| How Homeschooling Parents Can Assure
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| | marketability!
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| their Homeschooled Students Gain
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| | Another critical element to your home
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| Acceptance into America's Well-Known
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| | school program is your student's
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| Colleges and Universities.
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| | extracurricular and volunteer activities.
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| Homeschool and College Acceptance What
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| | To a college counselor, these are an
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| Works and Doesn't Work in Homeschooling
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| | absolute must! And to your student, they
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| How Homeschooling Parents Can Assure
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| | are an incredibly valuable addition to
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| their Homeschooled Students Gain
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| | his or her development as an individual.
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| Acceptance into America's Well-Known
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| | Not only will these extras strengthen
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| Colleges and Universities
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| | your home school student's college
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| You've all heard the mixed reports about
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| | applications, the skills learned from
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| college acceptance of homeschooled
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| | volunteer work, sports and other
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| children. Some say colleges will not
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| | extracurricular activities are essential
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| accept homeschooled students; others say
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| | for enhancing social skills, building
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| they desperately want them. But what is
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| | confidence and enriching your student's
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| the truth? Can homeschooled students have
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| | life. Therefore, no matter what your
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| their choice of colleges and universities
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| | student's aspirations, I strongly
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| or is it a struggle to find one that will
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| | recommend you engage him or her in
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| accept them? You will find most colleges
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| | extracurricular pursuits and
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| and universities "homeschool friendly" if
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| | volunteerism.
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| you prepare your homeschool student in
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| | In that case of building your college
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| advance.
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| | applications; however, students should
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| The following report will outline for you
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| | choose activities they enjoy and stick
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| several strategies that homeschooling
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| | with them. College admission counselors
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| families must use in order to assure that
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| | aren't interested in seeing students 'do
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| their homeschooled students are sought
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| | it all.' Instead, they are looking for a
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| out by the best colleges and universities
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| | commitment and passion for an activity
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| in America. And it's not just about
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| | outside of the classroom.
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| taking tests and completing applications
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| | Keep track of all activities and awards
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| for college enrollment. It involves the
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| | and include them on your student
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| home school courses you choose, your
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| | résumés. Look for leadership
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| extra-curricular activities, your
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| | opportunities and activities that will
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| community involvement and much more to
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| | impact your community for the good. Find
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| meet today's college requirements!
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| | a contribution that will set you apart
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| Bottom line is, colleges want the best
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| | and allow your student to stand out.
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| students out there. As screening
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| | College admission counselors like to see
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| processes become more and more intense,
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| | students who are leaders. . .in and out
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| homeschooled students must learn to begin
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| | of the classroom.
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| the college enrollment preparation
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| | Applying early puts your name at the
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| process as young as middle school. Don't
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| | forefront!
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| wait till high school to prepare for the
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| | One major disadvantage for homeschooling
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| necessary college requirements.
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| | students is the fact that they do not
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| The courses you select can make or break
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| | have a guidance counselor breathing down
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| your admittance into the best colleges
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| | their neck to get their college
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| and universities.
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| | applications in the mail. Most colleges
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| Let's face it. A homeschooled student
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| | and universities have early admissions
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| with a transcript full of vocational or
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| | programs, which will allow your students
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| general academic courses will not stand a
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| | to get ahead of the game of college
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| chance against a homeschooled student
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| | applications. Take advantage of early
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| with college preparatory classes.
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| | admission deadlines! Better yet, get
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| Furthermore, a homeschool student who
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| | those applications in as early as
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| waits until tenth grade to begin college
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| | possible-don't wait until the due date to
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| preparatory math and science courses is
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| | put them in the mail.
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| already a minimum of a year behind other
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| | Many students find this to be a very
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| college candidates.
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| | intimidating process; however, since this
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| Begin in Middle School.
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| | is your opportunity to put your best foot
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| If your student has the ability to handle
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| | forward, it is not something you want to
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| higher-level math courses in middle
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| | wait until the last minute before
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| school, by all means start them then. At
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| | beginning the college enrollment process.
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| the minimum, you should aim to provide
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| | Some basic Do's and Don'ts that will help
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| Pre-Algebra in 8th grade in order that
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| | make your college application and
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| your student can move on to Algebra I in
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| | acceptance process a success!
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| high school. However, avoid the
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| | DO:
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| temptation to push a student into
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| | Read applications and directions
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| higher-level math if he or she is not
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| | carefully.
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| ready. This will only set up a student
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| | Make sure that everything that is
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| for struggle and/or failure in the
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| | supposed to be included is enclosed.
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| future, which will not only affect a
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| | Fill out your own applications. Type the
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| student's overall picture, but also his
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| | information yourself to avoid crucial
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| confidence to continue.
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| | mistakes.
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| Select Courses that Prepare your
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| | Start with the simple applications and
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| Homeschooled Student for the Rigors of
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| | then progress to the more complex ones.
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| College.
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| | Make copies of applications, and practice
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| The courses you select in high school can
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| | filling one out before you complete the
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| not only make or break your college
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| | original.
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| acceptance but can make or break a
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| | Type or neatly print your answers, and
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| student's ability to succeed in a college
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| | then proofread the applications and
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| course. Not only do you want to select
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| | essays several times for accuracy. Also
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| courses that fit in with a college
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| | ask someone else to proofread them for
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| preparatory course of study, but that are
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| | you.
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| also accelerated enough to challenge your
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| | If asked, describe how you can make a
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| student at a higher level. Finding the
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| | contribution to the schools to which you
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| easiest Algebra course you can find will
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| | apply.
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| not prepare your homeschool student for
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| | Be truthful, and do not exaggerate your
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| success in a college atmosphere. Choose
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| | accomplishments.
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| wisely.
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| | Keep a copy of all forms you submit to
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| Bridgeway Academy offers a variety of
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| | colleges.
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| high school courses from vocational to
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| | Be thorough and on time.
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| honors and Advanced Placement.
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| | DON'T:
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| A good self-instructional course is ideal
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| | Use correction fluid. If you type your
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| for your homeschooling program since it
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| | application, use a correctable typewriter
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| will require less expertise on the part
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| | or the liftoff strips to correct
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| of the parent and more independence on
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| | mistakes. Better yet, fill out your
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| the part of your student. The ability to
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| | application on line.
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| work independently is one of the greatest
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| | Write in script. If you don't have access
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| assets that homeschool students bring to
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| | to a computer or typewriter, print
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| a college or university.
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| | neatly.
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| Access a typical college preparatory
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| | Leave blank spaces. Missing information
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| course of study at Bridgeway Academy's
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| | may cause your application to be sent
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| high school site.
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| | back or delayed while admission officers
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| Advanced Placement courses are also ideal
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| | wait for complete information.
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| for the homeschooling student. Advanced
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| | Be unclear. If the question calls for a
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| Placement (AP) courses not only give
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| | specific answer, don't try to dodge it by
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| students the opportunity to pursue
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| | being vague.
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| college-level studies while in high
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| | Put it off
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| school but also to vamp up their college
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| | College is an exciting time that can be
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| applications. There are currently
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| | very rewarding! Preparing yourself early
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| thirty-four courses in 19 subject areas
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| | will keep you competitive, while acting
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| offered as AP courses. Scores on AP
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| | proactively is essential to obtaining
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| exams may help colleges predict which
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| | admission into the college or university
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| students are more likely to graduate on
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| | of your choice!
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| time and therefore cost the college less
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| | Get a comprehensive blueprint to prepare
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| in student aid (and for that matter cost
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| | your student for college or university
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| you less in college tuition costs).
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| | acceptance. What Colleges and
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| Research conducted by the University of
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| | Universities Look For, see ADMISSION
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| California, Berkeley, indicates that
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| | CRITERIA below.
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| correlations exist between success in AP
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| courses and success in college. Students
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| | allows students to navigate 100's of
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| who earn an AP exam grade of 3 or higher
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| | homeschool friendly colleges and
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| are more likely to complete a bachelor's
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| | universities all across the United
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| degree in four years than their peers.
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| | States! These colleges and universities
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| Since AP courses are becoming more and
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| | want your homeschooled student because
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| more important in the college screening
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| | they have invested advertising dollars to
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| process, I encourage you to pursue at
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| | be listed at
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| least one AP course in your student's
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| high school career.
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| Extra-curricular Activities add to your
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