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Recently a friend mentioned her fear that if her son did not become valedictorian, he'd basically have no chance at any scholarships for college. He could choose to take a college class but then this would not give him enough 'credits' to be a valedictorian and so he has to stick it out in the 'boring' classes. This doesn't seem right. Anyways, so it made me wonder-is it really hard for home schooled high schoolers to get scholarships?
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That depends on where they're going, what they've done, and how they present themselves.
I think this is why many do high school under a school like Kolbe Academy or Seton Home Study where there is some flexibility but you can get a transcript from an accredited institution.
For scholarships and aid packages, schools look at different things, depending on the school. Large schools look at SAT (and SAT2 tests if taken), and then secondarily, look at high school transcripts. Smaller schools have a more general criterion, again depending on the school.
I think if your student wants to go to a certain school -- pundits say kids should apply to 3-6 schools -- than he and you should also contact financial aid and find out what scholarships are available, what your student would qualify for, etc.
So, long story short, it depends 
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As a homeschooler, Libby was eligible for all the scholarships that the schools had, and some outside scholarships as well. Class rank had nothing to do with it. Before we even sent in her FAFSA info, merit scholarship offers were pouring in. In her case, it was music performance that drove the offers. But there are hundreds of ways to qualify for scholarships--volunteer work, organizations like K of C, work-related, etc., though I understand that California may be different (no surprise there!), if that's where your friend is.
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My 16yo dd is enrolled at our community college. She received monies to take up to 7 credits this past summer via a County grant in which she met the criteria. As a student at the college, she now has access to even more monies, based on merit and other criteria. One of my favorites is...once she establishes herself in a particular area/s (she's looking at English and Science) she can approach a specific professor and ask for money out of the department's funds. What I'm learning is that there are many options and like Mary shared, it depends and you and your student need to look for the money.
I hope that your friend has received good information. I find it hard to believe that any situation would encourage a student to take a less advanced course in order to receive a scholarship. For example, AP/College Courses can be weighted in order for a student to receive proper compensation for their advanced work.
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My daughter received academic scholarships at 4 out of the 5 colleges where she applied. She also received scholarships for piano. We did not go through an umbrella school but did our own curriculum. All of the schools looked at her SAT scores and wanted to see documentation of the work that she did. I think that homeschooled kids get just as many scholarships.
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Emily just finished her GED testing and has enrolled at Eastern New Mexico University . She has received several scholarships and financial aid. She is only 16 and has never been to "school".
It really depends on the college, what scholarships the student applies for and is eligible for. There are thousands of scholarships out there for all kinds of eligibility reasons. The financial aid office said they even have them if your last name is this or if you have red hair and green eyes, or yada, yada.  If you can think of it there is probably a scholarship available somewhere.
The best thing to do is contact the schools the child is interested in attending to ask for more information about the availability of financial aid and scholarships at that particular school.
They may be 'torturing' the poor kid for no good reason. 
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