<p>Im about to finish my home school, i'm technically a senor right now. My grades are pretty good but does being home schooled give me less chances to get into a good college? i didn't take a SAT, does that effect anything?</p>
<p>For most schools you will need to take either the SAT or ACT. A lot of schools also require SAT 2 for homeschoolers. Also if you hoping for merit aid you need the SAT or ACT to be considered.</p>
<p>how am i supposed to take it?</p>
<p>For the SAT and SAT II’s homeschoolers sign up online through the college board site just like anyone else and take the test at a local high school. There are some less competitive colleges that might not required SAT’s (and even some top 30 colleges such as Wake Forest) or you can start at community college and then transfer to a 4 year college. Most of the deadlines for top colleges have already past for admission next September, but there are certainly less competitive colleges that are always looking to fill up spots. Typically, being homeschooled will not negatively affect your chance of admittance to college as long as you pick schools that are academically compatible with your abilities and follow their requirements or suggestions as to what they want to see from homeschoolers.</p>
<p>Do not worry!
Being Homeschooled will not matter for most colleges. Some colleges recruit homeschooled students because of their usual flair for learning independently. </p>
<p>Just sign up for SAT I and ACT. If you want to attend a really competitive school you may need to take some SAT IIs. Check all the stuff on CC for more info.</p>
<p>The deadline for most colleges was January 1st, but there are still some that have rolling deadlines. If you’re starting completely from scratch right now (not even having taken the SAT yet) you’re probably better off taking a gap year or going to community college and transferring.</p>
<p>Agree with mmmgirl. You might want to try taking a few classes at a community college just to get a feel for college level classes. Maybe work part time or find an internship to do as well. This will give you some good experience, beneficial for you now and when you’re in college.</p>
<p>oh it’s too late? i wanted to start in fall though.</p>
<p>Do you have any outside or co-op courses at all - take any community college classes - have anything to substantiate what you’ve learned or what grades you have from your parents?</p>
<p>If not (and with no SAT), starting in the fall may be tough unless you look for a non-selective college. These can be community colleges (you should be able to start here if you are 18), directional state colleges, some lower level privates with rolling admissions, or some Christian colleges that are more open to homeschoolers overall.</p>
<p>What are you looking for in a college? What major interests you? What can your family afford to pay each year toward your college education?</p>
<p>If you are looking for any sort of competitive college, you really should take a gap year, take the SAT and/or ACT, add a community college class or two, and use the time to research the different colleges. They definitely are NOT all the same. College A is not equal to College B. They can all have their strengths.</p>
<p>ps Don’t feel it’s because you are homeschooling that you are “behind.” We have seniors at our public school who find themselves in similar situations having missed (or ignored) all the announcements about taking the SAT/ACT, etc. They come each spring wanting to start college in the fall only to find out that they’ve missed oodles of deadlines. Their choices now are pretty much the same as yours. Many people (esp parents) aren’t aware of how early they should be starting if looking toward most colleges. Most of these kids end up at community college first. It’s not a bad path for the right student.</p>
<p>If you take a gap year and take college classes during it, you may find to your dismay that you’re a transfer student, not a freshman. I agree that it’s a good plan, though. Another possibility would be to recategorize yourself as a junior. I don’t see that as cheating - you’re clearly not ready to graduate if you want to go to college and aren’t prepared. :)</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>^^^ There may be a few colleges that don’t want to see any credits at all from a cc, but the vast majority that our ps kids go to don’t mind seeing 1 or 2 classes per semester and still consider them incoming freshmen. They do not want to see a full course load, of course.</p>
<p>I meant post-high-school graduation college credits. My son took a TON of dual-enrollment courses, and I recommend them very highly. I meant in this situation, where OP might take college courses after official high school graduation. And even then it may be ok if you don’t have too many classes - this is just something to be aware of.</p>