<p>HSB…since your son took his PSAT at a high school, I wonder if you’ll have to get his packet from them? I wonder if then they would have to be the ones to submit it?</p>
<p>If so, I would be in contact them around late August - that’s when they receive the packets. </p>
<p>And…you will survive the whole process…and breathe a big sigh of relief when it’s over. :)</p>
<p>HSBruins, this time last year I felt the same way you might feel now. It is not as daunting as it seems once the proverbial ball starts rolling. The best thing to do is to ask questions now- and start a list of schools your son might be interested in attending. Look at their requirements online soon (like SAT subject tests- sometimes only a requirement for homeschoolers- At some selective schools a requirement for many applicants). So you are right at the place you should be! : )</p>
<p>nemom- As for the 100 page dossier, it was not our intention for it to be fully read. The goal was to provide documentation in case the admissions staff wanted to understand what kind of academic background we have provided for our son. When I contacted the admissions officer at USC who works with the homeschooled applicants and asked him about the dossier, he told me the ones he received in the past varied in length from 5 to 125 pages. I explained my format to him and he responded very positively to the description. I will try to explain it.
I. The first section was the one page transcript.<br>
II. The next section contained one paragraph course descriptions with books used, goals, testing methods, etc.
III. The final section was the appendix- by far the largest part of the booklet. It contained the syllabi for each course- for some courses the syllabus was 1/2 page , for others it was 5 pages. </p>
<p>We also placed a table of contents at the beginning- with page numbers. All of the courses were organized by subject. So for the science course, you can look at the transcript and see biology, chemistry, physics, college chem, AP physics, etc. If you want more info on a particular course, you can choose to refer to the course description and/or syllabus.</p>
<p>One final section we added listed all of the teachers with their educational background and current contact information (teachers: my husband and myself included + teachers from the community college, small liberal arts college, online classes, etc.). </p>
<p>The USC admissions officer who works with homeschoolers is delightful! He answered my emails and phone calls promptly and always made me feel at ease- no question I asked was considered a silly question! : ) </p>
<p>Of course we sent this dossier to a number of universities. Now we wait to see which schools accept our son! Oh! And I have a daughter who is a junior in HS… so it all starts again this fall.</p>
<p>HSBruins, congrats on your ds’s great score! :)</p>
<p>We also homeschool and my dd was accepted everywhere she applied, including top 20 LACs. One thing she did was to research possible schools early, and plan her SATs accordingly. She ended up taking 5 SAT subject tests, starting last January and finishing in October. She looked at the dates the SAT subs were offered, and other scheduled events and planned her “year of testing” 
We both recognized the need to “prove her mommy grades” by her performing well on the SATs as well as my doing a very detailed course description (though not nearly as long as YorkieMom’s I think we both had the same goal - to answer any questions about our curriculum before it gets asked ;))</p>
<p>I would agree with others that your s can do very well with merit aid at a 4 year school.</p>
<p>Oh and my d’s NM materials came directly to our house in late August or early September. :)</p>
<p>Oh and I’m in a great yahoo group for homeschooling to college - PM me and I’ll send you the details Very helpful group, including one who is a moderator here at CC.</p>