Just wondering if you've hit "review and submit" yet and what happened?

How do you know how to weight it? What scale do you use? Does the scholarship application specify? I was going to use unweighted on a 4.0 scale and weighted on a 5.0 scale, then I realized a local public school uses a weighted 6.0 scale. (Where's the banging head emoji?!) Maybe I'll use one of my four available transcript uploads to have a chart calculating the many and varied ways to weight the GPA. ?

I watch clips of Lady Bird from time to time to help keep it all in perspective... That's probably the most quoted movie in our home right now. ? Early Decision: Based on a True Frenzy also helps me remember what matters most.

On the Counselor's account, under the Students tab, click on the Student's name, then scroll down to the last option, which is Home School. It's the third question in the Home School section. Hope that helps! (ETA: When you click on the student's name it will automatically take you to the Workspace tab, which has the Home School section. I'm bolding so you can just glance through and see what to click or where you should be. )

Not sure yet. More than 1, less than 10. Probably. Depends on when you ask. ?

I feel so far behind everyone! My teen had significant projects to finish over the summer and was traveling, so although we started some aspects of the application process, we're still finishing others. She was four years old when I started some of the paperwork I'm sorting through now. I remember thinking that I would need the info one day for college applications. Today is that day... I'm not sure I'm ready for it to be here...

@Pronghorn I didn't realize there was so much involved! Best of luck to you and your daughter! May the payoff be well worth the extra work!

I've already submitted one document with the 5.0 scale. Now I'm second guessing as well. From now on, I may leave the Common App unweighted and put both weighted and unweighted on the transcript . I will also put explanations in the school profile, as well as the homeschool section that asks about grading scales.

It seems ridiculous to put rank and even more so to weight it, but it's used for some scholarship purposes, so I'm hesitant to leave it off. So many decisions...

I totally missed that the question was optional. I'll probably just skip it. Thanks!

I thought I was all set with the 5.0 GPA weighted scale, but now I'm not so sure. When the Common App asks for highest GPA in class, do you put your teen's GPA? Or 5.0? Wouldn't a student need to take all AP or dual enrollment to get a 5.0? If the student didn't because it wasn't a feasible option, do you put 5.0 anyway? How can that be the highest GPA in the class if there's only one student, and they didn't get a 5.0? I would just go with unweighted scale and 4.0, but it might make a difference somewhere. I don't see a place on the common app to list both weighted and unweighted GPA and scales. Am I missing something?

There's a question in the homeschooling section that asks for more information about outside classes. I believe the question is optional, but I plan on answering it either directly in the box or by stating: Please see attached Course Descriptions. (Or something similar.) In my mind, it's worth the time and effort it takes. It may not make a whit of difference, but one can't be sure what makes the difference between a yes or no, or even full pay vs small scholarship vs full ride. Sometimes it's one big thing, other times it may be the sum of small things.* (*With a nod to Elizabeth Currid-Halkett's book by the same title. It's such a great phrase.) From the Common App: If the student has taken courses from a distance learning program, traditional secondary school, or institution of higher education, please list the course title and content, sponsoring institution, instruction setting and schedule, and frequency of interactions with instructors and fellow students (once per day, week, etc.). In addition, if the student has taken any standardized testing other than those listed on page 2 of the Common Application, please also describe below.

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According to the submission video, you can go back and edit. It looks like you are given the chance to review everything as a PDF and are permitted to go back to make needed changes. I don't know from experience, though. I'm waiting for you to try it first. ?

I hope everything works out for her! Many congrats!!

I'm curious about this aspect, too. I'm grateful to learn about the NPR program.

Thanks so much, everyone! I'll cross that off my (long) list of what could possibly go wrong... ?

I didn't realize the essays show up associated with a name. That makes a big difference. Thanks! I'm so relieved to hear that other students have reused their own essays successfully. Many thanks!

Thanks. My concern is if the essays are run through a plagiarism checker by one college and become part of the bank of essays, would they then show up as plagiarized the next time they were run through the same plagiarism checker? Surely colleges don't expect a whole new essay every time for identical prompts! Your posts are reassuring, thanks!

Can essays be used more than once? For example, reusing the Common App essay for a college that doesn't use Common App? Will it show up as plagiarized? Also, some of the questions schools ask are almost identical. Can the answers be copied, or will they be marked as plagiarized? (I hope it's obvious I mean reusing an essay the student wrote. NOT reusing an essay someone else wrote.)

That's the issue I was running into. I started to try to track down previous instructors who have moved on, but it seems more trouble than it's worth. ETA: I decided to add them, after all. I did some googling and emailing and was able to find most of the info I needed.

.Should we include course instructor bios in our course description document, or is that over the top? (ETA: I'm thinking over the top. The document is long enough as it is.)

Here's a link to a thread with links to more threads. ? Common Application Master Thread 2018-2019

Ah! That's different then. I didn't realize they were actually classes in a program. I was thinking of it more as something he did on his own.

I received credit for driver's ed as well. That's not the case in many places now, though. As always, location and context matter. Maybe check what's typical at local schools.