Homeschoolers' College Admissions Handbook: Preparing 12- To 18-Year-Olds for Success in the College of Their Choice

Author: Cafi Cohen
Publisher: Prima Publishing,U.S.
Category: Higher & Further Education, Tertiary Education, Higher & Further Education, Tertiary Education, Open Learning, Home Learning, Distance Education, Open Learning, Home Learning, Distance Education, Advice On Education
Book Format: Paperback

Everything You Need to Prepare Your Homeschooler for College Success

The transition from homeschooling children to preparing them for success in college deserves both planning and preparation. As the parent of a homeschooler, you have many issues to consider besides academic excellence: fulfilling other people's expectations and standards, tackling standardized tests and application essays, and introducing your homeschooler to the atmosphere of a college campus.

Now you can direct your child confidently and effectively. This important addition to Prima's acclaimed homeschooling series is filled with tips and insider advice from homeschooling families whose children now attend the schools of their choice. Inside are the answers to your questions, including how to:

·Decide what type of college is right for your homeschooler

·Develop the proper college-preparatory curriculum for your child

·Learn what colleges expect from homeschooled applicants

·Prepare your homeschooler for the admissions process

Cafi Cohen is THE source for the high school homeschooler looking to apply to his or her favorite college. —Manfred Smith, president and founder, Maryland Home Education Association

Don't start homeschooling your college-bound teenager without this book. Cafi Cohen is your homeschooler's personal guidance counselor. —Maureen McCaffery, editor in chief, Homeschooling Today

A must-read for homeschool parents exploring higher-education options for their children. This book will equip, encourage, and empower parents and their students. —Tom Ertz, director, Marion (Iowa) Home School Assistance Program

An outstanding resource for homeschooling teens and their parents. With its invaluable resource listings and handy checklists, this book will allay many of the concerns of college-bound homeschoolers. —Jeanne Biggerstaff, homeschooling parent and president, Oregon Home Education Network

If you are homeschooling a child and wonder about college, then read this book! —Billy and Nancy Greer, Fun Books

Cafi Cohen is a popular speaker and a columnist for Home Education Magazine, Homeschooling Today, and The LINK, a homeschool newspaper. She and her husband homeschooled two children, with their daughter going on to college and their son to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Cafi lives in Arroyo Grande, California, with her family.

Table Of Contents
Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgments

I: Homeschoolers and College

1. College Admissions and Homeschooling

2. College or Not?

3. High School at Home

4. Shopping for Colleges

II: Paper Trails

5. Administrivia: Documentation Choices

6. What Counts?: Creating Credit and Granting a Diploma

7.Compiling a Portfolio

8. Writing a Transcript

9. Dazzling Application Essays

10. Outside Evaluations: Recommendation Letters, College Admissions Tests, and College Classes

III: The Admissions Process

11. Up Close and Personal: Campus Visits and Interviews

12. Finding Money

13. Timelines: Putting It All Together

14. "How Do They Do?"—College Experiences of Homeschoolers

Index
About Cafi Cohen
Cafi Cohen is a popular speaker and a columnist for Home Education Magazine, Homeschooling Today, and The LINK, a homeschool newspaper. She and her husband homeschooled two children, with their daughter going on to college and their son to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Cafi lives in Arroyo Grande, California, with her family.

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Brand Prima Publishing,U.S.
Artist / Author Cafi Cohen
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