<p>Hi, my daughter is homeschooled but uses a distant learning curriculm who will provide her official academic transcript to colleges. I have constructed a supplemental transcript which list her achievements, community service, extracurricular activities, work experience etc. I titled it Homeschool Supplemental Transcript and noted that her distant learning school will provide her official academic transcript. I also included a space for my signature. Does anyone know, if it's necessary or, if I should include supporting documentation for all of her achievements etc. or is my word and signature enough? Thanks for any advice or suggestions.</p>
<p>Achievements, community service, extracurriculars, and work experience don’t appear on anyone’s high school transcripts, and neither the applicant’s guidance counselor nor mother is expected to attest to them. The Common App (or the school’s specific app) will have space for all those things.</p>
<p>You don’t need to provide any proof, just as any other high schooler does not have “proof” of those activities.</p>
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<p>Thank you for this information. Being that her actual “official transcript” is coming from a distant learning school, I know I wanted to include this but wasn’t sure how or where to submit it. I copied a sample Homeschool Transcript which had a space for extra curricular etc. but there wasn’t enough room for all information. My daughter just informed me also, that most of her school applications have a special section to include this so, I’m worryingfor no reason!!! Have a Happy Thanksgiving : )</p>
<p>Thank you so much for this information. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!! : )</p>
<p>Energizermom, normally the term is “distance learning”, not distant learning. Your daughter’s school may be different, but do check on that if you make any reference to it in any supplemental letters, evaluations, etc. You’ll want it to be right when your daughter’s application is being reviewed by admissions officers.</p>
<p>Can someone please tell me, how homeschool students submit college letter of recommendations?</p>
<p>You can call the individual college and ask their preference. </p>
<p>My D had one of her dual enrollment teachers write a letter to some of her schools. One school would not accept this type of letter. For each of D’s apps, I wrote a homeschool philosophy/“counselor” letter that described how we began, our goals, and how our schooling evolved over the years. In general, I believe schools are interested in hearing more about a prospective student’s education. </p>
<p>While I think it’s helpful (important, even) to know what the school wants, I did not follow my own advice. 
I just sent it along with D’s transcript and course descriptions.</p>
<p>energizermom,</p>
<p>Are your daughter’s colleges on the Common Application? If so, she needs to invite teachers/professors/recommenders to submit their letters via the Common Application. Otherwise, if the schools aren’t on the Common App, have your daughter ask the schools how they want the letter(s) submitted.</p>
<p>My friend had her mother write the counselor one, which also included an explanation of the homeschooling and synopsis of the curriculum, and she had her French tutor write another one and so did the head of a volunteer organization. I do distance learning, and although I was able to include normal teacher recommendations, I also made sure to enclose letters from adults in my life who knew me through my extracurricular activities, because they personally knew me, whereas my relationships with teachers was limited to email and phone. Also, I’m not sure if you’re doing the common app online, but if you’re not, it might be easier not to…I know my friend had a hard time completing it online because the fields are very narrow, and she chose to send it in via regular mail instead.</p>
<p>Like simplysoubrette’s friend, I too submitted my application app via mail, and I found it was a lot easier to keep everything together. Your letters of rec will be sent separately, but your transcript/school profile/course descriptions etc… can all be together. It’s been working for me too - I got accepted into 3/3 schools so far! 
Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Check college websites you want to apply to for details.</p>
<p>Good luck, don’t worry too much!</p>