Homeschooler's Guide to Portfolios and Transcripts [Paperback]

Loretta Heuer (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 31, 2000

Provides critical advice, examples, and resources for designing the most powerful and persuasive admissions presentations. This guide cuts through the veil of mystery that surrounds the admissions evaluation process to provide frank, practical, advice from public educators, home and alternative school specialists, and admissions professionals on such critical topics as:

When and how to start building a record.

Choosing the best medium to convey high school achievements

What records and documents must be included -- and what's better left out.

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College admission is competitive, and this book gives students and educators the admissions edge when using this increasingly important admissions tool.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Arco; 1st edition (May 31, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028637380
• ISBN-13: 978-0028637389
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #407,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This step by step guide is a great resource!, December 12, 2005

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Lorel Shea (New England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Homeschooler's Guide to Portfolios and Transcripts (Paperback)

We are currently assembling a portfolio for my homeschooled teen. Loretta Heuer's book has been very helpful. The author includes easy to follow instructions on how to document learning and present the homeschooled college applicant in the best possible light. The book emphasizes that even non-traditional learners or unschoolers can pull together a solid transcript. Particularly useful were the reproducible worksheets used for listing films viewed, books read, trips taken, etc. Heuer even goes into great detail on the importance of word choice, and her organized list of verbs is a nice bonus. I feel a lot more confident about the whole admissions process after reading this guide.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Homeschool Portflios, August 3, 2005

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K. Tindall "blessedgrandmother" (Florida,USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Homeschooler's Guide to Portfolios and Transcripts (Paperback)

I have homeschooled for 5 yrs and we are always looking for better organization for our evaluations and now we will be facing graduation and then college. This book has been a tremdous help to me. Letters, forms, what to expect the colleges will be looking for as well as our local school when we have our yearly evaluation for the county. Full of excellent material, helpful hints and "how to" letters to be written to school officials, colleges,ect.and most importantly to me, how to put it all together so our best work and achievements can be showcased.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Shortchange Your Child, October 6, 2007

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D. Smiley (St. Petersburg, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Homeschooler's Guide to Portfolios and Transcripts (Paperback)

This book was purchased through a third party seller who was prompt and communicative. Received when and in the condition promised.

The book itself was very helpful in suggesting a variety of means of recording homeschool progress and achievement.

Don't shortchange your child by not documenting their homeschool education. That means documenting the knowledge gained, not just listing the activities performed. (ie: "Discovered pi x r2 is the formula for calculating the area of a circle", not: "Checked out a math book at the library today.").

This book will show you everything you need to do it right.