[lainie]

Have you chronicled your experience? Some of us out here are losing sleep over how we’re going to make the college part happen.

[athelass]

Some of us out here are losing sleep over how we’re going to make the college part happen.

Good Heavens, no need for that! There are so many colleges that go out of their way to accept homeschooled students these days. Just keep good records of work and grades, and keep everything they do. There are two very easy ways to get your kid into college. The first is to enroll in a Charter school for High School. They are public schools but without the baggage. They keep all the records/grades and you actually get a diploma. The second is to send them to Community College to get an AA before transferring. It's cheaper. They can test in without a diploma or GED, and they can start at any age (since most homeschoolers finish early). Then they transfer to a four-year as a junior and nobody looks at their high school transcripts. We homeschooled three of ours and two of them got into college at 17 without transcripts. No worries! Just make sure they have some extra curricular stuff to write down, sports, clubs, volunteer work, a job, etc.

[Jeff Gordon]

When our daughter was 15, she started attending classes at the local community college. She started with one course. Over the next three years she acquired an AA degree in English. Given her grades in community college she was automatically accepted at UCSC as a Junior. No tests (SAT, etc) or other application complications were needed. She then graduated in three years with a BS in Linguistics.

I forget the details but as I recall, transfer from a California Junior College to one of the University of California schools is automatic. There were really no special requirements for her enrollment in Junior College.

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