Contact the college(s) you are most interested in attending, beginning with your sophomore year of homeschool. Talk to an admissions counselor about the college’s acceptance rate for homeschool students. Find out what tests you must take not only to gain college credit for your courses but to gain admittance to the college.
Keep thorough records of your coursework and grades on quizzes and exams for every subject you study. Submit those grades to your state education board at the completion of every school year. Submit a lesson plan for the year to the state education board at the beginning of each school year.
Prepare to take standardized tests like the PSAT, SAT and ACT, beginning in your junior year of homeschool. Take Advanced Placement (AP) exams in the subjects at which you excel. Discuss acceptance of AP test scores as course credit with the college admissions counselor at the college(s) you are interested in attending, as many schools accept high scores on these exams as completion of college courses and give students college credit for taking them.
Challenge yourself to not only complete your curriculum but pursue rigorous academic instruction in subjects about which you are passionate. If you studied bee keeping for a biology project, highlight what you learned in your college admissions essay. Get recommendations about your study habits, character and achievement from adults other than your parents.
Talk to your college admissions counselor about what community college courses are accepted for credit in the major or course of study you’re interested in taking at the school. Take those courses at a community college approved by the college you’re interested in attending to receive credit for that coursework upon enrollment.