| CLEP exams, Community College, and | | | | to think ALL colleges have that policy. If only that |
| Scholarships can be confusing topics when | | | | were the case! To be honest, some colleges |
| homeschooling in high school. Wouldn't it be nice if | | | | accept AP (some don't.) Some accept CLEP |
| there was just one single source for information, | | | | (some don't.) Some accept Community College |
| so you could figure it all out easily? It seems like | | | | (some don't.) And you really can't give an answer |
| there is conflicting information out there! | | | | for all colleges. I'm sure that the speaker honestly |
| You might have heard that if your child attends a | | | | believed that their experience would apply to all |
| community college, that eliminates your | | | | colleges - but it doesn't. |
| opportunity for a scholarship. This isn't always true | | | | The university that my children go to had a |
| but here is the big problem. Universities are each | | | | unique policy. They would allow 1 year by credit |
| unique companies, with their own policies. There | | | | (CLEP or AP) and 1-2 years of community college. |
| isn't a single answer out there. Each college will do | | | | They would not allow more than two years of a |
| it differently. They may each decide whether or | | | | combined experience, and you had to attend that |
| not to accept AP or CLEP tests - and decide if | | | | university for a full 2 years in order to receive a |
| they will be given credit, placement, or used for | | | | degree from them. In our situation, then, our |
| outside documentation only. They each get to | | | | CLEP and Community College credits all acted as |
| decide their policy on who gets scholarships as | | | | outside documentation that our homeschool had |
| well - just those who demonstrate "need" or | | | | been effective. They provided "data points" |
| those who have superior test scores. Those | | | | showing that my homeschool 4.0 was in fact |
| decisions are usually based on only one thing: what | | | | accurate. It strengthened our overall college |
| will increase their ranking nationally. They will | | | | admission package, making us a better business |
| determine what is the best business decision for | | | | investment for their scholarship money. |
| their company. | | | | Your best plan is to check with your Number One |
| Meanwhile, their crazy and widely-varied policies | | | | college, and find out their policy. If you don't have |
| can drive applicants CRAZY!! I would love to tell | | | | a first choice policy yet (unlikely for younger kids, |
| you that you can ALWAYS get scholarships with | | | | I know!) then you may want to carefully read the |
| CLEP or Community College - but that's not true. | | | | policy on the four colleges where your child is |
| I would love to tell you that you will NEVER get | | | | most likely to apply. |
| scholarships, if that were true, just to help you | | | | I wish I could really clarify the issue for you. The |
| with your planning - but that's not true either! | | | | truth is that you'll just have to check with each |
| If you know a college has one policy, it's tempting | | | | individual university to see what policy they have. |