College admissions are not as daunting as they might seem if you plan ahead. There are a few basic steps that should be followed and will benefit students no matter what college they plan to attend or whether they change their minds at the last minute, as our teenagers have been known to do.
Homeschooling during the high school years requires going beyond the core academic courses (Math, English, Science, History and Foreign Language), to providing additional learning experiences through electives. Electives can be related to whatever your child’s interests are.
A homeschooled child can absolutely attend university or college, and some institutions even lay aside spots in their freshmen classes for homeschooled students.
Once upon a time, colleges often required a GED from homeschoolers before providing financial aid. No longer. Learn about it in this post from The HomeScholar.
Homeschoolers have blazed trails in elementary and secondary education, and they are now earning early college credit. How is that working?
“You can’t prepare for the SAT.” Educational Testing Service, the company that writes the SAT, has worked hard to convince people that they cannot improve their scores by studying for the test.
HSLDA reports that colleges are now required to determine the validity of high school diplomas from public and private schools.
The most compelling benefits of earning college credit during high school include increased credibility for the homeschool transcript and a dramatic savings in the time and money needed to obtain a college degree.
Exorbitant tuition costs, propaganda-driven classes, and detrimental social environments have caused many high school grads to look for alternatives to traditional higher education.
