Helping Your Homeschooler Get Into College

General College Admission Information

• Early College Opportunities
  Information and contacts for Maryland community colleges and universities that accept early college applicants.

• Online Career Counseling for Homeschoolers NEW
  Helping your high schooler figure out what they want to do with their future just got easier. Take an online skills and interest inventory and get a personalized 20-page report that can help your teen plan their future career.
• Do homeschoolers need a high school diploma?
  A short article about Maryland colleges and whether they require a diploma from homeschoolers.

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  • Cool Colleges: For the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different
  • College-Prep Homeschooling: Your Complete Guide to Homeschooling through High School

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• How to Write a College Essay
  Tips and pointers on how to write your best college admission essay.

• Sample College Essays
  Read four sample college essays written on different themes.

• Definitions
  Nationally established definitions regarding college admissions for any student.

• College Board
  Home to the SAT, PSAT and AP exams.

• ACT Exam
  The alternative college entrance exam.

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  • Kaplan SAT 2011 Premier with CD-ROM
  • Barron's ACT 36: Aiming for the Perfect Score

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• Journal for College Admissions
  An article written by a college admission's counselor who works with homeschool applicants.

• How to Apply to College
  A general article on how homeschoolers apply to colleges.

Financial Aid

• U.S. Department of Education's Financial Aid information.
  A portal to getting accurate information on applying for financial aid. All students, including homeschoolers must fill out a FAFSA form to qualify for federal and school based aid. You can check deadlines here.
  

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  • The Scholarship & Financial Aid Solution: How to Go to College for Next to Nothing with Short Cuts, Tricks, and Tips
  • Getting Financial Aid 2011 (College Board)

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Information About Specific Colleges

• A to Z Homeschooling
  Links to colleges with homeschool admission policies.
  
• Learn In Freedom
  Links to a long list of colleges that have known to accept homeschoolers.

• U.S. Air Force Academy
  USAF's policy on homeschool admissions.