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Can a homeschool child go to college?

2009-10-07T23:14:44-06:00

HSLDA has a great page that discusses Home School Admission Policies of different colleges and universities.

http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000002/0 ... iginal.asp

Statistics: Posted by JoshCHS — Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:14 pm

homeschoolers and college

2009-10-06T16:24:14-06:00

To my knowledge, every college and university in the country now excepts homeschooled students, although some are much easier to work with than others. I spoke with an admissions counselor from Yale last week, and he said they have many homeschooled students attending there. The application and admissions process is the same. A student must turn in a transcript and ACT/SAT scores for review. They will be looking more closely at the standardized test scores, along with service projects and extra-curriculars, than at the GPA, as they assume it's more subject in a home school environment.

Statistics: Posted by HSCollegeGuide — Tue Oct 06, 2009 4:24 pm

Can a homeschool child go to college?

2009-01-14T18:47:17-06:00

Homeschool students can go to college, but not all colleges accept homeschool students. More and more are accepting hs students, but there are a few things that helped my son receive scholarship offers from several top rate colleges:

He took several courses at a local junior college (and got A's..)-this proves he can do "real school" to the colleges-as well as helps to prepare him for the HUGE transition.

He took the ACT and the SAT. He took the ACT 3 times, and you can designate which score you want the school to see (at least at the time, things do change). The ACT test isn't that hard, it's just hard to finish in the time allowed. So the more they take it, the faster they get. You can take the ACT as many times as you want-it's worth it.

It also helps to use a ACT study aid like a book or computer program. Get that score as high as possible-we referred to it as my son's part-time job to study for it...it was money in his pocket in the form of scholarships!

Also, you will want to check on the course requirements of the college you are applying to well before graduation, you may need to add a few courses in their senior year.

Hope this all helps homeschoolers considering college. One last nugget...Christian families should SERIOUSLY consider a Christian college, especially for boys.

Statistics: Posted by joyfulheart — Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:47 pm

Can a homeschool child go to college?

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Statistics: Posted by casamonika — Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:23 am

Can a homeschooler go to college?

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Hi,
I'm new here but this is something we've had experience with. My two boys graduated together from homeschool high school and got "mommy made" diplomas. We used MS Word to make transcripts and portfolios. Despite doing it ourselves, without the benefit of an accreditation agency, etc., both boys managed to both get four year, full-tuition scholarships to their first choice university. We wrote an article about this experience.

Homeschooling high school works!

Statistics: Posted by homescholar — Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:46 pm

Can a homeschool child go to college?

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Statistics: Posted by raptorguy85 — Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:09 pm

Can a homeschool child go to college?

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Statistics: Posted by Theodore — Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:54 am

Can a homeschool child go to college?

2007-11-02T09:22:31-06:00

I think you are underestimating young students. I was never one to be swayed by what a teacher thought or what a crowd was doing. Why? Because of how I was raised. I could say "no" with ease and be proud of it and my unique values at a very young (elementary level) age.

In any case, I refuse to live my life, or allow my kids to live theirs, in fear of the world.

I personally felt most enriched when I was able to go into the world and make my own decisions instead of be "sheltered" from it. If you never question and chose you are nothing but part of the herd of sheep.

I was "awakened" when I had real choices IN the world. That wasn't in college but in fifth grade. I'm grateful for the opportunity to really think and truly chose for myself that I've had since that time.

Statistics: Posted by StellarStory — Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:22 am

Can a homeschool child go to college?

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Statistics: Posted by mark_egp — Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:29 am

Can a homeschool child go to college?

2007-11-01T19:03:48-06:00

You only emulate teachers you like and agree with. For instance, I had an excellent Calculus III teacher, but a rather mediocre Programming Languages teacher, so it's obvious which one I'm more likely to emulate. The same sort of thing extends to teachers who push evolution while refusing to counter the blatant discrepancies in geology, biology, radiometric dating, etc. Education is all about having an agile mind, and if all you're doing is teaching propaganda by rote, you're not really worthy of respect. Or at least not mine.

Statistics: Posted by Theodore — Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:03 pm

Can a homeschool child go to college?

2007-11-01T15:10:37-06:00

It has rarely, if ever been my goal or my experience to become like any teacher. Does that mean my education has been a failure? I think not. I've learned so much. I continue to learn more every single day. It's good to have discernment capabilities. You need to be able to say to yourself, this speaks to my soul or heart. It's also good to be able to say to yourself, this doesn't make sense to me though I can understand it intellectually.

Statistics: Posted by StellarStory — Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:10 pm

Can a homeschool child go to college?

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Statistics: Posted by mark_egp — Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:04 am

Can a homeschool child go to college?

2007-11-01T08:09:35-06:00

I'm not sure those areas are all that marketable but I do think you could learn a great deal from women, black and studies.

Statistics: Posted by StellarStory — Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:09 am

Can a homeschool child go to college?

2007-11-01T04:15:23-06:00

I'm not saying all liberal arts is useless. Music is a specific focus and is therefore worthwhile, as are journalism, history, etc. But women's studies, black studies, human rights? Even English majors aren't in terribly high demand. If you want to go liberal arts, that's fine, but it should be something specialized and useful. No point blowing even $10,000 for a degree that doesn't teach you anything or make you more competitive in the job market.

My oldest sister is a dual history / writing major, so we're not all technical degrees over here either.

Statistics: Posted by Theodore — Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:15 am

Can a homeschool child go to college?

2007-11-01T00:37:36-06:00

I reckon that would depend upon the degree,
Having seen what my son is planning to go through to get a multiple woodwind degree, with a major in flute performance.. I reckon his brain is gonna get a serious workout.
It should be fun to watch.

Statistics: Posted by Mark — Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:37 am