<p>My son has been on a year-long abroad program his senior year. Without getting into all the details, he does not have the graduation requirements completed. He plans to be home during the 2010-11 school year. Which is the best way to tie up high school, in terms of college admissions? Generally, his transcripts, scores, etc. are very strong.
Options:</p>
<p> summer school
online classes
night school in the fall
community college (AA degree/general breadth classes vs. classes of special interest)
state-administered proficiency test
GED</p>
<p>Talk to his home HS and find out what they usually do in this case. Ask them about their summer school program. If they don’t have one that offers the missing courses, get their recommendation for other local schools that do and/or distance ed. programs. He should be able to complete these missing courses in the summer.</p>
<p>Talk to your local community college about admissions. If he can enroll this summer or fall without completing a HS diploma, and he feels ready to start college, that may be more efficient. If he has a particular major in mind already, you can talk with the community college transfer office about which 4-year schools they have articulation agreements with for that major and/or their experience in getting students into 4-year institutions in that major. Depending on the specific major, his time at a community college might be mostly gen. eds. or it might include significant work toward the major.</p>
<p>Any idea which of those options listed above would be best for college admissions? </p>
<p>The 1st three would complete the high school diploma through the current high school, and the 2nd three would essentially skip the diploma and move ahead.</p>
<p>I understand that the GED or state certificate college admissions would depend on what he does post-HS.</p>
<p>But would admissions people tend to be dismissive of any or all of these options?</p>
<p>Not all colleges require a high school diploma. Call the admissions office of the colleges that appeal to your son and ask THEM what they want. It’s quite possible that a student who spent his senior year abroad would be very appealing.</p>