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Here is a series of letters to/from the admisions office of a state
university (read from the bottom up). I figured they MIGHT be more "on the
ball", but I was mistaken. This is the Bible Belt, and I'm certain they've
had a homeschooled student or two apply, if not be accepted. But the
students are, for sure, Christianly schooled-at-home.

I'm planning to send each college/university (admissions office) in the state
an invitation to attend our Unschooling conference next October. I think they
need some idea of what to expect if an unschooler is interested in attending.

Do y'all have any ideas?

Kelly

In a message dated 12/6/2001 10:05:08 AM Eastern Standard Time,
CoxCC@... writes:


>
> Hello! We base a students acceptance on the GPA from the core courses that
> we require and the SAT or ACT score. We operate on a sliding scale, so
> what the GPA needs to be, depends on the SAT or ACT score. For a point of
> reference, if the student has a 2.5 GPA, they need at least an 1100 SAT, if
> they have a 3.0, they need at least a 1000 SAT and so on. The 20 core
> classes required from high school are listed on our website
> http://www.sc.edu/admissions (freshman).
> A lot of times students who are home schooled take their science labs at
> a local college which would meet certification as long as the college is
> accredited. As far as someone not having taken labs at a community
> college, receiving any grades, etc., I would need to ask one of our
> directors. Please feel free to contact our Admissions Office
> (1-800-868-5872, or 777-7700 locally) and let us know about your situation
> and we would be glad to find out the answers for you.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Undergraduate Admissions
>
> >>> <Kbcdlovejo@...> 12/04/01 08:52PM >>>
> Thank you, but I was asking for more information than that.
>
> Do you REQUIRE SATs? Do you REQUIRE so many years of a language/the
> sciences/math/certain histories/etc? What about portfolios? What about
> real
> life experiences? What about job experience? What about things that are out
>
> of bounds for most schooled students? What about no tests and no grades?
> How
> do you deal with these kinds of differences? And how do you certify science
>
> labs? Schooled and homeschooled and unschooled are very different. Are you
> set up to deal with these differences in the application process?
>
> Is there someone in the admissions office that deals specifically with
> applicants that are not traditionally schooled?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> In a message dated 12/4/2001 3:20:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> CoxCC@... writes:
>
> > Hello! Basically, the student will need to meet the requirements for any
>
> > other student. We would need to certify the science lab courses though.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Undergraduate Admissions
> >
> > >>> <Kbcdlovejo@...> 11/24/01 06:42AM >>>
> > What are your requirements for homeschooled applicants?
> >
> >
>
>
>



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