What is the process graduating from Home-School?
carlisa_da_princess asked:
Im home-schooled and this will be my last year in home-school what is the process of graduating will I get my diploma, or what. And when I apply for school I know I will have to make the perfect score on the act test.
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Im home-schooled and this will be my last year in home-school what is the process of graduating will I get my diploma, or what. And when I apply for school I know I will have to make the perfect score on the act test.
March 31st, 2009 at 9:43 pm
That depends entirely on where you live and how you’re homeschooling. If you’re doing online school, the online school will issue your diploma and transcripts. If you’re doing correspondence school it will work the same way, and usually the same goes for charter schools.
If you’re not homeschooling through a school but rather you and your parents are doing it independently, it’s a little different. Your mom and/or dad are responsible for creating and issuing your transcript. Your parents also issue your diploma. They can create it themselves using blank templates or they can arrange for a company to professionally print one for you. There are many online companies that do this for homeschoolers, and yes it is perfectly legal in every state and worth just as much as a state issued diploma. You see, a diploma is really nothing more than a reward certificate just like the ones you were given for graduating kindergarten, winning a competition, or say being voted MVP in a soccer season. It’s for YOU and only YOU to save, maybe frame, and just use to mark and remember this big event in your life. Colleges will not want to see it nor will they care who issued it. When you’re homeschooled, colleges and universities are only interested in your transcript, your SAT/ACT scores, your general application, and anything else you have going for you such as community service, volunteering, awards, duel enrollment credits from a college you attended during highschool, etc.
You have the option of getting a GED, but it is not necessary and may actually hurt you more than it helps you as then your homeschool years wont matter much. A ged is often like holding up a big “I’m a drop out” sign, whereas graduating from home schooling and applying as a homeschooler with test scores and transcripts and the like shows that you DID graduate, you DID do well and follow all the rules, and you DID NOT simply drop out. More and more universities are beginning to actively seek out and recruit homeschoolers because of their high achievements, independence, ability to adjust readily to new and challenging environments, and general preparedness for college. I mean hey, many homeschoolers are graduating highschool WITH their AA degrees already in hand. You will do fine. Good luck
March 31st, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Simple answer: As long you have completed the required credits you will graduate. There is no reason for you not to.
Any questions you have for applying should be discussed with your counselor or EF.