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From Homeschool to College and Work is written in a question and answer format and covers getting started, documenting learning interests, compiling data, putting a portfolio or job resume together, common questions and concerns and five appendixes including an extensive sample from an actual portfolio. The following is from the book's introduction: |
Recently Christian (our son), David (my husband), and I had the pleasure of putting our heads together and writing a college admissions portfolio which outlined Christian's unschooling experiences and detailed how those experiences had readied him for college. When Christian put his college application into the mail we held our breath and hoped that it would be well received. We were unprepared for the compliments which came our way. A dean of admissions from a small, highly competitive Midwestern college, was particularly interested in Christian's unusual educational background and found it fascinating that he had devoted himself to the study of trout fishing and fly tying. Another admissions officer praised the thoroughness with which we documented Christian's unusual learning exploits and mentioned that if other homeschoolers were as thorough in their work, the process of considering homeschooled applicants would be much less cumbersome for their admissions committees. As letters of acceptance into state and private schools (Grinnell College, Hamline University, Kalamazoo College, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and University of Wisconsin-Madison) came to our mailbox, it became clear that Christian's college portfolio had been well received by many different types of schools..... |
