Grant and Scholarship Advice for Homeschoolersby Andrea Hermitt | More from this Blogger 09 Dec 2008 07:27 PM As the costs of state colleges continue to rise deeming them unaffordable, I am becoming worried about how my homeschooled kids will pay for college. While it is a known fact that homeschooled kids have no problem getting into college, getting scholarships without the help of student advisers can be quite a challenge. So what is a homeschooling parent to do? Homeschooling parents must go the extra mile beyond being the child's teacher, to also being the child's guidance counselor as well. As guidance counselor to your child, you must find out everything you can about not only college entry, but financial grants and scholarships as well. Here are some links to get you started. College Scholarships dot org, gives information on how to get college scholarships without having a GPA and also some scholarships specifically focused at homeschool students. The Homeschoolers' College Admissions Handbook by Cafi Cohen discusses how homeschoolers can get money for college based on academics, athletic ability, and artistic merit. Originally written in 2000, a new version is being released. You will also want to check out: FastWeb Online Scholarship Search FinAid: The Smart Guide to Financial Aid You should also spend some time speaking to parents of homeschoolers and public school students whose children have received scholarships to find out what they received and from whom. You may learn about a new scholarship you never knew existed. Finally, be aware of and learn to avoid scholarship scams. Read: Considering CLEP exams for homeschoolers More on CLEP Exams Back to School: College Textbook Savings Learn more about Andrea Hermitt  Andrea Hermitt is a native New Yorker currently residing in GA. She has been married for over 16 years and has two teenage children. Relevanthomeschooling tags User Comments Samual (11722) 10 Dec 2008 05:06 AMEveryone applies for student grants and loans the same way here, you just send off both of your parents P40's which prove how much you earn per year and whether any children under 18 are being supported in the household. Then you get a loan equal to your tuition which is £3,145, then between £4,856 - £6,475 a certain percentage of this is a grant which you never pay back then the rest is loan which you don't pay back until you are earning £15,000 a year or over and it is cancelled after 15 years, though the year boundary is changing I think. Here we don't apply through school you get the form from your local council. We don't have scholarships here, you may get the odd reward like £500 cheaper accomodation for the first year if you put that university as your first choice. Discuss this article
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