Home-School college reading list book club discussion

Any college questions that you have? any things you know that you wanna share? tips etc.

So guys, If you are still on the college search I have found a cool tools for narrowing them down/finding new ones that fit what you're looking for.

It's called cappex. You can make an account for free to get the full usag out of it but you can easily search for colleges on it without having an account. (if you like it you should get an account because it estimates your chances of getting in if you have your gpa sat/act score on it. ;)
https://www.cappex.com/

It also can be used to search for scholarships just so ya know.

Thanks for the tip Rose! I just started an account on Cappex and it looks like a very good resource.

A couple of things to consider if you are interested in dual-enrollment:

-it's great to get your feet wet and get used to how college works, as well as get a jump start on college. You can sort of ease into it rather than taking full-time all at once and being completely lost.

-at least in my experience, I didn't have to jump through as many hoops and fill out as much paperwork as you do if you are taking college full time after graduation

-it takes a LOT more time than you expect. I've heard 1 credit hour= at least 3 hours of study outside of class per week, and that was true in my case. I had a decent commute to class, and also more deadlines and less flexibility, yay.

-if you do take a class, take all the extra credit opportunities you can! Even if you don't *need* them, it WILL make a significant difference on your grade and gives you some breathing room. Also I tried to get my assignments done the day before they were due. The times when I didn't do that were very stressful :P

-I took a hybrid class and that worked out very well for me. I was able to have some online work (more familiar territory) as well as getting in class time as well.If the college you are interested in offers hybrid classes I would recommend looking into that.

Also, I would recommend starting on your transcript regardless of whether you're a sophomore or a senior, if you haven't done that already. There are templates online and if you're lucky a relative will do it for you. Unless of course your mom gives you the cruel and unusual punishment of doing it yourself. I did mine on Google Sheets, I would probably not recommend that unless you are in dire straits.

But an unofficial transcript is a good thing to have on hand since you need it for taking college classes/getting a job/scholarships/and even the insurance company.

Thank you so much Carina!! I'm going through the process of signing up for dual enrolment classes and those tips you just shared are VERY helpful> :)



AlSO, YA'LL
I found another scholarship finder its called Bold.org and it's great you just make a profile and then you can save no essay/essay scholarships to apply to later or whenever you find them. (;

Thank you all for the amazing tips!!

Here's a tip that I just found out today: there's a website called Modern States that offers CLEP test prep courses and if you complete all of the material they will pay for the cost of the exam ($89). So basically all you're out is time. However you do need to check at the schools you're interested in because not all colleges will accept CLEP scores as credit.

Yay I'm so glad that was helpful Rose! Hope that goes well for you. :)