Beginning your high school education journey in homeschooling is a major milestone and a cause for both celebration and anxiety among parents and students alike. For many students, high school is a path of preparation towards a college education. However, as a parent, you might be wondering where to begin in preparing your homeschooled teen for college. That’s why we’ve created this 10-day blog post series to help you! Throughout this series, we will walk you through many different steps of the college application process and what you and your college-bound student need to know.
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What is this blog post series?
So, you may be wondering, what exactly will this series entail? What things do you and your child need to expect in the process of preparing for college? There are many different factors we will discuss in this series, including: how to make sure your teen is ready for college-level work, how to decide where to apply to, how to pay for college, how to stand out on applications as a homeschooled teenager, and more.
We will add links to each post here as it is published. So, consider this your starting point to navigate to the rest of the posts and information. In addition to the blog posts for this series, we have several other resources and suggestions about preparing your homeschooled teen for college. I will link to some of them down below!
Resources for Preparing Your Homeschooled Teen for College
This presentation is a “choose your own adventure” style guide to finding help for questions you might have and choosing curriculum for your homeschool.
This book by Betsy Sproger discusses strategies for homeschooling in high school when your teen wants to attend college.
Additionally, we have a Facebook group titled “Homeschooling College-Bound Teens” where you can find community, support, and answers to questions from others who have lived (or are living) through this journey with their children. Simply click the link to join!
We are excited to help you through your experience of preparing your homeschooled teen for college. We hope that the tips, materials, and information in this blog post series will be helpful for your family.
Day 1 Post: Getting your teen on board with college prep
Day 2 Post: Skills high schoolers need before college
Day 3 Post: Course selection for the college-bound homeschooler
Day 4 Post: Preparing for the ACT, SAT, and PSAT as a homeschooler
Day 5 Post: How Homeschoolers Can Earn College Credit in High School
Day 6 Post: Career Exploration for Homeschooled High Schoolers
Day 7 Post: Exploring College Options with your Homeschooler
Day 8 Post: Record Keeping for your Homeschooled High Schooler
Day 9 Post: Homeschoolers and Scholarships
Day 10 Post: How to Stand out as a Homeschooled High School Applicant
We hope you find this series useful!
Meryl van der Merwe
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