<p>^ that's what happened to me, too.
azn, are you going to do homeschooling by once a month visit basis or by once a week basis?</p>
<p>oh yeah. what grade are you in?</p>
<p>Oh, I'm in 8th grade. Also my parents want me to get a high school diploma so I will probaly go back to public in 3-4 years. So would the High school have to start me off from 9th grade since I won't have any credits or is it based on age?</p>
<p>Yeah I know I have a lot of questions..</p>
<p>Before you leave, you had better find out what the state's--and school district's--requirements are for high school. In our state, most high schools do not accept ANY homeschool credits, so if you decided to come back as a senior and wanted a diploma, you would have to start over as a freshman. Not a pleasant prospect!</p>
<p>Eight years in high school....ouch.</p>
<p>i'm in 8th grade too, and i've been homeschooling for nearly a year now...i'll be going back to a school next year...but wouldn't you want to have some more time with a public school? going back on senior year or something will be a bit hard to get used to, if you are going back at all. if your parents want you to get a diploma, homeschool for a year or two only. just a suggestion :)</p>
<p>Why do they want a diploma? Most colleges don't need one. If you really do want one, for the sake of having one, then there are several "umbrella" as they are called, programs that you pay a bit for that work with you to officially certify you for the standard highschool curriculum, help keep track of grades, write course descriptions up for your courses and junk. And then they send you an official diploma. Some areas have official graduations and stuff. </p>
<p>Just a thought, course, you may want to go back, so whatever. But don't feel obligated to go back just for the diploma.</p>
<p>get this book Teenage Liberstion Handbook by Grace Llewellyn. It goes into all the permutations.</p>
<p>You don't need a diploma to get into college, even a selective one, but if your parents insist you get one, there are ways. Going back to high school in the last year, probably isn't one of them. It's a rare high school that will give a homeschooler credit for work done outside of school. Be sure to clear things ahead of time with the principal and the registrar at the school you intend to return to. Even then, the school's policies could change before you attempt to re-enter.</p>
<p>There are some excellent high school distance programs. Check out University of Nebraska's Independent Study High School. They offer a very well respected high school degree program. Even if you don't complete their diploma program, any classes you do take there would become a valuable part of your transcript. There are other good degree programs as well.</p>
<p>Occasionally homeschoolers run into situations in life where they need to show a high school diploma. Many homeschool families issue their own diplomas, and report that they do the trick in those situations.</p>
<p>There are advantages and disadvantages to applying to college as a homeschooler but, in most situations, a high school diploma won't figure strongly either way. To get into a selective college, your standardized test scores become extremely important, and AP tests help too. You'll need to document the work you do, and later you'll package that documentation differently for different college applications. Colleges are also very concerned about your extra curriculars, which gives homeschoolers a chance to really shine. </p>
<p>It's a good idea to get in touch as soon as possible with college admissions offices at some schools you might eventually apply to. Even if you end up applying somewhere else, the process helps to focus your curriculum and takes out a lot of guess work.</p>
<p>The Teenage Liberation Handbook is the most amazing book I have ever read.</p>