<p>I made some bad grades in the middle of my senior year... Really bad grades.</p>
<p>If I were to simply take the GED and say I was homeschooled, would I be found out?</p>
<p>Would the college- assuming I'd been accepted- do research to verify that I was actually homeschooled?</p>
<p>I have a 36 ACT score, very high SAT Subject Test Scores, and four perfect AP scores.</p>
<p>I have a really stong resume- had, I should say.</p>
<p>Would they find me out?</p>
<p>I'm not sure that would "fly." Try writing an explanation to the college regarding your grades. Hopefully they will understand.</p>
<p>Then again, I'm not really qualified to answer this subject, because I have absolutely no real idea. I'm a senior too, lol.</p>
<p>mmm... I'm not sure... If I were sure I wouldn't be found out, I would say i was homeschooled in a heartbeat.</p>
<p>But I'm afraid they'll have some way of researching me... hmmm...</p>
<p>A lot of schools ask for recommendations from courses taken outside of your homeschool (like community college courses) and for documentation of the kind of work you did while you were homeschooled (in addition to transcripts). It's not just as simple as taking the GED, scoring well, and saying that's that.</p>
<p>Plus, haven't you already applied to schools? They'll see your transcripts, counselor recs, etc, and know you weren't homeschooled. I agree with CallofDuty--just write your schools and explain the situation. Obviously something happened, since you have stellar test scores, and I'm sure most (hopefully all) of your schools will be understanding.</p>
<p>Yes, you'll be found out. There are different requirements for homeschoolers than there are for non-homeschoolers. Homeschoolers generally have tougher testing requirements. You will need to list courses you've taken and coursework you've done. You'll need to "create" a transcript, and probably have it attested by your parent or other "homeschool teacher". Will your parents lie for you?</p>
<p>haha I actually thought the same thing! I have a 2340 sat and good ecs, but terrible grades.. If I was "homeschooled", I think I could have gotten into an ivy! Haha jk it was an entertaining thought, but do you really want to lie your way into college?</p>
<p>The Common Application asks for fairly detailed information about your approach to homeschooling. I've been told by a Harvard admission officer that while Harvard definitely admits homeschoolers (I know a few examples), Harvard is interested in WHY you homeschool.</p>
<p>Dude, just don't lie. A lie can get your acceptance taken away, so just don't do it.</p>
<p>Yeeeeah, you don't just get to say you're homeschooled and be done with it. When I was applying, we were forced to provide all kinds of documentation, transcripts and paperwork -- and I wasn't applying to any Ivies, either!</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses! </p>
<p>Greatly appreciated! ;-)</p>
<p>But see, I haven't applied to any colleges yet. I won a scholarship to go abroad for a year, so I'm doing that. This is actually my second foreign exchange scholarship.</p>
<p>If I have to make up a transcript, there's no problem. And because there is no standard curriculum for homeschoolers, I can just make up any old thing.</p>
<p>What I wanted to know, was if there be any way for the colleges to discover otherwise... ?</p>
<p>(Yeah, it's dishonest. I know. Please don't go on a rant about integrity.)</p>
<p>My guess is that there would be a hundred subtle ways for a college to figure out you were lying. My kids are homeschooled and I can spot one big giveaway in the small amount of info you've posted already on how you'd do this. Putting together a homeschool transcript is a nuanced thing that requires a real understanding of the issues in homeschooling, and not a matter of "making up any old thing." These days college admissions officers see enough of them that I bet they can spot a fake one or just a weakly assembled one at 20 yards.</p>
<p>And is your plan to completely forge the homeschool supplement, or will your parents be lying on your behalf too? What about your letters of rec? Will those adults lie for you too?</p>
<p>Give it a try if you want, and let us know how it works out for you.</p>
<p>You won a scholarship? Did you have to send a transcript? If so, and you talk about your study abroad, colleges will ask for those records too. Or will you simply omit your "gap year" too?</p>
<p>There are way too many ways for this lie to be discovered.</p>
<p>And don't think of taking any federal funds. Once caught, you'll have a nice visit from the US attorney.</p>
<p>No wish of good luck from me for your tale spinning venture. My best wishes are reserved for those who are stepping fwd and applying naked with their real stats and grades.</p>
<p>My dh was speaking with the director of the government agency that oversees homeschools in our state last week and he said that he gets calls from colleges checking on the status of homeschooled applicants, so yes, you will likely be found out.</p>
<p>I've got to say here that your question makes me furious. It is liars that try to get away with saying they are homeschooled that make real homeschoolers have to go the extra mile to prove their legitimacy. </p>
<p>There's something you need a lot more than a good college education and that's character. Get some. When you do you can be proud of overcoming your poor grades and succeeding anyway.</p>
<p>Considering the OP has posted the below elsewhere, it would be easy for colleges to Google and learn he wasn't homeschooled.</p>
<p>Infuriating to see that my tax money helped support his travel abroad.</p>
<p>" I made an 'F' in Algebra II Advanced and a C in Biology Advanced. The others were all A's and B's. Is this going to prevent me from attending Princeton? I mean, I'm not stupid. I'm in my school's gifted program, I was an International Future Problem Solving finalist last year, I was recently accepted to Tennessee Governor's School, and I won the Congress-Bundestag Scholarship. (The C-B scholarship is a REALLY prestigious program where I spend my Junior year in Germany. Paid for by our Congress.)"</p>
<p>Why? He hasn't actually done anything wrong yet. If he deserved to go on the travel abroad and passed the standards for the stringent testing, then I say he deserved the money. </p>
<p>If he lies about anything and then goes to Princeton because of it, I'll be infuriated for all of the people who deserved their generous aid and opportunities, but I won't belittle his past accomplishments because of his idle questioning about potential future misdeeds. </p>
<p>That being said, I will disapprove of/judge your stated intentions. Go ahead, try it. Get caught. Either accept the consequences of your slacking off senior year (we've all done it, but most have the guts to accept their own responsibility) or try and cheat and lose even more. You take what risks you deem appropriate, but don't be upset when they catch up with you.</p>
<p>At the end of the day your morals and ethics are all you have. Even if you DO get into your college - it's based on a fabrication. I hope you enjoy telling everyone how rigorous your mom was when she taught you. I bet you'll have some FUNNY stories for your kids when they ask you why you didn't go to a public school. Oh boy, now that I think of it, I'm a little ... I didn't lie my way into college too! Not.</p>
<p>All right, all riiiiiight.</p>
<p>Enough with the lecturing. You make it sound as if I'd murdered someone.</p>
<p>Look, it was just a thought. An idea. I was just playing with the idea in my head...</p>
<p>I appreciate the responses, even if some of you were a little mean.</p>
<p>But Jesus... What makes you think you could get into any selective colleges with those bitter attitudes?</p>
<p>Cheers! ;-)</p>
<p>What makes you think you could get into any selective colleges with an intent to deceive?</p>
<p>And some of us have already gotten into (and graduated) from selective colleges and know a little more about the real world and how it works.</p>