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Index
College
Gone are the days when homeschooling parents had to wonder if their children would be discriminated against by admissions boards. Homeschool graduates have been earning high marks at the most prestigious colleges for many years now. Gone, too, are the days when "college" meant living on campus and receiving a traditional four-year degree. Young adults now have a world of ways to earn a college diploma—from correspondence schools to online degrees and "college at home." The information below will help you help your child choose and follow the appropriate path.
Informative website listing great tips on preparing for college or trade and vocational schools. Includes directory of four-year institutions and community colleges, business, trade, and technical schools; distance learning programs; SAT and ACT info; and career planning.
Articles published by the National Association of College Admissions Counselors providing information for students transitioning from high school to college
Admissions
Admissions personnel who used to view homeschooled applicants with skepticism are now scrambling to recruit and enroll students who collectively score better on the SAT than their peers. The following resources will help you prepare to navigate the admissions process.
Covers the basics of the admissions process.
Information on colleges seeking homeschoolers.
Website lists colleges that have admitted homeschooled students. Also provides financial information.
Provides information on colleges and services published by Petersen's
Diplomas
Dual Enrollment (concurrent enrollment)
Finding the right college
As you begin the search for colleges that match up with your student's academic and career goals, don't overlook the nontraditional college experience. College at home— distance learning or correspondence course—may be just the right fit. Remember that finding a college will be easy; it's finding the right one that matters.
Comprehensive guides to online and distance degrees.
Summarizes 100 colleges—lists average SAT score, size, on-campus crime level, political correctness, and student-teacher ratio.
(coordinates Christian college fairs)
Provides helpful information to high school students on college and careers. Free downloadable handouts are available on a variety of topics for the college-bound.
Frequently Asked Questions
Internships
Learning on the job reinforces classroom and book knowledge. It gives "real life" reasons for taking all those degree courses!
Financial Aid Information
Due to the high cost of college, most parents will look to college financial aid in order to supplement their personal funds. A college financial aid package may include three different components: scholarship or grant money (free money that does not need to be repaid), loans (borrowed money that will be repaid either while the student is in school or afterwards), and work-study programs (where the student usually works on campus and money earned may be used for school-related expenses.) HSLDA’s high school newsletter on College Financial Aid will provide helpful information as you begin investigating this area, http://www.hslda.org/elert/archive/.
Scholarship information available online. Also, The American Legion publishes a handbook entitled "Need A Lift?" that provides helpful college financial aid information. It may be ordered from their website by typing "need a lift" in the search box ($3 fee). Topics include: Financial Aid Basics, Federal and State Financial Aid Programs, Military Financial Aid Benefits, Scholarships, Career Info, and more.
Type "financial aid" in the search box.
Janice Campbell provides information on grants, scholarships, work-study programs, loans, FAFSA applications, and college selection.
A search engine for local, national and college specific scholarships
Everything you want to know about college financial aid.
Detailed information on various scholarships and how to win them.
Testing
College-bound students need to take several important tests, and timing is crucial. For an at-a-glance summary of these tests, ideal schedules, study resources, testing for college credit, and more, click here.
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