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<<Another issue no one has mentioned is college entrance. There are quite a
number of colleges that also look at highschool GPA's to guage student
entrance qualifications. >>

Actually there's another college issue that I've noticed--the (more
inexpensive) State colleges and universities tend to require an"official"
high school diploma and transcript. It's the private schools that are more
open to looking at homeschoolers-but they cost a lot. I have a few years to
think about this, but it has been on my mind lately.

Christine

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<<Actually there's another college issue that I've noticed--the (more
inexpensive) State colleges and universities tend to require an"official"
high school diploma and transcript. >>

Just because they request it doesn't mean they require it.

Seriously. I used to work at admissions and records at the University of New
Mexico, and a long time ago. Non-standard stuff comes through all the time,
and while someone WITH all the boring regular stuff attached gets put in a
pile, anyone with intesting exceptions will get passed all around the office
and people will learn the applicants name and talk about him at lunch.

A letter saying "I have not high school transcript because I was homeschooled
and one thing my mom's teaching me is never to fake or lie, and so in lieu of
a transcript, here's a letter describing my homeschooling" has *GOT* to be
better than a faked up transcript of the Doddly Goodness Homeschool or some
such.

Sandra

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In a message dated 6/22/1999 8:14:34 AM EST, Coolside@... writes:

>
> Actually there's another college issue that I've noticed--the (more
> inexpensive) State colleges and universities tend to require an"official"
> high school diploma and transcript. It's the private schools that are
more
> open to looking at homeschoolers-but they cost a lot. I have a few years
to
>
> think about this, but it has been on my mind lately.
>
> Christine

To get around this, we send our children to the local community college first
and then apply to the larger institution. At that point, the GED and
transcripts from college classes are sufficient to be admitted. I also think
this provides an easier transistion for the student from home to college.
Allows more parental involvement (as needed) in making that transistion.
Also, many home educated children are educationally ready for college quite a
bit earlier than they are ready to leave home...at least in my personal
experience.

Eiraul

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In a message dated 6/22/99 6:31:53 PM !!!First Boot!!!, Braunville@...
writes:

<< Actually there's another college issue that I've noticed--the (more
> inexpensive) State colleges and universities tend to require an"official"
> high school diploma and transcript. It's the private schools that are
more
> open to looking at homeschoolers-but they cost a lot. I have a few years
to
>
> think about this, but it has been on my mind lately.
>
> Christine

To get around this, we send our children to the local community college
first
and then apply to the larger institution. At that point, the GED and
transcripts from college classes are sufficient to be admitted. I also
think
this provides an easier transistion for the student from home to college.
Allows more parental involvement (as needed) in making that transistion.
Also, many home educated children are educationally ready for college quite
a
bit earlier than they are ready to leave home...at least in my personal
experience.

Eiraul >>


#1. This is what I am sort of assuming will happen around here. Community
college because of the age/"grade level" differences in both my kids.

#2. Do I really want to send my kids to a college that doesn't want them
because of the way their forms are filled out??? This has to say something
about the institution as a whole.

Nance

Thomas and Nanci Kuykendall

>To get around this, we send our children to the local community college
first
>and then apply to the larger institution.
>
>Eiraul


I think community colleges are wonderful in this capacity, as a stepping
stone to the larger universities. The social environment is less daunting
and on a smaller scale, campuses are much more accessible, and as Eirual
(how do you say that? It looks lovely!) mentioned, it allows kids to stay
home longer if need be, to adjust to their change in life status and their
new independence.

Nanci K. in Idaho