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[quote=Anonymous]We've homeschooled our eldest through HS due to her medical issues and have faced much difficulty with the college admissions process so far.   The process at most colleges espe those in the top tier doesn't seem homeschool friendly.   Plus the lack of good advice of a decent guidance counselor during the 4 years of HS planning has made things even more difficult.  We don't have the money for private college counseling.  My husband remembers the process from the 1980s and thought the journey would be similar for our daughter.  We were so deluded and didn't realize until too late that getting into to top colleges has become magnitudes more difficult than in our day.  Applicants are expected not only to have top grades and test scores (understand that standardized test scores are even more important for homeschooled kids) but multitudes of meaningful extra-curriculars and/or athletics and strong evidence of leadership skills.   Our D has been rejected from all her early action/early decision choices including the college my husband attended and are fearful for her regular decision outcomes.  We realize now that we didn't prepare our D well for the whole college admissions process and feel awful that we've given her poor advice.  How do the rest of you successfully navigate the college admissions game?[/quote]

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