Homeschool Transcripts Level of Detail?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Naval Academy - Annapolis
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Greetings Fellow Homeschoolers:

For those homeschooled (HS) candidates and/or HS parents that were successful in achieving a LOA/Nomination to a US Service Academy, just how much detail did the Academy Admissions / Congressional Staff require for homeschool transcripts? We have seven children, so our kid’s transcripts are comprised of hand-written notebook entries that aren’t in the greatest detail. They’re legible, but nowhere near professional looking documentation. Do I need to put together some kind of Excel spreadsheet with homework, quiz and chapter test grade information, or are they primarily interested in curriculum information?

I’d really appreciate anyone’s help and advice with this. I really don’t want to ‘drop the ball’ with this, especially with how hard my boys have worked to get this far.

I thank you for your time and effort.

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We didn’t create transcripts for a service academy, but we did make them for general college admissions. Our transcripts consisted of a 35-page typed school profile that included information about our geographic area and local schools (size, standardized test scores, economic data, etc.), our grading policies, course descriptions, textbook list, educational philosophy, extra curricular descriptions, and examples of volunteering activities. We included report cards and letters of recommendation, and an example of a science experiment research report that required a lot of handwritten math calculations. Our son applied to 13 colleges and was accepted to all of them. His two favorites were an in state public and a college that offered a 3-2 program with guaranteed transfer to Columbia. He chose the state school and is very happy.