DUAL CREDIT – Eligible high school students may be allowed to take a college credit course, which will earn college credit and also satisfy the high school graduation plan’s required course. Trying to find the way through the many alternatives of early higher education can almost cause migraines. Honors class grades and CLEP, SAT II,…
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In existence since 1971, the National Merit Scholarship Program offers one door to open for scholarship opportunities. The PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), taken the junior year of high school, qualifies a student for this competition. The National Merit Corporation receives all PSAT scores of juniors (approximately one million last year),…
“How does my child get a diploma?” is a question new home school parents often ask. The simple answer is, “You give them one.” But for the longer, more detailed answer… Receiving a Diploma or Its Equivalent Personal Graduation You can graduate them. Because a home school is considered a private school in Texas, the…
Who could imagine that a movement that began so quietly in the 1970s and 1980s would someday generate so vital and anointed a generation as is emerging at the beginning of this century? It is a time to celebrate and to reflect. In 2012 it is uncontested that home schoolers are dominating college admission test…
With soaring college tuition and expenses, financial aid has become a necessity for many students. Along with the stress of meeting the costs, there also is a maze of confusion around obtaining financial assistance. Here are seven myths dissected to help you better negotiate a difficult problem. Myth #1: The confusion of forms to complete…
