Can I go to college early?

Mom2aphysicsgeek
Sun, 27 Sep 2015 04:17:50 +0000

Here are 2 different style transcripts:
http://www.hslda.org/highschool/docs/PHCblank.pdf
http://www.hslda.org/highschool/docs/Transcript_by_Subject.pdf

Fwiw, I have used a different format, but by subject, not yr, format for all of my homeschool grads. It has never been an issue. It has been easier for me to organize their work that way bc my kids have graduated with very abnormal high school credit loads. Also, there is a difference between transcripts and course descriptions. A transcript should be 1 page. Course descriptions should give a brief synopsis of each course with a description of the course, materials/resources used, and how grades were determined.

As far as letters of recommendation, they do not have to come from a teacher in a school. You can use anyone who knows you in an academic sense…if you have been to an academic camp, participate in any type of academic activity like a math circle, etc. those adults can write a LOR.

I have had kids accepted into competitive schools and I have never submitted any academic work that they have done at home. I think in the over 20 yrs I have been homeschooling, I know 2 families who submitted any type of portfolio (with the exception of art supplements). That is a less typical approach.

Fwiw, I don’t understand what you mean by “how the templates work.” You can build your own template in excel or word. You fill in the coursework you have completed. In practice, the process is similar to any school transcript. The “what’s” completed might be different. (For example, my 11th grader has 12 foreign language credits at this point in time bc she has been taking 3 different languages over multiple yrs.) Another FWIW, you shouldn’t be creating your transcripts,etc, whoever is responsible for your education should be.