Mt. Pleasant Classical Academy

ScienceKid and I went to his first college fair at U of De last evening. Crowds! Folks pushing to get around tables to talk with the recruiters. And the questions — what’s the minimum GPA you accept at your college question was the one I heard most frequently. Ours was what is the SAT score range for your incoming freshmen? Normally the recruiters did not know the answer to that.

We won’t go back to one again, not because of that but I think we can gain so much more infomation by doing google searches. SK is soooo concerned about paying for college, so concerned. I’ve told him that we will help out as much as possible, that he is to try for scholarships, that he should not make his college visitation decisions based upon college costs but upon where he might like to go and which ones have his majors…. UGH!!

We stopped to talk to the folks at the WVU booth. I know SK would love the location so I steered him over there. The man was very talkative and chatty, and very much in love with WVU. All alumni should have such feelings toward their school. Finally he asked SK where he went to school and SK proudly said, ‘I am homeschooled’ The man replied — “OH…. well, you had better make sure that that homeschool is accredited by the local public school or you will not be able to get into college.” BS!!! Guess he isn’t familiar with his own school’s policy or admissions guidelines. SK’s face went white and I stepped in and corrected him, nicely but enough so that he understood that that is not an issue for hs’ers anymore. He shared that he is a retired school principal from PA, where, according to him, that is still the case. The latest reports on homeschoolers and colleges must have missed his desk too. It is a great report to read and share with those doubting family members since it details how colleges are reaching out to these highly desirable students, homeschoolers. Obviously I realize that there are misinformed people in this world particularly related to homeschoolers, and homeschooling and last evening hopefully one more person is a little more informed about hs’ing.