Where can my 16 year old home school student take her GED?

Question

In Illinois, a home school is considered a private school, so I may home school anyone. My student is a 16 year old, soon to be an emancipated minor. Illinois does not recognize emancipated minor status educationallly. My student would not be allowed to test for GED here until 2009! Even though she is legally an adult!

Please advise. Are there any states that will test her early?

Also, does anyone know how to get a pell grant with a home school diploma?

Answer 1

It's illegal to cross state lines for the purposes of avoid a law.

In California, for example, there is a ONE YEAR proof of residency for the PARENTS or FAMILY before you get in state discounts on schooling.

Would they be allowed to attend a Community College at least parttime.

If so you can legally put down on employment applications SOME COLLEGE

Answer 2

Talk to your local school board or department of education of your state or any surrounding state.

Answer 3

If you are a private school, can you not issue a diploma? She doesn't need the GED if she has a diploma. She'll still have to do whatever testing the school requires (SAT, ACT or whatever).

The Pell Grant doesn't appear to have anything to do with high school. It's about enrollment as a college student and financial need.

Answer 4

another place to check is at your communtity colleges.....i took my GED testing at a local community college for $40- the fee will vary from state to state there shouldnt be any age restrictions....another thing is to go through a place-like those ones via mail.....you can get a HS diploma at home at your own pace- this usually requires a transcript and youll have to pay per credit needed...its not too bad for pricing if you consider the investment......another guess is to contest it to the school board/administration and to possibly have them take the test be4 emancipation......i took the test two years after i was suppose to graduate and alot of it is common knowledge....good luck......

Answer 5

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Answer 6

In Illinois, home schools are considered to be legal, private schools.  You can issue the 16-year-old a diploma when she finishes her high school level work; she does not have to get a GED.  Information on how to legally homeschool in Illinois is below:

http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp?St...

It would also be good if you kept grades, academic records, transcripts, and a homeschool portfolio.  If you need information on how to put together a homeschool portfolio, please feel free to e-mail me, and I will send you a "how to" report on this.

A good way to keep track of the student's work is via homeschool tracker; the basic edition is free and the link is below:

http://www.homeschooltracker.com/tracker...

Pell Grants are given out based on financial need and one attending a vocational/technical program or college.  If this student is college bound, it would be better for her to have a diploma than a GED.  However, if he/she does go the GED route, he/she will still be eligible for grants just as any student with financial need would be.  A homeschool diploma will be just as good as one from a public/private school.  Remember--in Illlinois, home schools are considered to be legal, private schools.

If curriculum for homeschooling is an issue, there is a site where the student can take free courses that will prepare him/her for college.  When he/she has completed the course of study, you can make the student a diploma or buy a fancy one--whichever you prefer.  Please click the link below for free-ed.net:

http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/ProgClust...

I hope the above information is helpful.

Answer 7

Try the local community college.

And I have to hand it to that emancipated minor, the whole process is endless and frightening.  I hope she had a lot of help.

Answer 8

Since you mentioned Pell Grant, I am assuming this student is aiming for college.

I would skip the GED idea all together and focus on preparing solidly for the ACT or SAT test. A GED is not required of a homeschooler. A homeschool diploma, a rigerous course of study, and a good ACT or SAT test score to back up that high school transcript is all that is needed.

A homeschooler does not need a GED to get a Pell Grant. My son is a sophomore in college now with a Pell and scholarship. He did not take a GED test. Since your student will not likely have the financial support of her parents to go to college, she will definitely need to invest her time now to make herself a perfect candidate for a full scholarship. She should pursue a solid and rigerous course of study and make sure that ACT/SAT test score will shine. A Pell has an upper limit of about $4,000/yr no matter how much financial need is involved. There are colleges she can go to for less than that, but if she has one in mind that asks more per year in tuition (the average for a private school is $18,000/yr), a scholarship will make life so much easier (better than debt or trying to hold down a full-time student schedule while working full-time). Going to a community college for the first two years and then transfering to a four year college may be a good path for this student to look into. Most community colleges are only about $1500/yr. Research is needed to be sure of what credits will transfer, but a community college is much less expensive than the first two years at a four year college.

The procedures for getting a Pell Grant are pretty simple. Most colleges will do most of it for you or the student can do it for themselves. To do it independently, an electronic PIN number must be applied for via the web. You can get the link at the Pell Grant Wesite. Be sure the website is the dot gov one. There is a mimic site that is a dot com site. You DO NOT want that one. Once the PIN is received, then the online Pell Grant 'paperwork' process begins. NOTE - keep the PIN number, it will be needed year after year for the process and anything government oriented for the rest of your life done online will use it. LOL. It is also to be kept confidential as you would keep your social security number. It is essentially a digital signature. This student will benefit by waiting until all the emancipation issues have settled for a year. She or he will need tax return information for any employment or money recieved over the tax year preceeding college admission and social security number. The Pell form, even online, is a bit of a hurdle. LOTS of pages, so set aside a good solid hour of quiet.

A word about scholarships, try for the essay ones. Most students will shy away from having to write an essay to get a scholarship so the competition there is less intense. There are some essay-based scholarships that end up not being given away because no one tried for it.