I would suspect that a homeschooler who was able to do well on CLEP and the ACT/SAT would be accepted by many, if not most, colleges regardless of age, wouldn't you think?
It seems like every year or so we hear of some child being accepted into college at 10 or 11. The colleges must have some way of judging the skills of those children.
Correct me if I’m wrong,
but the track records for the ACT and SAT have been very good
in predicting the success of those entering college. At least before the era of test tutors and practice tests... ie, when I took it.
Interesting point . . . how do all these child phenoms get into college before the age of 12, yet millions of others are 'trapped' in a system they can't escape?
I did **not** discuss acceptance in college. My comments were entirely confined to eligibility for government and private scholarships ( and loans.) I am assuming that you were rushed when you read my posts. I know that your reading skills are excellent and I know that you would not deliberately create a strawman.
Also,....Getting a child accepted to college at the ages of 13, 12, and 13 would be **greatly** facilitated if they had better testing. Please believe me. I have had some experience with this. Great SAT scores at the age of 13 is no guarantee of acceptance in college. The SAT and ACT are not sufficiently comprehensive enough. For instance, the SAT will not show if that child has a grasp of 7th grade history, for instance.