hi,
can someone please tell me if all colleges require a transcript from homeschooled students? if yes, how can i make that transcript? I have studied O-level and A-Level (British school-leaving qualifications). What should i include on the transcript? Just my o-level and a-level subjects and grades? or should I also include the subjects that i studied but didn’t officially appear for their exams.
thanks
There’s a homeschooled student’s forum here. Also, each college will have clear requirements for home schooled kids too. They require some sort of documentation, of course.
You should contact each college/university that you are applying to, and ask them what evidence they need in your case. If you have taken the O and A level exams, some will only ask for the score reports.
Here is the link for the Home School Forum: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/
Are you an international applicant, or are you a US applicant who has been following the British system? If you are an international applicant, the local office of EducationUSA might be able to give you a hand with this. https://educationusa.state.gov/find-advising-center
@sawyertom I’m American, but this should apply in most situations. After months of revisions, worry, and research, I was able to finally create 2 versions of my son’s transcripts. (Technically 6 since I’ll have to report first marking period, mid-year, and final transcripts.) The short version is for the colleges that only want a list of subjects, grades, GPA, credits, a book/curriculum list, and extracurriculars. I also included any non-parent teachers my son had, places he was educated (home, a public high school school, tutor, mentor, and community college.) The longer version has the above broken down by grade & subject category (language arts, world languages, mathematics, science, etc.) as well as a course description. I included all classes he did for high school/grades 9-12.
On the Common App, your parent will have to fill out the school report forms. They’ll have to set up their own guidance counselor account. There they’ll ask you for info such as how & why you homeschool, a list of classes not taken at home, how grades were determined, the guidance counselor letter, and a place to download your transcripts.
Oh, and if you took classes at a public or private school, including a university, you have to request transcripts from those places. While I’m the one issuing my son’s full high school transcripts, I still had to have the public high school send in their’s (to prove he’d completed 2 semester long classes) and the community college where my son took a class.
HTH. I was a mess months ago. Now, I’m like, “I’ve got this. I finally figured this all out.” Son getting an interview with his first choice school really helped prove that I hadn’t frelled up my end of things.
@FarscapeFan Thanks a lot for replying. All the info that you provided has proved very helpful!