Category: College-Bound

Homeschool Family Graduation

by Stacie S. | Jul 19, 2023 | College-Bound | 0 |

Coming to the end of the homeschooling years are always so special and heartfelt. You have loved,...

Preparing Your Homeschooler for College

by Lisa Asanowicz | Feb 25, 2022 | College-Bound | 0 |

Your child has worked hard and completed their high school diploma, congratulations! Now the next...

When Dual Enrollment Does Work

by Lisa Asanowicz | May 20, 2019 | College-Bound, Schools of Thought | 0 |

Some time ago I wrote a heartfelt post entitled, ” When Dual Enrollment Doesn’t...

Where has the time gone?

by Gina Burmeier | Mar 14, 2018 | College-Bound | 0 |

Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday I was taking nature walks, giving spelling tests, and teaching phonics lessons. Now I have entered a different season as I have three kids in college.

You can now move that tassel

by Janice Price | Jun 5, 2017 | College-Bound | 0 |

Congratulations! How many of us have uttered that word this spring as we shook the hand of some well-deserving young person? High school graduation is ubiquitous. It happens all across the country; in small towns as well as in high schools as large as many small towns. For students, it’s a time to pause and bask in the attention before they turn their eyes toward the next phase of their life.

Instilling a love for the Word

by Heather Vogler | Apr 17, 2017 | College-Bound | 0 |

We all have heard different statistics concerning the numbers of youth who turn from their childhood faith in college. Some say 70%. One resource is quoted at saying 86% and one goes as far to say 94%. This shouldn’t be the case, but it is.

When Dual Enrollment Doesn’t Work

by Lisa Asanowicz | Sep 9, 2016 | College-Bound | 2 |

It was an ideal my husband and I had held dearly to since the beginning of our homeschool journey. Dual Enrollment! A silly as it sounds, in our minds we already had our preschooler earning college credit. Then our little boy grew and blossomed into an intelligent, sharp minded, polite and pleasant young man.

You CAN Teach High School!

by Michele Pleasants | Jan 13, 2016 | College-Bound | 0 |

I get it all of the time: how can you possibly teach high school? As a matter of fact, in thinking back over my 17 plus years of answering questions about our homeschooling experiences, this is the one question I seem to answer the most often.

7 College Considerations

by Michele Pleasants | Nov 18, 2015 | College-Bound | 0 |

Is it just me, or has going to college become more and more of a difficult road to travel? I mean, I remember just applying to a few schools and choosing to go to the one a lot of friends were going to.

Should I Let My Homeschooled Teen Graduate Early?

by Tina Robertson | Apr 29, 2015 | College-Bound | 0 |

The question “should I let my homeschooled teen graduate early” crossed my mind a few...

3 Steps for Spring of Junior Year

by Lee Binz | Apr 24, 2015 | College-Bound | 0 |

If you have a high school junior, listen up! College admission success often boils down to what you accomplish during junior year. It seems so early to begin thinking about college when your child is in 10th grade, but it’s the key to getting great scholarships.

How to Graduate a Homeschooled Student

by Kris Bales | Apr 8, 2015 | College-Bound | 0 |

Once your kids hit middle school or so, the age-old socialization question gives way to the “how...