Can My Child Get Into College Without a Diploma?

It seems like an easy enough questions. Simple. To the point.

Can my child get into college without a diploma?

But the answer depends on what you mean.

Hardly anyone ever asks for a high school diploma. The colleges we applied to didn't ask to see a high school diploma. They wanted to know if my child was a high school graduate. They wanted to know if he HAD a diploma. My diploma was printed from HomeschoolDiploma.com. They did have a homeschool diploma - and I made it myself. But did we need it? Probably not. Probably graduating from high school was all we really needed. But most colleges will want to know that your child has a diploma. So you can be an independent homeschooler and provide a diploma. You aren't getting your child into college WITHOUT a diploma, it's just your own.

What do you need to get into college? Probably a transcript more than a diploma. A homeschool transcript IS a transcript - just like a transcript from an unaccredited public school or private school is also a transcript. For more information about Accreditation, read this article: Homeschool Accreditation. Again, you aren't getting your child into college WITHOUT a transcript, it's just your own.

By far the best way to make sure your child can get into college isn't about the transcript or diploma, though. It's about providing a college prep education. Cover the basic subjects, including math, science, and foreign language, and you will be in the best position to eventually get into college. College prep is important! For information about what subjects to cover, check out this article: Recommended Courses to Take in High School.

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Need help homeschooling high school? Lee Binz, The HomeScholar, helps parents homeschool for high school and is a leading internet home school resource helping parents homeschool to college. You can find Lee online at www.TheHomeScholar.com and can email her at Lee@TheHomeScholar.com.

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