Log in Emmaleigh Vandergriff 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Emmaleigh Vandergriff's post “I am homeschooled and i a...” I am homeschooled and i am not sure who to ask to write letters of recommendation for me. : ) Also, do you have to apply for Financial Aid or apply to college first? • (30 votes) JC 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to JC's post “You may or may not have l...” You may or may not have looked into this, but there are many opportunities for homeschoolers to interact with other teachers besides their parents. For example, a co-op leader might be a good person to ask for a letter of recommendation. If there is a college/university near you, you could also look into dual enrollment--your professors would be great people to ask for letters of recommendation. (7 votes) Chanel-Mae Rodriguez 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to Chanel-Mae Rodriguez's post “I am no where near the ag...” I am no where near the age of a senior in high school but i do want to know the upcoming reality of applying. There is a specific college i am planning on attending, I am no way athletic but i do participate in alot of things, can i still get a scholarship without it being a sports one ? • (12 votes) Jon Frank 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to Jon Frank's post “There are scholarships ou...” There are scholarships out there for... everything! Colleges offer merit-based scholarships, which you can get for being an awesome student :) But you can (and SHOULD!) also look elsewhere for scholarship opportunities. There are so many organizations/companies/etc that offer a variety of scholarships for a variety of things. There is literally a scholarship out there for EVERYTHING. And MILLIONS of dollars get left on the table every year because students don't apply for all of these available scholarships. I'd recommend checking out places like scholarships.com and Scholly (it's an app!). They both have HUUUUGE databases of available scholarships that you can apply for. And it's a good idea to start researching these opportunities early. That way, if they have specific requirements, you can start doing all of the things you need to do in order to be eligible. Good luck! (9 votes) ANANYA 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to ANANYA's post “how do I complete my app...” how do I complete my application form without a counselor and teacher's recommendations? • (9 votes) Jon Frank 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to Jon Frank's post “I'm a bit confused by you...” I'm a bit confused by your question. Are you having trouble finding someone to be your recommender? You're going to need to get a recommendation in order to apply to college. And those recommendations are VERY important. This is the one chance the admissions committee has to hear from someone other than you... ABOUT you. So you're going to want to ask a teacher who knows you very well. The better the person knows you, the stronger the recommendation will be. You want someone who can speak very specifically about who you are as a student...and a person! So, don't just choose aaaanyone. You want to choose someone who can tell very specific stories about you, and also someone who believes in you and wants you to succeed. That will lead to a much more passionate and powerful recommendation (rather than a vague, boring one that the admissions committee member will forget the moment they finish reading it). Here's a bit more advice on asking for a recommendation, in case it is helpful: http://admissionado.com/college/ask-recommendation-letter-2/ Good luck! (10 votes) Caleb Kline 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to Caleb Kline's post “I am currently in the sum...” I am currently in the summer of my Junior year of High School, about to transition to my Senior year and will be taking the SAT for the first time in November. I'm a little nervous of how well I will do on the standardized test and I am aware that most colleges have a "test optional" policy where it is up to the student to decide whether or not they would want to submit their scores or not. So if a student doesn't do so well on the SAT and still decides to submit their score to the colleges of their preference, would their bad score hinder them from being accepted in the application process? Would it be better for the student to not submit their SAT score if they did poorly on it? • (8 votes) lahsiv41 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to lahsiv41's post “Well i come from a countr...” Well i come from a country where academics are given way too much importance. So, i tried to find a summer job or internship but they were rejected as they thought that "i was too young and I should focus on my studies." So what can i do? • (6 votes) CZ 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to CZ's post “The cool thing about the ...” The cool thing about the internet is you can make your own path. I am not sure what country you are in, but consider starting a business, or a youtube channel, or something along those lines in what you are interested in. If I had it all over to do again...and the internet was at its current maturity (it was not when I was in high school) then I would go that route. (9 votes) Jessica Foster 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to Jessica Foster's post “How do you start college ...” How do you start college in high school? • (6 votes) Benny C 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to Benny C's post “There is a program called...” There is a program called Dual Enrollment. You'll likely go to school regular hours during the day, and then stay after for an hour or two taking a college class for credit. (7 votes) tomasmx 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to tomasmx's post “I am going to college in ...” I am going to college in 6 years. Any helpful advise? should I start studying now? • (3 votes) kendra 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to kendra's post “You should try to get goo...” You should try to get good grades in high school (and middle school, but colleges will mainly focus on high school). Also, once you get into high school, try different extra curricular activities. Find a couple that you like, and stick with them. Colleges love students who have long term commitments! Look into volunteering (again, once you're in high school!). Volunteer somewhere you like, doing something you enjoy, because otherwise it really won't be worth it. Start prepping for the ACT/SAT/PSAT once you're in high school, because colleges will look at these scores! (mainly ACT/SAT) It is never too early to start looking into possible careers, so feel free to start doing that now! Find what you are interested in, and look for careers in that. (8 votes) rileyannemoore 5 years agoPosted 5 years ago. Direct link to rileyannemoore's post “Hello! I have several que...” Hello! I have several questions regarding the application process: Sorry for the overload of questions. Hope they're easy to answer! • (5 votes) Abijah Zimmerman 5 years agoPosted 5 years ago. Direct link to Abijah Zimmerman's post “Hi! I'm in the same boat ...” Hi! I'm in the same boat as you, so hopefully I can answer your questions! (3 votes) Srujan Mhase 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to Srujan Mhase's post “Is the teacher recommenda...” Is the teacher recommendation letter to be submitted through the student or directly by the teacher to the admission office? Also, the guidance counselor will be contacted for what reasons and how many times during the time period of application to acceptance (and beyond)? • (4 votes) lrplaid 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to lrplaid's post “If you're applying throug...” If you're applying through the Common Application, the teacher uploads the recommendation directly into the online system. As a student, you have to assign them as a recommender in the Common App. Your guidance counselor will be contacted when you assign them as a recommender and then to submit any additional information they like, but they won't be directly contacted by the school unless there's a special relationship between the school and the guidance counselor. Your counselor would never be contacted with your acceptance, that announcement goes to you. (4 votes) Jessalyn Holsworth 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. 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I'm homeschooled too, so I'm trying to figure out some of the same things.
I hope this helps.
That's all I have! Hope it helps, and good luck!
1. If I read this right, as a senior, I only submit information from my transcript after junior year, including my gpa and class rank?
2. If an application asks me the number of "credits earned" do I put what my junior year transcript says or the total number of credits I will have completed by the end of my senior year?
3. Similar question to #2, if I am a dual enrollment student at community college, do I put the number of college credits I have earned so far in high school or what I will have earned by the end of my senior year when filling out an application?
1. Yes, your transcript that you have as a senior is from your junior year, so that is what you submit. Normally the colleges will want your guidance counselor to submit your transcript, not you directly.
2. Normally an application won't ask how many credits you've earned because your transcript will tell them. If they do ask about credits, it's generally about college credits.
3. You should put the ones that you will have at the end of your senior year, if you know.
Hope this helps and good luck!
