In this day and age, the traditional path of four (or more) years of college isn’t a sure thing. Far from it, in fact. About one-third of 18- to 24-year-olds are enrolled in college right now. That means the vast majority of young people choose alternative pathways. It isn’t hard to see why. Student [...]
Who doesn’t want an easier way to create their homeschool student’s high school transcript? We have a simple solution: a transcript service. I’m a homeschool parent to two young students. Naturally, I have many questions about how to best prepare them for college (if that’s what they choose to do after high school). Homeschooling [...]
A quick reminder that the Transcript Maker team will have a booth at the upcoming North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE) “Thrive” convention in Winston-Salem, NC, from May 30th to June 1st. If you’ll be at the convention, please stop on by our booth in the Exhibit Hall! We would love to meet you [...]
You’ve probably done a lot of thinking about how best to work with your student to put together a high school transcript. Maybe you’ve even considered using an app like Transcript Maker to help out. We know that’s a big decision. And it’s always helpful to take a new resource for a test drive [...]
The cost of college is a scary thing. It can be challenging knowing how to put together a budget to foot the cost. Financial aid can be a huge help with this. And when you’re applying for financial aid, your most critical step in the process is filing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student [...]
All of us are familiar with the age-old feeling of “senioritis”—the desire to just be done with school, already! Whether it comes your senior year of high school or college makes no difference. It can still be a debilitating experience. Trouble is, senioritis can lead some homeschool seniors to make a handful of common blunders [...]