<p>I have been home schooled my 9th and 10th grade year and I have been doing really really good and I am getting all my credits in and in this program that I am doing you only need 24 credits and I have 14 so far so I think by the time I finish my 11th grade year I will have those other 10 credits that I need so I was just wondering if it is okay to graduate in 11th grade year do colleges look at it and not like it or other things? please any advice would be great thanks guys</p>
<p>have seen this question come through before ... look around - the general consensus is that one should try filling senior year @ cc or . . . .</p>
<p>Try community college courses for your senior year.</p>
<p>okay that sounds good any other advice guys oh and I still want the answer like is it okay to graduate in 11th?</p>
<p>Looking at this and at your other posts, I think you might consider starting at a community college and then transferring to a 4-year school. Getting into a community college as a homeschooler is generally not a problem, plus it is much more affordable.</p>
<p>I don't think that graduating after 11th grade is so much the problem, in your case, as will you be able to move away from home and work and go to school at your age at that time? You might want to wait until you're 18 so you can sign a rental agreement, take control of your finances, and be legally independent of your parents.</p>
<p>Investigate community colleges in your state. You can also call their financial aid offices and discuss your options with them.</p>
<p>yeah that sounds good, yeah no I definetly won't move out and go to college and work at that age I want to wait till i am 18 and even turning 19 maybe by that time I will have enough money to support myself!</p>
<p>Is a university kind of the same thing as a college because I feel like it is worse? is it just me?</p>
<p>There a few basic distinctions. </p>
<p>A four-year "college" is usually a school that offers Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees but does not offer any graduate level degrees such as Masters or PhD (doctoral) degrees. </p>
<p>A "university" has the same undergraduate degrees (BA and BS) as a four-year college, but also has advanced degree programs.</p>
<p>However students starting their undergraduate studies often use "college" to refer to both traditional colleges, universities, and community colleges.</p>
<p>A college is in no way worse than a university. In fact some of the best schools in the country are traditional colleges.</p>
<p>"Community Colleges" (a different thing than either of the above) generally offer 2-year programs. Some are for technical or skilled jobs like being an office manager, or a veterinarian assistant/technician, various levels of nursing, electrical, and so forth. They ALSO offer courses that are equivalent to the first two years at a 4-year college or university.</p>
<p>What many students do is to do their first two years of undergraduate studies at a community college, then transfer for their last 2 years to a four-year college or university. That way they can get their BA or BS from the second school, but at a much reduced cost because of doing the first two years at the community college.</p>
<p>oh okay that sounds better anyway okay what about if I want to be a massage therapist? is a university or community college better than a college?</p>
<p>It's the sort of thing that would normally be a community college program, leading to a license. You would have to spend some time exploring various community colleges and find one that offers that specific training. Not all will, it's pretty specialized.</p>
<p>There are also private training programs at what's often referred to as "Career Colleges." That would be another thing to check out. Also check out places that might be called "school of massage."</p>
<p>oh okay thanks rentof2 that is helpful I will</p>
<p>If you're planning to go to a state school, you should take AP and Dual Enrollment courses. They count as college credit, and they'll be much easier than the actual college courses.</p>
<p>I can skip about a year's worth of introductory courses because of this.</p>