Advice for transitioning from homeschool to college?

Choski94
Thu, 08 Mar 2018 21:20:54 +0000

@student899 - I am a former homeschooling mom, albeit when my son was younger. I think the challenges you will face will depend a lot on the specific homeschooling program(s) you were in. Let me ask you these questions:

Did you participate in a co-op with other high school students? If so, how many and where (home, church, etc.)?
How many hours a day did you spend in your “classroom” doing work v. doing “homework”?

Who were your teachers (other parents, certified teachers, etc.)?

Did you do lab work for your science classes?

How much work was done online v. in a classroom?

Did you take tests and receive formal grades or were you in a more Montessori-type program based on mastery?

What type of oversight did your program have (from your state or local school district)?
Were you in a church or secular environment?

Those are the questions I can think of that may help other homeschooling parents and homeschooled kids give you advice. Otherwise you may get opinions based on someone’s stereotypical view of homeschooling, which is unfortunately not usually accurate in this century. Also, giving a little more information about the size and type of private school you will be attending may help as well.