Yesterday I posted a poll for all my subscribers who have downloaded the 10 Step Guide to Stress Free College Planning, asking for feedback on it’s usefulness to them. As I continue to get feedback and questions, I’ll be posting them here, so that everyone can benefit from the information. Here’s a question I received from Barb. (more…)
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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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Direct from my email inbox, Laura asks today’s questions:
What should a homeschoolers transcript look like?
There really isn’t a standard for high school transcripts. After working in the college admissions field several years, I’ve seen everything under the sun. Transcripts vary from state to state, and from school district to school district. Simple is good. Only those things which are relevant to your student’s academic career should be listed on the transcript. These will most likely include the following: (more…)
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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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Since record keeping can be one of the toughest aspects for those parents who are “organizationally challenged”, or not using a standard curriculum, here’s a resource that can help with this important aspect. Donna Young runs a website that specializes in free planning and record keeping resources for homeschoolers.
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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.
