and reading lesson plans
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