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 [...]
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 [...]
Need evidence that Americans take college admissions way too seriously? Look no further than all the current headlines about "Operation Varsity Blues." Earlier in March, prosecutors charged dozens of parents (including celebrities like Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin) of bribing admissions officers at high-profile universities into fraudulently accepting their kids into the schools. These included [...]