How to Apply to Colllege When You're Kind Of (Not Really) Home Schooled

DISCLAIMER: I have not yet been accepted to any colleges yet. However! I have also not been rejected! My batting average, therefore, does not exist. So, take that as you may.

ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMER: This blog is not so entertaining. But when I was applying to college, I felt like I was making it up as I went along, which I shouldn't have felt, and some info like this would've helped.

Here's my advice.

1. Keep lists of everything. Keep lists of books you read. Keep lists of places you volunteer, people who like you, things you're interested in, projects you've completed, etc. They will definitely come in handy.
2. Save everything. Not only all of those lists, but also any graded papers you have, and ungraded papers you have, any grades from classes that you have, projects that you complete, and so on.

That's pretty much it. You'll have to create a transcript for yourself, have one of your parents write you a recommendation letter (weird), write a statement on why you decided to become home schooled, write several more statements, take SAT subject tests in addition to the ACT and SAT, etc. It's a long and somewhat tedious process., and I'm glad to be done with it. But you get to maybe write some funny essays! If you're into that.

Some resources: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/home-schooling-college/ College Confidential itself is a great general resource, but their message boards have a specific homeschool section that I found pretty helpful.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hs2coll/ This Yahoo forum requires registration, but that's pretty simple, and definitely worth it. The forum is populated by completely crazed homeschooling parents, who give exhaustive answers to questions you haven't even thought of yet.