Graduation from high school is a big deal. Earning the diploma is a real rite of passage in a young person’s life and should be recognized by great celebration. Although ...
Read More »Colleges Today: Dealing with Rising College Costs
Seton Home Study School is a college preparatory program, so it is reasonable to surmise that most of our high school students hope to attend college. In some ways, college ...
Read More »Spiritual Preparations
The most important final preparation for college lies in seeing to your continued spiritual health once you are away from home and on your own. The basics are quite clear, ...
Read More »Final Academic Preparations
You’ve finally just about completed everything for your long-anticipated diploma. There is still the fourth quarter Government test, one English essay, and a Religion test. Summer is just around the ...
Read More »Homeschoolers and Military Service Academies
On December 31, 2011, a new law was signed into existence, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012,” otherwise known as H.R. 1540. Section 532 of this act ...
Read More »Make Yourself Irresistible to Colleges
Choosing a college involves forming a relationship with the institution. You will be spending a significant part of your life in this relationship. Obviously, you want to like your college. ...
Read More »Service Academies
The United States Military Academies offer an outstanding education for applicants interested in a military career. Students accepted to the Academies pay no tuition and minimal fees in exchange for ...
Read More »Choosing the Right College
There are thousands of colleges in the United States. How does a student decide which institution is a good fit? Many factors need examination before the final choice. Perhaps the ...
Read More »The Application, The Essay, and Recommendations
College applications can be rather intimidating documents. Students may be confronted with pages upon pages of questions not only about academics, but about family circumstances, attitudes about life, accomplishments outside ...
Read More »ACT and SAT
Most colleges require either the SAT or the ACT test as part of their admissions process. These days, many colleges will accept either test, though they usually have a preference ...
Read More »Early Admission to College
Many colleges offer students the opportunity to apply for early admission. This is a process whereby students who are very certain of which college they wish to attend may be ...
Read More »Studying for the PSAT
The PSAT test is given in October each year, usually on Tuesday and Saturday of the second week of the month. This test is used to determine the National Merit ...
Read More »The College Maze: From the PSAT to Scholarships
Parents with homeschooled students are often daunted by the whole college entrance experience. The process can be rather complicated, but if it is taken step by step, families can survive ...
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