Homeschool and college expectations

hs2015mom
Thu, 16 Jul 2015 03:36:11 +0000

In my daughter’s search last year, the application process was pretty similar across all the schools. One common thread is that schools really want homeschoolers to interview on campus, and some require it. SAT subject tests are often either required or strongly recommended by the highly selective colleges. Even when a school requires subject tests but waives that when you submit an ACT with writing, homeschoolers should probably send them anyway. Occasionally schools ask to see excerpts from a lab notebook or a graded paper. My d had many third-party classes with grades and some AP exams. As the school, I submitted a one-page transcript, two-page school profile, and fifteen pages of course descriptions. She had three teacher recs and one supplemental rec from the advisor to one of her main ECs. She was admitted to a variety of schools, public and private, and will be attending a so-called ‘lower Ivy’.