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This is a chapter from my book, The HomeScholar Guide to College Admission and Scholarships: Homeschool Secrets to Getting Ready, Getting In, and Gett...

If you don't know the terms colleges use, do you really know your options? The college application process is already overwhelming, but what makes it ...

High school tests are updated and changed fairly often. For example, the SAT® dropped the essay portion of the test and completely discontinued the SA...

When you are looking at different colleges, spend some time digging into college statistics before you visit a campus. College statistics may look lik...

Colleges typically want to see three sciences and at least one science lab on the high school transcript, but you still have a lot of freedom within t...

One small little-kept secret about going to college as a freshman means you have to retain your freshman status until you begin at the University. Tak...

 ~ A word from our founder, The HomeScholar Emeritus, Lee Binz ~ This is an excerpt from my book, Upper Echelon Education: How Homeschoolers Can ...

California colleges can seem a little "unfriendly" towards homeschoolers at times, but it really is possible to attend these colleges as an independen...

When your child is working hard on studying for college admission tests, like the SAT® or ACT®, you may be accumulating enough hours to make this...

Is your child a high school Junior? It's time for college visits! One of the most important things to do during college visits is to ask questions tha...

Colleges want more applicants. In the college business, they are more highly rated when they have more applicants than they can accept. Anything a col...

Putting together a homeschool transcript is one of the most important things to do before your student's senior year. Is yours up to date and ready to...

If your child has dreams of gaining admission to an Ivy League school, there are certain things you'll need to do to help them reach their g...

A slip of the finger and the email goes to the wrong person. It's mortifying...I always hope it won't be hurtful to anyone, though. One day, I was on ...

Do you ever wonder why seemingly rational and prestigious colleges will yearly award millions of dollars of merit-based scholarships to fresh-out-of-h...