<p>@GAMomto4, I found that site, and spent some time last evening determining that homeschooled students are indeed eligible for the programs. Thanks for sharing your experiences too!</p>
<p>I have never seen a home school child have trouble adjusting to going away. It seems to be more about the child and less about how much they were gone from home as kids. I know public schooled kids who did not want to go away, or got super home sick once gone. I have known home schooled kids who had big families and seemed to do very little outside of the home, go off to college and love it. </p>
<p>So, if I were you, just take your childs lead and go with it. If she wants to go further, and you are ok with it, then go for it. Also, it is not too late. Get her taking community college courses for the spring. This will help her prepare for the academic environment of the college.</p>
<p>Make sure you explore the Hope and Zell Miller Scholarships. If she transfers from one Hope qualifying school to another financial aid may not play a huge part in your decision making. </p>
<p>The amounts vary</p>
<p>Here is a list of Hope qualifying colleges:
<a href=“http://www.gsfc.org/main/publishing/pdf/common/HOPE_Eligible_Institutions.pdf[/url]”>http://www.gsfc.org/main/publishing/pdf/common/HOPE_Eligible_Institutions.pdf</a></p>
<p>You might benefit from Loren Pope’s book “Colleges that Change Lives.” There is also a College that Change lives website.</p>
<p>Pope also wrote “Beyond the Ivy League” or something like that.</p>
<p>Both great resources.</p>
<p>I would think it would be best for many many reasons, academic and social, to be at one college for 4 years, if possible. Maybe it could be within an hour’s drive and you could visit a lot, and she could come home, and you can all transition that way.</p>
<p>I have a kid with multiple health problems who has required a lot of my support during college. I did not limit her choices, and took her thousands of miles away to look at schools. I wanted her to choose to be near home, and she did, and thank heavens for that.</p>
<p>Or, you could move close to a school she loves. Sounds extreme but I know people who have done that, for a kid who needed support. It would depend on whether she has siblings and what your job situation is.</p>
<p>The important thing, for a young person with this history, is that the transition be gentle, in my opinion, and not like falling off a cliff. Though students do adjust, it does take time and even some trouble for some.</p>