<p>My daughter is in the 11th grade at an independent school program through our local high school. She meets with a teacher once a week, is assigned work and then she works on her own at home. Her transcript is from the school district, it lists the local high school as her school (with the CEEB Code) but her courses are listed under a heading of IS as opposed to XY High (she has a few of these classes also on her transcript because she took regular courses in 9th grade). The courses listed coordinate and are the same as the actual high school course, ie: World History P (P stands for college prep)...she is using the same books and following the same curriculum as the high school courses.</p>
<p>So, how are colleges going to look at her---is she considered home schooled or not? Her current teacher is new this year, he doesn't know the answer, the high school and college counselor both said that schools may look at her differently but they couldn't give me any real answers.</p>
<p>If anyone else has been in a similar program, can you please give me some insight.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I am preparing to take courses through Keystone Online School, which has the same accreditation as a private high school and gives out an accredited diploma. I have mainly been hearing that most colleges would look at me like a private-schooled student, since my diploma is accredited and I have a transcript from the school and all, rather than a portfolio like a homeschooled student. I think UConn said that they would put me under their homeschooled category, so it does vary from school to school, but I would assume that since your diploma is from your public school, they would consider you to be a public-school student.</p>
<p>This is our exact problem…no one really seems to know!!</p>
<p>I think schools, at this point, look at homeschoolers differently because our documentation is non traditional. That is it. HSers are no longer mistrusted. There does not seem to be a homeschooling pile. </p>
<p>You will have traditional documentation. I don’t think it matters.</p>
<p>Hi,
I am not sure this will help but here is a link to an article about who is considered a homeschooler when applying to colleges.</p>
<p>[Who</a> is a homeschool student when applying to a college? - Homeschool Guidance Counselor for College Admissions](<a href=“http://www.homeschoolguidancecounselor.com/news/homeschooling-to-college/who-is-a-homeschool-student-when-applying-to-a-college]Who”>http://www.homeschoolguidancecounselor.com/news/homeschooling-to-college/who-is-a-homeschool-student-when-applying-to-a-college)</p>
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<p>Since some schools post their homeschool staff member on the admissions website, I’d say there is definitely an initial pile at those schools. Vanderbilit is an example. When my son applied to Harvard a couple of years ago, there was one admissions staff person assigned to the first read of all homeschool and international applications.</p>
<p>Homeschooling–That article was great–it answered a lot of my questions and since her diploma will be coming from the high school…it appears she is leaning toward not being home schooled according to that articlce. </p>
<p>On another note, my son, whom is a college freshman playing a sport at a D1 school, for NCAA purposes he was considered a home schooler because he was in a program through Laurel Springs. Now, with the new NCAA regulations with regard to “on-line” courses due to the real The Blind Side, it appears that the NCAA will be looking at these courses with a much more deference than before.</p>
<p>To SockherMom,</p>
<p>There is so much variation in the application process for homeschoolers. I would definitely ask each college. I know that some colleges ask for homeschooling information if students were homeschooled for any portion of their high school years; while others are only concerned with who issues the diploma and transcript.</p>
<p>We’re in an odd situation because legally my son is homeschooled. However, he’s been attending college as a dual-enrolled high school student for the past two years. So, while he is a homeschooler in the views of the colleges, he has transcripts from the current college he is attending to back up my Official High School Transcript.</p>
<p>Online schooling, like Laural Springs, is just another option. :)</p>
<p>SockherMom, what are the new NCAA regulations in regard to online classes. What is The Blind Side? My kids are homeschooled, and my oldest is a freshman. He hopes to play tennis in college.</p>