Avoid Writing a Homeschool High School Transcript?

If you can't cope with creating transcripts, there are other ways of proving your homeschool's worth. For instance, you could have your child write a GED test. Now, a GED does have some stigma because it was originally intended for people who couldn't pass high school or dropped out of high school, but it is still an option if you really don't want to put together a transcript.

You could provide a transcript from a community college. Washington State, for example, has changed their laws, so that if you earn your AA degree from a community college, they will provide you a high school diploma as well as a college diploma. That doesn't make it a more wonderful experience, but it's an option.

You can also make a portfolio. If you really can't stand the words and numbers on a transcript, you might pull together samples of work in a portfolio. If your child is applying to study visual arts, they may not actually need a transcript, just a portfolio of all the wonderful art they have created.

Another option is taking all your high school classes through an online academy. There are plenty available online. They will even give you a transcript at the end of high school and you don’t even have to worry about it. However, this can be a very costly option. In addition, many homeschoolers find that there is still a lot of busy work included in online classes, and they can often be very rigid.

Seeking out colleges that don't require transcripts at all is another option. There are some colleges that will take standardized tests or whatever it is that you will give them, and they don't need or require a transcript. However, the people that call me in a panic in spring of senior year, those are the ones that thought that their chosen college wasn't going to need a transcript and those are the ones that tell me they need one tomorrow! Avoiding putting together a transcript is not a strategy I recommend, but it is a possibility.

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