COLLEGe!!!?

Alright I need some serious help with the whole college thing I'm completly lost. I'm 17, and a juinor in highschool. The thing is though I'm HOMESCHOOLED (if I was in public I'd probably be a sophmore)! I dont have credits and a GPA. My parents would not let me go to a public school my whole life so its been like this since grade 1. I could go now though. How am I supposed to get into college under these circumstances? I've always wanted to go to college, its been the one thing I've always looked foreward to but I didnt realize there were certain things you had to have and do to get into one... how does college work anyway? If you guys could put it into perspective it would be alot of help no ones ever layed out the guidelines for me and like I said... I'm lost. also I want to either be a pediatrician or something along the lines of a physicist for NASA. So if you guys could lay out the guidelines and rules and all that for those specific career paths then that would be even more help

COLLEGe!!!?
Hey!





Ok, so there are colleges that let homeschooled students in. You just need to check with the admissions staff. Many colleges do a review of students without high school diplomas for situations like this. Whatever schools you are interested in though, check with them and see what they have to say.





You also could take the GED test and get your GED. This will let the colleges know you are at least prepared and know the basics from high school. Also, take the SAT and/or ACT as well as SAT II subject tests. This will allow the colleges to see your scores and upon reviewing you for entrance they will have a better idea of how prepared you are; and therefore, more likely to accept you.





There is also the chance that you could go to a junior/community college for a year or two and establish a GPA and some classes and then transfer to the 4 year university.





When I was applying to college I saw many colleges had sections on their websites about nontraditional students (which includes homeschooled students), so definitely look into it though.





I hope this helps and gives you some ideas!!! You can get into a college though, don't worry. You just will have to put in some more effort with communicating with them to let them review your application!!!
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Reply:Look into your college of choice. Make contact with their records and admissions department, and possibly make an appointment with an advisor. They will be able to tell you for sure what you need to do. Likely, you will need to take the SATs and possibly ACTs. If anything, maybe start at a community college, to give yourself experience in a real school setting, then transfer to a four year. I'm sure there must be some route for you to take. Best of luck to you.