As scholarship season comes to a close, it’s not too late to go for a last minute application! Here’s today’s batch and good luck!
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7 Scholarships!
For the next few Sundays, I’m going to send you a carefully curated list of 7 great scholarships that I think members of our Homeschooling for College Credit Community can win! This is the end of scholarship season, so these last few weeks are really important! Here’s today’s batch and good luck!
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ASU Earned Admission Copycats – Olivet Nazarene University
LOVE that we are looking at our first ASU Earned Admission copycat! In fact, I hope 2021 brings us a dozen more copycats because I love the ASU EA program! The Earned Admissions educational model: enroll in a course, complete a course, pay tuition after you finish (optional) if you want college credit. The ASU EA program has taken our HS4CC community by storm this past year and I was ecstatic to learn of this program from HS4CC parent Barbara G. The program at Olivet differs from ASU in 2 big ways.
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CogniTutor Review
Last year, the company CogniTutor asked if any of the HS4CC leadership would like to receive free tutoring in exchange for writing a review. CogniTutor offers live Zoom tutoring for subjects as well as exams. Two of our moderators participated in a session. This post shares their experiences with the product.
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Free Virtual Conference this Sunday
Jennifer Cook-DeRosa, author of Homeschooling for College Credit, is a featured speaker this Sunday, December 6th at the virtual homeschooling conference “Homeschool to Unschool: How to let your child’s unique genius shine.” Her session presentation is titled “How Self-Directed Learners Earn College Credit at Home” and will focus on how independent learners or unschooling families can find a pathway that works for them.
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3 Books on Paper
I know, I know…. this is the tech age! But if you’re feeling a little teched-out during this pandemic, I have 3 book suggestions you can read ON PAPER! While I would normally send you to your public library, these are all good enough to own. I’ll tell you why…
Transcript Resource Page
It’s only the most important homeschool document you’ll ever create! No pressure.
Just getting started writing your transcript? Be sure to read Chapter 7 of Homeschooling for College Credit (2nd edition).
Families who have a lot of college credit often worry about how to record credit earned through dual enrollment, CLEP, or ACE. Our families also want to be sure they are assigning the proper letter grades, calculating their GPA accurately, and not missing any key essentials.
If you’re really starting from scratch, my advice is to read the full chapter, do a template on your computer (tutorial below if you don’t have one), and just dive in. The other tools on this page will help you calculate GPA and fine tune your work, but getting something down on paper is really the first step.
FAQs
- Length? 1 page
- Titles? Keep them simple.
- Fonts and colors? Resist the urge.
- + and – grades? Only if you like doing extra math.
- To weigh or not to weigh? When in doubt, do it both ways.
- 1 college course taken at a college with a grade = 1 high school credit.
- Brand names shouldn’t appear on a high school transcript.
- Test scores (PSAT, SAT, ACT, CLEP, AP, etc.) shouldn’t appear on a transcript because it’s a FERPA violation.
- Remember that the transcript is only one part of the application!
HS4CC Transcript Workshop (online)
Be sure to attend one of the popular HS4CC Transcript Workshops! These are open to anyone but specifically, help families who want to understand how courses that carry college credit should be presented on your transcript. Live Events
HSLDA on Transcripts
Home School Legal Defense Association has a wonderful section about transcripts on their website. Some of it is public, and some requires a membership, but it’s really my favorite trusted site to get solid help. HSLDA Transcript Resource Page
GPA Calculation Tools
The easiest GPA calculator is Back2College SUPER easy to use, I’ve used it for at least 5 years. Totally free, but it is really just a calculator. They use a standard 4.0 grading scale, so if you’re planning to use a different weighted grade scale, this isn’t the best site. Also, you can’t save anything – it’s just to help you do the math.
Alternative GPA calculator if you use weighted grades GPA Calculator
Free Online Transcript Template
How To Homeschool Allows you to create a pdf document that can then be printed or saved on your computer. Uses a standard 4.0 grading scale.
Build a Transcript Template
If you have Microsoft Word or Open Office, my online tutorial shows you how to build your own template that you can create and revise anytime. I take you from a blank sheet of paper to a finished transcript in under an hour.
You don’t need special skills or software- I can teach you how to build your document in Word or Open Office, and you’ll fill in your own courses. This is the method I use for my kids, and after you to the first one, you’ll have no trouble building others.
Build it! Homeschooling for College Credit Transcript using MS Word
100 Employer / Employee Scholarships
Parents: check with Human Resources immediately! Scholarship application deadlines are sometimes a year in advance.
Who qualifies?
It depends. In some cases, a parent’s dependents are eligible to apply, but in other cases, the teen must be an employee. If you or your teen already work for one of these companies, simply contact your Human Resources department and ask for more information. Continue reading “100 Employer / Employee Scholarships”
