7 ways to help homeschoolers focus for extended periods of time

By |2021-11-18T10:19:03-05:00November 18th, 2021|Advice, Career Tips, Online learning, Preparing for college, Standardized tests, Tips for high school|

If you’re a homeschool high-school student, you know that technology is a blessing. But it’s also a curse.  For instance, does your phone go off frequently throughout the day with calls, texts, and other notifications? And are you bombarded by pop-up windows and video ads? All these distractions make it difficult to focus on [...]

For homeschool graduates: 7 ways to reduce test anxiety in college

By |2021-07-26T09:36:23-04:00July 26th, 2021|Advice, Career Tips, Preparing for college, Standardized tests|

College exams can be stressful—make that doubly stressful if you’re a homeschool graduate setting foot in a college classroom for the first time. Take open-book exams, for example. The first time I ever had an open-book test was in college. I thought, “Great! I’ll have all the answers available to me, so it shouldn’t [...]

5 ways to make your college application stand out in 2021

By |2021-07-20T09:17:39-04:00July 20th, 2021|Advice, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Creating Professional Transcripts for Students, General Interest, High school transcripts, Preparing for college, Standardized tests, Tips for high school, Transcripts 101|

After the upheaval in all areas of our life—including in higher education—in 2020 caused by COVID-19, there’s a palpable sense of optimism half-way through 2021 that the worst is behind us and colleges across the nation will return to some semblance of normal this fall.  And while it’s still possible that the spread of [...]

Homeschool transcript foundations: Where to go from here

By |2021-04-12T10:29:03-04:00April 23rd, 2020|Advice, Creating Professional Transcripts for Students, High school transcripts, Preparing for college, Standardized tests, Tips for high school, Transcripts 101|

We know that spring is the time when many homeschool families work on transcripts. To help out, we're offering a 30% discount  on all Transcript Maker plans using the code HOME2020. This is the sixth part in our 6-part series on the basics of homeschool transcripts. Read part 1, part 2, part 3, part [...]

Applying for college in 2020? Here’s how coronavirus could impact your plans

By |2020-04-21T07:56:57-04:00April 21st, 2020|Advice, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Creating Professional Transcripts for Students, High school transcripts, Preparing for college, Standardized tests, Transcripts 101|

We know that spring is the time when many homeschool families work on transcripts. To help out, we're offering a 30% discount  on all Transcript Maker plans using the code HOME2020. College campuses are closed due to the COVID-19 epidemic. That means admissions offices are operating at reduced capacity. All of this has thrown [...]

Homeschool transcript foundations: How to get formatting right for your transcript

By |2020-04-23T08:43:46-04:00April 16th, 2020|Advice, Creating Professional Transcripts for Students, High school transcripts, Preparing for college, Standardized tests, Tips for high school, Transcripts 101|

We know that spring is the time when many homeschool families work on transcripts. To help out, we're offering a 30% discount  on all Transcript Maker plans using the code HOME2020. This is the fifth part in our 6-part series on the basics of homeschool transcripts. Read part 1, part 2, part 3, and [...]

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