Parents of advanced students often ask me how early their student can begin college, wondering both what is realistic and what is practical. In order to best answer it, I think it’s a good idea to break the question down and dissect it.
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“If a child completes a college level course in 8th grade can it go on their high school transcript?
As the head of your own home school, you get to choose what goes on the transcript. That’s the great thing about homeschooling, the flexibility. Just make sure that all the activities you are counting for credit actually are relevant to the particular subject, and will help increase your student’s test scores in that area as well.
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Questions the next two days come from Kristen, a mom who’s son is currently in kindergarten, but really likes the idea of getting a head start on college preparation.
I’ve heard that it is good to use a sort of “school” for homeschoolers that the parent pays to keep homeschooling records for validity in transcripts sent to colleges. What options are there?
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Most homeschoolers are aware of the superior academic proficiency of their students in comparison to non-homeschoolers. In the past, it was hard to prove this. But now, the National Home Education Research Institute has released a study proving this very fact.
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With a background in both homeschooling and college admissions counseling, the Home School College Counselor is the ultimate homeschoolers guide to college preparation.
