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Homeschool Student Online Academic Portfolio

You are here, so chances are that you already know the value and importance of creating and maintaining a professional and robust academic portfolio for your homeschooled student. Rather than tell you what you already know, we provide here a few quotes taken from reliable sources about homeschooling and academic portfolios.

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A report by HSLDA states: "Course descriptions or portfolios are accepted in lieu of an accredited diploma or GED by 93% of the schools polled.

The Wall Street Journal confirms that many colleges are adjusting their admissions policies to homeschoolers:
 

Many colleges now routinely accept homeschooled students, who typically present “portfolios” of their work instead of transcripts. Each year Harvard University takes up to 10 applicants who have had some homeschooling. “In general, those kids do just fine,” says David Illingsworth, senior admissions officer. He adds that the number of applications and inquiries from homeschoolers is “definitely increasing.”
 

-HSLDA

"As a homeschooled student, your trek to college has taken you off the beaten path. But even if you don't have the "typical" credentials colleges are looking for, you can still impress admissions counselors with a dazzling—and unique—application.  ...prepare a portfolio—a collection of some of your best work. A portfolio of some of your best work can give admissions counselors a sense of your academic skills and interests."

-FastWEb

"Lewis and Clark College (OR) has a method of application called the “Portfolio Path” where a student can bypass standardized tests and instead be “reviewed on a myriad of things that would point to, and measure academic performance.” The Universities of Minnesota and Mississippi also look at the all-around abilities demonstrated in a homeschooler’s portfolio. University of Kentucky homeschool applicants “have to provide a portfolio of what they have done throughout their high school years” that is “creative and informative.”

-HSLDA

"In many states, homeschooling children must be assessed at the end of the school year to determine that academic progress is being made. One of the options parents have is to present a portfolio for review."

"Keeping a good representative sample of papers from throughout the year can be an overwhelming task... " 

- National Home Education Network

"Create an academic portfolio [digital or hard-copy] that shows off your academic achievements. This is a growing trend in admissions; it gives the homeschooler an opportunity to demonstrate the unique value they’ll bring to the campus and provides context and evidence that can help an admissions officer understand your non-traditional application [it also lays the foundation for a rich pre-admissions interview]."

- Mathew Tabor, College Admissions Consultant

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