Starting the homeschooling high school journey!
Homeschool High School: Are You Nervous or Excited? Or a bit of both? High school is a rewarding time for homeschooling as your children mature and grow and engage you in more complicated conversations. Along with the fun, however, there are some important things to think about as you enter these high school years, and now is the time to get down to business!
Your child’s first year is the time to start learning about high school tests. One of the reasons it’s so important to start thinking about this in the first year is that some tests are best given to a child immediately after finishing a class. For example, if they are taking chemistry and you decide you want them to take an AP test in chemistry, they should take the test when they have learned the content.
You must also decide whether your child should take an SAT, AP, or CLEP subject test. Some colleges only accept certain tests, so it is important to find out which ones will be accepted by the colleges your child will attend.
And don’t forget to sign up for those tests so they can actually take them, because all the research in the world won’t help you if you don’t sign up for the test! To sign up, all you have to do is call your local public or private high school and say, “I am a homeschool parent and would like to know if my homeschooled child can take the SAT Subject Test or AP at your high school.” , and how do I register for that”?
The next thing you want to do during your child’s first year, if you feel pretty sure where you are, is think about colleges for a minute. It doesn’t hurt to start looking at colleges with your teen now. You could identify a top list of colleges that you could consider. If you’ve always thought, “these four are probably the ones we’re going to apply to,” or “my son has always mentioned his interest in going to Harvard” or something like that, then you should start looking at those colleges. .
If you have a few colleges in mind, it’s a good idea to review their application requirements now, because if the college your child wants to attend is that one-in-a-million college that requires four years of foreign language or something, you want to know that earlier in the first year. You might also consider a visit to college in the spring. Most college visits take place during the spring of the junior year; But it’s perfectly fine for you to take your kids on college tours in their freshman year or even earlier.
