<p>I have prepared S's transcript by listing all the English courses together, all the math courses together, etc. rather than listing what he did in 9th, then 10th, etc.</p>
<p>Do you think this will cause needless confusion for university admissions?</p>
<p>The reason I did it this way is that S drug biology out for 1 1/2 years, chemistry for 2 years, etc.</p>
<p>I don't see why it would confuse them. It's most likely fine.</p>
<p>umm i kinda feel bad saying this and honestly its ultimately your decision thus heed my advice or not... but i would try to list the subjects your S took by grade. because if you think about it an admissions officer is going to be looking at several applications in a day and if all of a sudden they happen upon a transcript that is different (ie confusing) they are most likely going to put it aside. (from what i have heard if a home school application is confusing for the main admission officer of your state you are applying from then usually they have the admission officer who knows more about homeschooling or has looked at more home school apps look over your app...although every college could be different) </p>
<p>for the first grade year of chemistry write chemistry then second grade of chem. write advanced chemistry(of course only if that is the case...) same for that other class you mentioned. and since it was 1 and a half years you can go by semester. for me personally after 9th grade i went by semester system just b/c i finished algebra 2 in half a year and started taking college courses (thus my transcript changed from year system to semester system after 9th grade)</p>
<p>btw if you feel like you want/need to explain more that what you did in your transcript (ie. want to get a more wordy and make sure you explain things thoroughly )then i recommend you S writing somewhat of a "academic resume" where you can further explain ones curriculum and ones extracurricular activities. for instance, boy scouts would be fairly self explanatory since most everyone knows what that entails but lets say you participated in teenpact then you would be able to really explain what that program entails. if anything that "resume" was VERY impressive in alumni interviews (mine was like 2 and a half pgs long) b/c it further explains to these (mostly elderly) interviewers homeschooling and it gives them a hard copy of your accomplishments and in case you forgot/missed something that is important to you they can later see that by looking at your "resume." all my interviewers were really impressed that someone at my age would even create time to do such a task yet alone do it so well! now once again i really didnt want o bombard the admissions office with lots of info making it confusing so i once again left it up to my interviewer to relay what was on my so and so "resume" thus as you see i let more of the ppl on my behalf to further explain things that lets say PS students wouldnt need to add...which in the end made it easier for them understand my application.</p>
<p>hope this helps! if you need any clarifications just ask.
btw i warn you in when writing online i tend to be in a quick is better frame of mind (ie the shortened words). i blame that on all of my friends who love to communicate via aim/msn messenger/facebook and hence creating what my friends sometimes laugh about as being "im lingo" :D:)</p>
<p>Your transcript will likely be fine as long as you clearly indicated exactly how you delinated the courses.</p>
<p>That being said, it also depends on who the recipient will be. If your son's transcript is going to a huge public university admissions office, it would be best to make your transcript look as much like a traditional school transcript as you can.</p>
<p>homeskulmom has a good point about huge public unis, but I don't think beachbunny is totally correct. After looking at transcripts all day long, I'd expect somebody to <em>prefer</em> something different, and I don't think I'm far-off. More wiggle room will be given to you because you're a homeschooler, and it will look ridiculous if you try to fit your S's studies into slots that don't fit how things actually happened.</p>
<p>just to clarify something...... i agree with homeschoolmum that it depends on the university applying to.....but when i said that if a homeschoolers application is confusing then it will be sent to a different admissions officer i do know is the case for the school i am attending (which is an Ivy)...</p>
<p>now i dont necessarily know if its better to have the admissions officer who looks at most of the homeschool apps as well look as your or not. its up to what you think.... </p>
<p>now i will end with saying that i believe any decision you make i am sure will be the right one. i think the best piece of advice i can of is that prayer is the key to keeping sane in all the college app madness!!</p>
<p>thanks for the help, you guys! You gave me some good things to think about as I decide how to do this.</p>
<p>timely: Also, just so you know, I talked in-depth to an admissions officer at "Big Public U" in my state since I wanted to know how to approach my transcript if I wanted to have a shot at their honors program. She said it would be perfectly fine to group by topic rather than year. I'm assuming this isn't an unusual case.</p>
<p>For my first son, we grouped by subject, rather than by year, since he had some credits that were spread out over 2-3 years. It was sent to both public and private schools, and none of them expressed any problems with it. And all but one admitted him (waitlist on the other, which he did not pursue). These were all reasonably selective colleges.</p>
<p>I know of a transcript like that that got its bearer into a huge university's honors program with a full-ride scholarship. The transcript wasn't a problem at all.</p>
<p>My son has an eight page transcript. The beginning is a standard transcript with classes by grade. Then each class is explained - what book we used, etc. Those are ordered by subject. I also put in a comment somewhere that classes do not always fall neatly into years or semesters and some liberties were taken to make it clearer. </p>
<p>I have heard of parents doing all sorts of things. Whatever shows your child to the best advantage ought to do it!</p>