<p>I just visited a few schools with my child (applying to 9th grade). I mailed a package to each of these schools including newspaper article (about him) and couple of other awards he received. I also just released his SSAT scores to these school. My child is homeschooled and we are not using any education consultant. I know his friends that are at a private school, the secondary school placement director will be calling these schools to advocate for the kids. My question is, what do I do? What is appropriate? Can I call to make sure they received the SSAT score and the package I sent?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>IMHO, you can I guess but you don't need. I would be careful about calling too much so as not to be percieved as high maintenance. </p>
<p>They will let you know if parts of the application are missing once you submit it. If you have extra items to include, I would submit it with the application. Let me rephrase that - have your SON send it not you. Let him handle the process as much as he can. It will show his independence. </p>
<p>My child applied from public school - so zero hand holding from the public school, no phone calls placed - and she faired fine. </p>
<p>If his application and interview are strong, they'll speak for themselves.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I guess I'll just have to trust the system. :-)</p>
<p>I agree with creative - my daughter's school did no advocating on her behalf and she did fine. They certainly have seen home-school kids before and they take that into account.</p>