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In Elizabeth's article on jump starting CM she says "You can’t live this lifestyle while trapped in a canned curriculum." I guess my biggest hesitation is I have heard that it is good to be enrolled in a curriculum during the hs years so your child gets a hs diploma and not a GED. Is there such a thing as a CM school to "enroll" in?
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Not sure if you know this but after so many college hours you are automaticly considered having your high school deploma. They have a program here to put them in Community college at 16 so they have the hours when they are old enough, that is what most of the homeschoolers do around me.
I told my SIL that and she didn't believe me and went to get set up for her ged and they told her she needed 2 more hours and she would be considered having a highschool deploma, she was just a drop out, not homeschooled, so I got it from 2 diffrent type of sources.
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Some people I know use Clonlara
We have been enrolled in Kolbe Academy for several years. It is a Catholic provider and though the basic curriculum uses textbooks and is not straight CM they do consider parents the experts on their childrens' education so you can design your own curriculum and get a diploma that way.
Also, I've also heard about many college/high school dual credit programs -- we don't have one in our area but some do.
There are a lot of roads. I know a lot of homeschoolers who prepare their own transcripts and diplomas and do fine being considered at various colleges.
We occasionally have college threads on this message board -- here's one-- it starts off as an unschool to high school story but also includes some college experiences.
Here's another thread about using community colleges
Probably more than you wanted to know -- hope it helps a bit! You have lots of time before you have to worry, or so it looks from your signature line! 
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mommylori wrote:
Not sure if you know this but after so many college hours you are automaticly considered having your high school deploma. They have a program here to put them in Community college at 16 so they have the hours when they are old enough, that is what most of the homeschoolers do around me.
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Is that a state by state sort of thing? Also, do you get an actual diploma from the college or something? How does that look on the transcripts when applying for college?
Yes, I do have several years before I have to worry about it, but if time continues to fly at the rate it has since my twins were born my oldest might be off to college in what might seem like a week. 
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I've never heard of the route mommylori has written about for a high school diploma. It could perhaps be a state by state thing, but I think she might be referencing an Associates Degree rather than a high school diploma?
I can tell you that my husband took the GED rather than complete high school, so he could enter the military (it was awhile ago, I think I heard somewhere that one must have a high school diploma to enter the Armed Forces now, could be wrong about that though). Even now, all these years and various degrees later (up to Masters and is super interested in Doctorate) he still does not have a high school diploma. It was not automatically given to him after so many college hours. Trust me on that as we just finished filling out a jillion job applications, all online and it is very difficult to force an answer into their little programs - you can't leave high school blank and fill out Masters info on a lot of them I am amazed our laptop didn't become an anchor, he was so frustrated!
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I am not sure how it works I will have to talk to my SIL,
But here are some neat articles
http://parenting.ivillage.com/teen/teducation/0,,5q39,00.htm l
Also Park College by my home is having a huge homeschool ralley this weekend to recruit homeschoolers. And they are always several colleges at the conventions, I haven't checked to hard into it because my oldest is 6, but I know my aupair last year is currently in college and didn't get her GED, I will have to ask her how. From what I can understand it is all about those test scores anyways SAT and ACT, so we are going to study study study for those, but who knows what will happen in 11 years.lol
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marihalojen wrote:
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They want either a high school diploma from an accredited school or a GED. But a creative recruiter will find a way to make a homeschool diploma from a non-accredited program work.  Depends on how motivated he is.
My 20 yr. old joined the Air Force with just a homeschool diploma. He ended up getting out early (he had to choose between switching his MOS or leaving and he chose to leave) and is now in a local college here going for an Associates in cabinetmaking (which he is loving!)
My 17 yr. old is in the Army National Guard (early enrollment and he does his Guard weekends already). He joined to get money for college and will be stationed at the Armory here in town. He goes to basic training in June. For simplicity's sake he's decided to take the GED (because he's already in the Guard he can take it on post for free) but I will still issue him a homeschool diploma and have a transcript for him for college - otherwise he will end up having to take basic courses he has already had (this happened to my nephew).
edited to add: My 20 yr. old has only a homeschool diploma and transcript issued by me as does my 21 yr. old. Neither of them have had any problems getting into college with these and I am of the mindset that an accredited diploma is really not necessary.
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I'd love to hear more about your homeschool high school MicheleQ if you don't mind!
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Michelle,
I would love to see a transcript. Dd17 is going into the 12th grade and I am planning on issusing a diploma and a transcript, but would love a little more insight.
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Another resource y'all might want to check out is CHC's High School of Your Dreams; she does recommend Clonlara for those who are nervous, but also shows you how to write a transcript and create a portfolio to submit ....
Also, one thing to remember is that some schools look more on the SAT than the actual grades so a simple transcript showing courses taken (with a portfolio) may be all they need to know what subjects the kids have taken; some schools will also require SAT Subject Tests to show mastery.
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Jeanna
I notice you are in England, I would check there what your options are, they could be very different from America. Here in Australia we have some very easy options to get into university different again from America.
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