Is your homeschooler hoping to be admitted to a top-ranked school such as Yale, Columbia, Harvard, MIT, or Stanford? While there are homeschoolers and unschoolers who are successful in admissions to top colleges...
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Test Day Tips
Standardized tests such as the ACT, SAT, and AP are becoming increasingly important for homeschooled students. It can be easy to become anxious about sending your student into an unfamiliar setting to take tests that...
Pre-med? What Your Homeschooler Should Expect
Medicine is a popular intended career choice for students entering college. Medical careers are considered “recession-proof,” so that’s part of the appeal. Students are also drawn to the opportunity to be well...
Colleges for Unschoolers
College decisions are very personal. Teens, including unschoolers, need to balance a wide variety of concerns to find a school that is their best fit academically, socially, philosophically, geographically, and...
Tests Every Homeschooler Should Know
One concern for many families homeschooling high school is keeping track of the necessary testing required for college admissions. You may have heard of a long list of college tests: SAT, ACT, PSAT, AP, and CLEP...
National Merit Scholarship Awards
Homeschoolers who wish to earn larger merit scholarships should wish to take the PSAT seriously. The PSAT is the qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship. While the scholarships awarded by the National Merit...
Tips for Pre-Law Majors
Is your homeschooler hoping to become an attorney? If so, here are a few things you may wish to consider as you plan high school and look toward law school. Skills More Crucial Than Major Law school doesn’t require a...
No Credit for APs at Selective Colleges: Myth or Fact?
There has long been a rumor circulating that Advanced Placement tests offer little value for students planning to attend highly selective colleges. In this article, we look at several highly selective colleges’...
AP Exam Self-Study
AP exams offer the chance to demonstrate subject mastery and the possibility of earning college credit. While most Advanced Placement testers take formal classes either in a brick and mortar or online school, self-study...
Physical Education for Homeschoolers
Many states require physical education for all students, including homeschoolers. Fortunately, PE is one of the easiest requirements for most homeschoolers to meet. With a little creativity, you can find options that...
