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Homeschoolers, Don’t Forget to Take the PSAT

My family almost completely overlooked the PSAT. I figured they are taking CLEP exams, and the SAT, what reason could they possibly have to take the PSAT, a practice test for the SAT. The problem is that the PSAT is so much more than a practice test for the SAT. It is a test that when taken in the Junior year of high school, can qaulify a student for the National Merit Scholarship. Students who score high on the PSAT are then eligible to compete for scholarships from the National Merit Scholarchip Corportation. Of course, every homeschooler will not qualify … Continue reading →

Teaching For the Big Test

Homeschoolers especially do not like teaching for the test, or even taking tests, but it is hard to avoid the SAT if you are college bound. The SAT is probably the most important test a homeschooler can take so teaching for this test can take a full year of concentrated study. If you have several years to go before taking the SAT, however, there is a much more laid back method you can use. The college Board Website the same site that will compile your children’s test scores and report them to schools, and will help you make a college … Continue reading →

Will You Be Lured Back to School for Free College Tuition?

An email in my in-box this morning called for alarm over a rash of free college programs that promise tuition to anyone to graduates. This email suggest that such programs which are growing at an alarming rate are a threat to homeschooling. While one would think the purpose of such programs is to get more kids to graduate, which it has, others believe that the goal is to keep students from using online school at home programs because the free scholarship programs are generally district based. The email used the following GA example to help prove its point: The idea … Continue reading →

College Majors and Jobs

Often when college students select a major, they are not usually thinking beyond graduation to the job or career it might lead. When I worked as a counselor years ago in a college, I met up with many seniors who were switching their majors. They realized that the major they thought they wanted as freshman, was not going to get them the job they wanted when they graduated. At the time, they felt stressed and worried about life after college. However, when it comes to college work, there is rarely any lost time. Few jobs involve only one subject area, … Continue reading →

College Bound Homeschoolers, Check out the College Board Website

I got this tip from a young lady that recently graduated from public school. I was inquiring at what age she started taking SAT II subject tests which are equivalent AP exams. Because my son is finishing his first high school math course and is starting college in the fall, I wanted him to take the corresponding standardized test to put in his homeschool portfolio which we are beginning to compile for college admissions. Her advice to me was to go to Collegeboard.com and sign up to get access to test dates and locations. She also informed me that the … Continue reading →