<p>I’ll begin by giving a bit of my educational background. I was home-schooled all the way and graduated last May. My diploma equivalent is the CHSPE (<a href=“https://www.chspe.net/”>https://www.chspe.net/</a>). At the moment I am enrolled in an online college program. I currently have 15 credits mostly received via credit by exam (CLEP, specifically). CollegePlus! (<a href=“http://www.collegeplus.org/”>Online College Degree Programs for Students & Business), where I am enrolled, is a distant learning program and has no eligibility requirements to speak of. It wasn’t difficult to be “accepted”. </p>
<p>I never really wanted to be in an online program. I think it’s probably a good option for some but not for me. My passion is botany and I want to attend Humboldt State University. According to my research they offer the best undergraduate botany program in the nation. Reading about it makes me excited. I really want to go!</p>
<p>The particular method of home-schooling (basically unschooling with a little strucure) I was reared with did not actively teach me science. In fact, I never did any labs. I’ve only read books and biology curriculum. I also never did a foreign language. My mom claimed learning a musical instrument (I’m early advanced in piano) was the same. Oh, and I have no GPA or any records (other than old curriculum). </p>
<p>Is it possible to fill these holes through community college? through credit by exam? Any other way?
What the hell am I supposed to do? How do homeschoolers like me get into colleges?</p>
<p>Taking college courses after the summer immediately after high school graduation makes you a transfer student for the purpose of California public universities.</p>
<p>However, the good news is that California public universities will consider junior level transfer students without needing anything from high school. Most transfer students come from California community colleges; you can use <a href=“http://www.assist.org”>http://www.assist.org</a> to determine what courses you need to transfer to your target school(s) and major(s).</p>
<p>Here is an example ASSIST report for Mendocino College to Humboldt State for the botany major:
<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST;
<p>Hi, I will try to answer a few of your questions, but you may have luck in the homeschool forum here. There are not many poster there, though, so do some reading and see if some of your issues are addressed. In general, homeschoolers who want to go to college have to create transcripts to report coursework.</p>
<p>My understanding that when your parent takes on the role of your teacher they also become your college counsellor. So that is your counsellor.</p>
<p>Are you in CA? Because colleges in CA have more rigorous requirements than most other states. The public schools here make sure college bound kids are eligible for the state colleges, and homeschoolers with that target also follow the requirements for that program. </p>
<p>Attending a CCC would likely allow you to transfer to HSU. After a certain amount of units, your HS transcript is no longer used. There are ‘articulation agreement’ that lay out which classes you need. A CC in the Humboldt area would likely have that online, you can look it up and review it. But you really should be looking at an array of colleges and not thinking that one out of the 4,000 or so is the only one that works for you.</p>
<p>The hurdle for Home school kids is to record and present your academic record to your target school (hopefully you WILL investigate more than just Humboldt).</p>
<p>Now you’ve discovered you may have deficiencies in your record. OK. If you’re otherwise a strong candidate (like solid ACT/SAT scores), why haven’t you contacted Humboldt admissions directly? Why are you fretting over your interpretation of their website guidelines? You’re not some alien dropped from a saucer. You’re a kid with a unique (but not unheard of) situation. People WANT to admit you to their colleges. You know that, right?</p>
<p>Maybe I am an alien. My parents don’t want me to go to college. I have to figure out everything my self right now. If I am fretting I apologize. I’m just rather frustrated at the moment. But am tremendously grateful for the help I have received on here. </p>
<p>However, if your parents do not want you to go to college, you may have issues with funding college, since college financial aid generally assumes parental willingness to contribute (unless they are poor and cooperative with financial aid forms, which they are unlikely to be) until you are 24 years old, married, or a military veteran.</p>
<p>I think you should formulate a solid, well-written personal statement as to why they don’t want you to go and how you hope to overcome this, etc.</p>
<p>This can help you significally as you’d be a non-traditional applicant that if you “sell” yourself right could just end up getting admitted.</p>
<p>Most CSUs, including Humboldt, do not use anything in admissions except for courses, grades, and (for frosh) test scores.</p>
<p>The OP’s main problem with attending college will likely be cost and financial aid, since college is generally too expensive these days without parental support (which can include living at the parents’ house while attending a local college) that is assumed for financial aid purposes.</p>
<p>I would touch base with the admissions counselor at Humboldt and see if they would accept you as a transfer student with an Associates Degree. Then, if so, you could attend your local community college to earn an Associates of Science degree, while making sure to take all the science courses (including lab science) that you are eligible for.</p>