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How To Choose a College
How do you pick a college? There’s not a simple answer! Kind of reminds me of the question, how do you pick a spouse? Maybe through a group of friends. Maybe through a ministry at church. Maybe you use a dating app. Maybe your parents contact a matchmaker (no joke, some cultures do that). Broadly, how do you discern God’s will for your life? The Bible says in Romans 12: 1) “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God” – recognize God’s authority
Jan 30, 20245 min read


Homeschool Parent Pointers for the Common App
Common homeschool scenario: Sammy Senior is crunching through his college applications, trying to make the 11/1 deadline for best scholarship consideration. Suddenly he calls out, "Mom? It says here we're supposed to upload a Counselor Recommendation and answer a bunch of school profile questions. Can you do that? It's due in an hour.." Homeschool parents often have no idea they will be called on to write essays about their homeschool philosophy, or submit a counselor recomme
Oct 30, 20239 min read


Supersenior Year Just Got More Complicated
If your student is planning a supersenior year, dual enrollment just got trickier. In the past, community colleges in some parts of NC (such as mine) allowed superseniors to take free dual enrollment classes , so long as they hadn't already completed two years of dual enrollment. Recently, however, these colleges have started being firm about blocking superseniors from taking any dual enrollment classes. Has your area become stricter, too? Read on for more details! But first,
Jun 21, 20236 min read
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