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COLLEGE and HOME SCHOOLED KIDS!!I have a list of seven colleges that I am calling on the phone and asking a live person the same questions.Anderson College---Private Christian Butler University---Private Secular I.U.P.U.I.------Public Community College Marian College-----Private Catholic Ivy Tech----Public Community College Notre Dame----Private Catholic (left message w/ admissions) Purdue----Public Secular (left message w/ admissions) Below are the questions I asked, and the each schools answer. 1) What do you want to see in a transcript? MARIAN= Record of Classes, Grades, Graduation Date, Signature of Educator, and Notarized. Home made is ok, as long as it is notarized. IUPUI= Same as above PLUS a description of the class if not using a traditional text book. IVY TECH=Same as Marian BUTLER=Same as Marian, only it doesn't have to be notarized. ANDERSONSame as Marian, only it doesn't have to be notarized. 2) How important are ACT Scores? The writing portion? MARIAN= Min of 17 if GPA is 3.0 / if GPA is under 3.0, min is 19. Writing portion not required. IUPUI= Min of 19 / Writing portion is required. IVY TECH= Min of 19 in each area of test. However ACT and SAT are not 'required' to get into school, but 19 and up on the ACT waves off pre-admission testing. The scores must not be more than 4 years old. BUTLER= She said the '50% range' (of kids that entered Butler in 2007) were between 25-29, with 25% of the student scoring lower than 25, and 25% of the students scoring higher than 29. ANDERSON=The average score is 24. Writing not required. 3) How important are the SAT scores? MARIAN=Min of 830 with a 3.0 GPA / min of 920 with a GPA under 3.0 IUPUI=Min of 900 not including writing IVY TECH= Min 460 verbal / 460 math /460 writing, again, not required to gain admission, but scores above this wave pre admission testing. BUTLER= Again the "50% range" for the 07 class was 530-630 in Verbal and 540-650 in Math. The writing portion on the SAT is all you need. ANDERSON= Average score is 1080. They don't look at the writing portion of the SAT *** IUPUI said they would take the best score of each subject. Meaning you can take the SAT 3 times and they will take the best math off of one test / best English off of one test / and take the best writing off one test. No other school I have spoken with will do this. 4) How is scholarship handled for home schooled students? MARIAN=3.0 + 1050 on SAT 22 on ACT qualifies for Academic Scholarship. The money goes up from there, based upon ACT and SAT scores. IUPUI= Merit based scholarships are based on ACT and SAT and GPA, and he directed me to the web site for more information. IVY TECH= She gave me a ladies phone number to call BUTLER= The quality of the home school curriculum first. What they do is 'assign' a 'point value' to your curriculum then determine your eligibility academicaly. Then they look at athletics and other 'outside class room' ventures ANDERSON= On the home schooled students GPA. I asked how do they did that, seeing as I could just write 4.0 in everything if I wanted to. He said that the ACT and SAT scores would back up the GPA. That is I gave my child a 4.0 but she received low scores on the ACT and SAT then they would question the real GPA. Fair enough! 5) What are you looking for in a home schooled student and his or her education? MARIAN= Legitimate classes (I asked him to explain this to me and he said classes that are similar to what the public and private schools are providing) What classes they have taken. What their transcript reveals. What their ACT and SAT scores reveal. Then once they get past that, character, volunteerism, community service, and that kind of stuff. IUPUI=They are looking for the transcripts to reveal a "Core 40" course load, similar to what the public and private schools are providing. SAT scores and ACT scores. IVY TECH= They are looking for kids who want to further their education. BUTLER= See answer to question 4. ANDERSON= He told me now was the time to start visiting colleges and narrowing down choices (Jr. year). He also said to send a 'resume'. Have the child write a resume as to why the college should pick her! Duh, I never thought of that. He said schools don't "require it" but he said "they will ALWAYS read it!". They do require 2 letters of recommendation one being from the students counselor. He said that could be me! Also so send along in the resume, a list of outside activities like sports, volunteerism, and the like. When I hear back from the other schools I will post what they had to say!! Laura 07:45 - Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - post comment
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