High School At Home

Here are a few links will help you find more information on getting into college after homeschooling through high school. The college admissions process can be challenging, but if you keep good high school records (you do have Transcripts Made Easy: The Homeschooler's Guide to High School Paperwork, don't you?) and do your homework, you and your student will be able to find a college that fits. If you find a great link you'd like to share, please feel free to e-mail me, and I'll add it to this page.

• www.ed.gov/thinkcollege This federal-government site contains a great deal of information on getting into college and how to use the high school years profitably.

• www.princetonreview.com The Princeton Review site offers a wealth of well-researched information about colleges and financial aid.

• www.mycollegeguide.org My College Guide bills itself as the one-stop resource for free college information. They even offer an "Ask the Guru" feature!

• www.collegeispossible.org "College Is Possible (CIP) is the American Council on Education's (ACE) K–16 youth development program, motivates middle and high school students from underserved communities to seek a college education." If you student is a first-generation college student, this may be a good site to visit.

• www.homeworkplanet.com/ This site isn't specifically for college prep, but it can be useful. It offers teacher-designed lesson plans that may be helpful in creating higher-level classes.

• Have Questions about College? Chat with an Expert Peterson's College Consulting offers you the opportunity to call and talk with a college admissions expert. This can be very helpful, especially if your student will be the first one in the family to attend college. There are a lot of question you'll want to ask about the process, and it's nice to know whom to call. You can also call the admissions department of any college, or

• Match College.com College Search has over 6,000 technical certification programs, vocational schools, junior/community colleges and 4 year universities in their directory, an doffers statistics broken down by state, city and individual colleges.

Financial Aid Resources

• Apply for aid: This site is the authorized site where you will apply for federal financial aid. Most colleges base their aid packages on the results of this FAFSA, so don't miss it. It's absolutely free to fill out and well worth doing. www.fafsa.ed.gov

• http://www.collegeanswer.com This Sallie Mae site is billed as a "The Planning for College" destination. It has useful information, all sponsored by Sallie Mae, the federal student loan / college savings program.

• Scholarship search - www.fastweb.com or www.Scholarship.com

• http://www.calgrants.org/ California offers excellent grants for scholars. Most other states do too-- just Google for them.

• Financial aid office of your prospective college: This should always be the place that holds greatest authority for you. If they provide information, use it!