<p>I have one initial concern: if you take community college courses this summer, that could (likely would) disqualify you from applying to college as a new freshman. You’d have to apply as a transfer student instead. That greatly limits your options for financial aid.</p>
<p>So, please, before you jump into classes this summer, get some good advice about what your options are.</p>
<p>Doing two years of community college and then transferring might be your best option. Transferring next spring might also be an option. Or, you might want to just work for a year while you apply to some four-year schools with entry in the fall of 2013.</p>
<p>Homeschooled applicants aren’t all that uncommon. I’m not sure what records you’d need to show what kind of school work you did, but I’m sure there are others here who would know that.</p>
<p>Your ACT score of 30 is quite good, by the way . . . and I’m not sure why you’d want to do the SAT. I’d suggest you retake the ACT and aim for an even higher score. The score of 30 is already good enough to get you merit aid at a number of schools - but that’s something that’s only available to entering freshmen . . . and you’d lose that option if you start at community college.</p>