Acquiring
Strong Letters of Recommendation
Homeschoolers applying for jobs, internships and other programs,
and college admission need to create effective credentials. Strong
letters of recommendation are one of the best possibilities.
By Larry and Susan Kaseman, HEM J/F 07.
Analysis
of Inequities in the Requirements for Admission to the University
System of Georgia
This report outlines and contrasts admission requirements for
graduates of accredited or regulated high schools (accredited
applicants) with admission requirements for applicants who are
not graduates of accredited or regulated high schools (non-accredited
applicants).
Apply
to College - Admission Essays - College Applications
Applying to college takes thought, effort, and organization.
Our tools and expert advice can help you keep track of applications,
apply to college online, and write solid admission essays. College
Board.
Canadian
Colleges Admission Policies
We encourage you to contact each school you are interested in,
as policies change over time and with experience. We also suggest
that you contact schools as early as possible so that you can
gear your educational plan for the "high school years"
to best suit the institutions you are interested in. From OFTP.
Changing
Face of College Admissions
In view of the increase in homeschooled applicants, some colleges
and universities have responded with admissions guidelines and
application evaluation procedures that apply only to homeschoolers.
By Cafi Cohen, HEM.
College
Admissions Officers Look for More Square Pegs
Forget about raising those perfectly-rounded Renaissance kids.
Colleges now are looking for more angular students.
College
Outlook HomeSchool
A comprehensive publication that provides information to homeschool
parent/teachers and students on the ever-important decision-making
process of choosing a school and a fulfilling lifelong career.
College
Planning for Dummies
Good things to know and miscellaneous tips by Cindy Duckett.
College Is
Possible
America's colleges and universities have prepared this site to
guide you to the books, websites, and other resources that admissions
and financial aid professionals consider most helpful.
Common Application
The Common Application is the recommended form of 195 selective,
independent colleges and universities for admission to their
undergraduate programs.
Essay Wizard
You can correspond with the Essay Wizard (Really an English Teacher)
until you get your college admission essay just right.
Extracurricular
Activities
The good news is that colleges pay attention to your life inside
and outside the classroom. Yes, your academics probably come
first, but your activities reveal a great deal about you.
Family
Pupils Are Homing in on College
In some quarters it remains a challenge for families to explain,
and admissions officers to understand, what a home-schooled student
has achieved academically. By Laura Pappano for the Boston Globe
Helping
Homeschoolers Go to College
By Barb Henry, HEM M/J 99. In my ten years working in college
admission, I have developed an appreciation of the struggles
that homeschoolers have encountered as they begin the college
admission process.
HomeSchooling and
College List
A national email list devoted to the transition of homeschooled
students into colleges and universities, and intended for homeschool
students and their parents, admissions officers, financial aid
officers, and members of admissions associations. Send an email
message to: listserv@list.pace.edu
and in the message area type: Subscribe HSC-L Your Name
Home-Schooled
Students & Admission
Each college evaluates home-schooled applicants differently.
Some colleges admit many home schoolers. Others have yet to admit
one. Either way, your child needs to take extra admission steps.
From the College Board.
Homeschooling, community, and standing up for our own
"We had our ducks in a row," Deborah Uhler told me. "What could go wrong?" Plenty. Everything worked out in the end, but only because she knew her rights and didn't back down. by Deborah Markus, from Secular Homeschooling Magazine, Issue #1, Fall 2007
How
to Suppress Homeschooling
This opinion, last updated on July 10, 1997, was contributed
by Leon F. McGinnis. Focuses on the problem of specific requirements
for college admission.
Journal of College
Admission 
Most of the Fall 2004 issue of this professional journal is devoted
to the admission of homeschoolers into colleges and universities.
Copied and distributed with the permission of the Journal of
College Admission, copyright 2004. 592 KB.
NCAA
The primary factors that will be considered in determining whether
you are a qualifier are: the required number of core courses
successfully completed; ACT/SAT test score results; evidence
of following state laws governing home schooling; and outside
assessment results (if available).
Post-Secondary
Admissions Project
The Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents (OFTP) initiated the
Post-Secondary Admissions Project in order to study the present
situation with regard to access of home educated students to
colleges and universities and to address any admissions issues
that arise.
7 Ways to Get into University Without a High School Diploma
Without a high school diploma, homeschoolers can apply and gain admission to university in Ontario [and other universities,too!] By Sarah Rainsberger.
Steps to
College
NACAC's online newsletter for and about students in the school-to-college
transition. New stories are added to this page throughout the
year in September, November, January, March and May, so come
back often.
Timeline for Getting Ready
to Go to College
So you're planning to go to college once you finish high school,
right? But are you really ready? Content provided by Scholarship
Experts.
Tips on Writing the Admissions Essay
It may be only 500 words, but the admissions essay portion of
a college application can mean the difference between acceptance
and rejection. Content provided by EssayEdge.
UC Riverside Admits Homeschoolers
- 10/21/05
Applicants to UCR's new admission program will have taken part
in a nontraditional educational approach such as homeschooling
or attended a nonaccredited charter school that uses innovative
educational methods during the high school years.
Who
was Good Enough?
Here's your chance to play the role of a certified college application
reader for the University of California, Berkeley.