Okay so I get it now. Again I did this with a friend and now that I think about it she made me a unofficial transcript too now that I’m thinking about it because I had no clue what I was doing. I think I told her some of my grades then she said she’d just fill out the rest. I will have to check with her and see what she did.
And yes I’ll check out what is required for homeschool students, I know a lot more then I did a few months ago for sure because I’ve been applying and been asking college counselors what is required so I think I know most things now.
From another school I applied to and got accepted into they did ask me to include a transcript but only after I applied. It probably has to do with the fact it’s a community college though. I have applied to a couple of other colleges a couple of days ago but have yet to hear back from them. Who knows, maybe I won’t even go to this college but I do want to keep all my options open especially since I’ve already got accepted…
Yes, please read up on the homeschool requirements. I do not know much about this at all, but from what I understand additional information may be needed to substantiate your grades. This, quite frankly, is to prevent homeschool families from making up whatever grades they want. I know a lot of homeschool kids will take online APs or ACT/SAT to support the homeschool GPA as independent evidence of academic achievement.
What each college requires of homeschool kids will depend on the selectivity of the school so you will need to check with each school to find out what they need. Good luck!
Honesty is needed here as you navigate this. You have done a good job explaining someone had helped you that you trusted, but they might not have known what they are doing. Make sure to mention your parents did not go to college. Get your thoughts on paper, email admissions with the situation, and then request a call.
Can you tell us which college this is? It may help us with helping you navigate this. I am assuming it is not a highly competitive college as most have not started admitting students yet. There are competitive state flagships that have some early admissions rolling out already (Auburn, Clemson, Alabama) but they would all expect the transcript submitted. There are some colleges that do a fairly simple process and just want the gpa and a few other things, they are not very competitive and will most likely be fine with your updated GPA.
Look at the average GPA at the college. If your newly computed GPA is above their average you are probably fine. If not, be prepared to share how you are graded and the rigor involved so they can help find equivalents.
Did they offer you merit? You may need to be prepared to revisit that.
Are you in Ohio? If you’re applying to a college in your home state they should be familiar with the homeschool laws there.
We’re homeschoolers too. When our children applied we sent transcripts that included course names, brief course descriptions, the grades, and the cumulative GPA. However, I think each college recalculated the GPA based on their standards. Some might include only core courses (English, math, history, science, and foreign language), but others might use those plus electives such as music and science. Do they have a place for you to upload your mid-year transcript?
What’s your budget? Do you need financial aid to attend college? Cedarville costs ~$42k/year. They don’t meet need so even if your FAFSA financial aid form’s expected contribution is $0 the most you can expect is the ~$6k/year Pell Grant and $5500/year federal student loan. Each school has a net price calculator on their website. We ran them for each school our kids wanted to apply to before they completed the application and ruled out any that were over budget. If your parents are divorced or separated you’ll have to run them twice for schools that require the CSS Profile financial aid form in addition to the FAFSA. Run it once with your mom’s financial information and once with your dad’s. Then make sure to subtract duplicate grants (ex. if both list a Pell Grant you can only count that once).