@bjkmom - yes it can happen that someone can drop the ball and not adequately educate a child. It happens in homeschooling as well as in public/private school. Don’t we see articles ever year that bemoan that many high school graduates can barely read their own diplomas. Or note how many didn’t learn math and English well enough to test into credit math and English classes in college?
These kids can still go on to college if they are determined to do so. There are many ways for someone to continue to get an education if they are willing to do so.
My state does not have much in place to determine if a homeschooled student is actually being taught/learning. Frankly, this doesn’t bother me at all as they have rules in place to prevent public schooled students from falling through the cracks and yet, many do every year. So until they solve the problems in the public school system, I think it’s best that they leave homeschoolers alone. In my experience, colleges are very happy to have homeschoolers as they tend to be excellent students with well-developed study skills. The military academies, which are very difficult to get into, have a large percentage of homeschooled students. They have a proven track record of doing well in college.
I applied to 19 schools this admissions round and 14 different schools last year (I am taking a gap year), so 33 schools altogether. And not one school asked for any kind of proof.
Thank you everyone I feel much better and I’m not freaking out as much
@blueandgreen A little late to the party, but there is no need for you to take the GED. You really should avoid that test as much as possible. There are plenty of things floating around the internet that say why the GED is such a controversial thing for homeschoolers.
Unfortunately, according to Florida homeschool law, (http://www.hslda.org/laws/analysis/florida.pdf) ( http://www.leg.state.fl.us/STATUTES/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=1000-1099/1002/Sections/1002.41.html) you needed to notify the district. I’m no lawyer so please don’t take my advice as legal counsel. I think you should speak to your parents and your lawyer about how to proceed with this situation. (However, it looks like you would be Option 1)
In most situations, homeschoolers don’t need anything to prove to colleges however, when it comes to state law, it’s different. These laws usually coincide with graduation requirements for homeschoolers, so it’s imperative that you and your parents and your lawyer read over these laws and work out how to help you from here.
@TheDidactic I think it’s a little too late to comply with the Florida homeschool law since I’m done with my education . I never notified the district that I was still in Florida after applying for my transfer so they never knew I was still in the states.
BTW I did contact one of the colleges but they never replied to my email. Also I’m looking up the homeschool requirements for each college and they don’t seem as crazy as I thought they would be.
@blueandgreen You should still talk this over with your parents and potentially a lawyer just to double check and see if you’re okay.
But yes, colleges now, for the most part, acknowledge homeschoolers and are aware that homeschooling WORKS. A small minority of colleges have weird requirements (avoid them like the plague) and require possibly GED, SAT Subject tests, course descriptions, portfolios etc. Remember, these supplemental materials that homeschoolers provide are and should remain optional. If you don’t want to provide those types of supplementary materials, you do not have to! If they ask, well…that’s a different story. 