| Recent studies show that 1/3 of our high school | | | | graduates need. |
| graduates require remedial help in college. This tells | | | | I prepared my children well for college. As a |
| us that a great number of our high school | | | | result, they were able to enroll in the college of |
| graduates are not ready for college. Yet, despite | | | | their first choice and were even granted full-tuition |
| all of the attention and money being spent to | | | | scholarships. You can do this for your children as |
| correct this issue, our public schools are getting | | | | well! It is not yet too late and you can start by |
| worse! Homeschool parents can do better! We | | | | preparing a well-crafted college plan during their |
| can make sure that our kids are ready for college | | | | high school years. There are no perfect plans |
| and increase our chances at valuable financial aid | | | | though. But there are plans which can best suit |
| and scholarships. | | | | your children. What is important is you have |
| Homeschooling our kids through graduation gives | | | | equipped them the essential tools, both |
| us the unrivaled opportunity to prepare them for | | | | academically, spirituality and socially. So that even |
| college early. Homeschoolers can aim for | | | | if your children do not go to college, you have |
| scholarship grants and other forms of financial | | | | already prepared them for life. |
| packages. Parents who have not taken the | | | | I attend many homeschooling' forums and |
| opportunity to prepare their teens for college will | | | | conferences and I met fellow homeschoolers, all |
| undoubtedly go through financial and academic | | | | of them passionate parents. Many of them know |
| stress. They will have a lot more areas to cover. | | | | early on that their high school children are college |
| This is the reason that I have adopted this | | | | bound. With this in mind, they are able to plan |
| mantra: ALWAYS PLAN AHEAD! By doing this, | | | | ahead for college and determine, or at least |
| your teenagers can easily adjust to college life | | | | influence, the quality of colleges that their children |
| without the usual remedial help that too many | | | | are admitted to. |