Course Descriptions for Homeschoolers

FarscapeFan
Sat, 05 Dec 2015 05:10:05 +0000

My son applied to 3 Ivies this year and I made sure his transcripts were as through and easy to understand as possible. Absolutely include course descriptions and curriculum used.

Some schools, like our state flagship college, only want the basics - a list of courses, grades, GPA, credits, and a curriculum/book list.

You’ll need transcripts for mid-year and final grades if applying RD. (I had to also make up first marking period ones since my son applied SCEA.)

You may already know this, but when using the Common App, (preferably) one of your parents will have to sign up as guidance counselor. They’ll have to fill out a school report (lots of endless questions,) a section on how and why you homeschool, a list of any courses you took outside of your home (such as from a college or public school,) and then the guidance counselor letter. There will, eventually, be a spot where you can upload your transcripts.

HTH. In the beginning, I was a complete wreck, so lost in it all. Once my son got his first Ivy interview, I’m like, “Okay. I got this. What I did made sense and I didn’t completely screw up my side of things.”