| At the last college fair, I spent a long time talking | | | | They will ask you to give a "list of courses with |
| to military academies, especially Annapolis. All of | | | | materials used." That means they want very |
| the military academies accept homeschoolers, | | | | detailed course descriptions. |
| even when Mom makes the transcript. | | | | Military academies also want to see a reading list. |
| Homeschoolers are on completely equal footing | | | | The reading list includes ALL the books that the |
| with every other applicant. The big-time military | | | | student reads. Books for school, books for |
| academies want leadership and physical fitness to | | | | pleasure, Christian books, classics, fluff pieces. It's |
| be as important as grades. They even have a | | | | actually important to have a good mix of classics |
| "homeschool admission" page, which is always | | | | AND current literature. I have heard some |
| very helpful. Boy scouting is a huge plus. Anyway, | | | | colleges complain that homeschoolers only read |
| they are welcoming to homeschoolers, and they | | | | the classics and don't seem to have enough |
| value a homeschool transcript. That said, they are | | | | popular literature. This can make them look a bit |
| pretty competitive, but ROTC through other | | | | artificial. The reading list is just a LIST, not a |
| colleges is also available as a back up plan. | | | | bibliography. It just needs to have the title and |
| The academic preparation for a military academy | | | | author of each book. |
| is actually the easy part. It's the extracurricular, | | | | It can help your chances of success if you meet |
| leadership and physical fitness aspects of | | | | with the Military Academies early in high school. |
| preparation that are much more difficult to | | | | Visit their booth at a college fair, and ask detailed |
| achieve! It's completely possible if you have the | | | | information about preparation and what they |
| right kind of child. I have a local homeschool friend | | | | require. You'll be amazed, because homeschooling |
| and her son was recently admitted to an | | | | will be the very least of your worries, and the |
| academy - REAL homeschoolers REALLY do get | | | | easiest part of the process! |
| in. | | | | |