College Prep for Homeschoolers

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Comment by Vickie Apple on August 20, 2012 at 4:25pm

LAST Friday was the deadline to sign up for the next ACT on Sept. 8 - without paying a penalty! (Yikes!) But it's very important to take it often - so you can still sign up til this Friday, Sept. 24.

Don't miss one of the dates again! Print out a pdf of the schedule of the test dates, sign up deadlines, score dates, etc. at this link.

http://www.realcollegescholarships.com/test-dates-deadlines/

Comment by Vickie Apple on August 17, 2012 at 10:56pm

The 1st ACT testing date of the season is Sept. 8 - and the deadline to sign up is today!  (Actually tonight!) You have until next Saturday to sign up with a late fee.  Just go to http://www.actstudent.org/regist/ - it just takes a few minutes!

Comment by Vickie Apple on August 4, 2012 at 10:30pm

Hi, Jessica - If you have an idea where you might want to go to school, check to see if they prefer the ACT or SAT.  Most schools will accept both - but a lot of times they will prefer one over the other.  You can get all the information about dates & locations at their websites - for the ACT it's http://act.org/ and for the SAT it's http://www.collegeboard.org/.  (Also, one hint, the ACT has Trigonometry on it - the SAT doesn't! So consider that if you have NOT had Trig yet!)  I think it's a good idea to try to CLEP out of any of the basic courses you can! Save a lot of money. There are lots of good study sources on the web.  AP, however, doesn't give you any college credit.

Comment by Jessica on August 4, 2012 at 8:53pm

Hello, I'm a Canadian homeschool student. I very much want to go to college after high school, to pursue a career in nursing. I was wondering if it was a good idea to take the SAT or ACT test. If so where can I take the test. Also, is there any other tests (such as the clep or ap) I should take. Thank you very much.

Comment by Vickie Apple on June 6, 2012 at 12:54pm

The ACT test is this Saturday! Free ACT Crash Course videos available from Dr. Kuni Beasley!  http://ning.it/Lb6hRM

Comment by Vickie Apple on June 3, 2012 at 9:58pm

Hey, Jessica - as it happens - I am a Registered Nurse!  (I haven't worked since I had my kids though!)  When I was in high school I took a lot of music classes & not many science classes.  I loved it - I had a lot of fun - but I was definitely behind when I decided to major in nursing in college.  It would be helpful if you took a really good Anatomy & Physiology class with lab.  Check to see of you can take it as a concurrent course at a local college.

Comment by Jessica on June 3, 2012 at 7:36pm

Hello, I'm interested in becoming a nurse after High School. Does anyone have any sugestion over which courses I should take, or anything that would help give me an advantage for college?

Comment by Vickie Apple on May 31, 2012 at 11:10am

Is your student taking the SAT test this Saturday? Or preparing to take it sometime this year? A great FREE resource is available! (I like FREE!) SAT Crash Course videos by Dr. Kuni Beasley (Dean of National Homeschool Academy and NEW College Preparatory, President of RealCollegeScholarships.com) Check it out:  Free Videos