This has definitely changed though. Many schools have taken them off at college request. Plus, they don't have to require official score reports. Many schools allow self-reported in the Common App. And low income students can get a waiver to send as many as they want. If ASC is requiring students to send official scores for admissions, that's on them.

I literally just saw a transcript where something like this happened. I'm convinced some schools are out to destroy their students.

It represents a change in how schools think about admissions. They want students to have more control over how they report information. In the end, I don't think it's making any real difference for most homeschoolers. I'm just reporting current best practices. It's nice to have a transcript that reflects that. But even some public schools haven't shifted entirely yet.

Most of this just makes me angry for you that they keep putting more on professors. In terms of the information, they MUST report college courses taken previously on the Common App. If they don't, that's a lie they've told on the application. The AP scores though - that's up to them. That's the whole point. If they don't want to report it, they don't have to. Though if they have a passing grade, it would usually be silly not to report it.

But they will see all that. It's still reported and it's still in the packet of information. It's just reported by the student.

No. Because admissions doesn't usually care about CLEP. If you really want them to see it, put that on your course descriptions. But for many schools, that will be meaningless. I've talked to admissions counselors at schools who said "what is that?" when I asked about CLEP.

But unless every school was doing it the same way, surely it's quicker for you to find it in the same place in the application? I actually assume this is partially a workflow issue. Like how I don't want my students to email me homework. It needs to be in Canvas. Yes, even if your email felt like it was nicer o something. Also, that's a cruddy set up on the part of your school. I'd think transferred coursework would be with the student's transcript and thus really clear to professors.

Colleges expect scores to be in the hands of the student now. They don't want schools involved in those, taking that control away from students. Basically, this is a test optional landscape thing. But even schools that seem to heavily emphasize the scores seem to want it in student hands. But also, different schools do different things with the scores and when and how they read them. I think they want it where they want it. That said, I seriously doubt a student is substantially hurt by you putting it on there. It's just not "best practice" anymore.

No. Absolutely not. Schools and thus homeschoolers used to do this. It is no longer considered best practice. I have heard from multiple college admissions offices that they prefer scores not be on the transcript. Thus, don't, even if it used to be the thing. Even if your kid is applying with their proud scores.

I don't consider not sharing the brands a sign that the study is sketchy. It's actually the opposite to some extent. I assume they didn't want to single anyone out from a single study. As for why... I think it's more that stuff just ends up in things unless you control for it. Maybe they're adding it, but I would guess it's things that are used in cleaning and processing and they just aren't taking it out. It's not like we're all purposefully adding mercury to our fish, you know? And I'll bet we're not adding this stuff to our tampons either.

I have the impression that the young people barely use them these days. The section of them at the store has definitely shrunk in the last couple of decades. I think they're mostly using cups and discs. Because of midlife... ahem... issues... I ended up having to stop being a lifelong tampon user and it took me literally months and going through half a dozen options to switch to cups/discs, but now I'm happier with that with whatever time I've got left on this nonsense. But if there was damage, I'm sure it's done. I assume this study is just the tip of the iceberg. There's so little data about anything to do with women and menstruation.

EKS had so few defenders in this thread that I'll chime in. From a practical perspective, I totally agree. Preferencing literary analysis for all students is downright silly. Being able to read and comprehend basic nonfiction texts and appreciate literature and stories is so much more important than being able to perform an autopsy on a work of fiction, even though I quite enjoy a bit of literary analysis. I also reject the premise of the opening question. No, not choosing a single book.

The fact that she mumbled and said he didn't have to... It just says to me she was embarrassed. Not everything is a sign of the end times or a major cultural trend. He could just take her at her word that she didn't feel he had to do that. The other day I had a cute hold the door experience. Young guy just a couple steps in front of me, went through the door, then realized someone was behind him, but his hands were full. He literally jumped backwards a little half step and held the door for me with his other foot for a half beat as I got to it and could hold it for myself. I would have said thanks, but he, like me, was wearing headphones.

I'll add that I really believe that all students should get control of a copy of their paperwork at that point. So I'd be sure they have a digital copy of their transcript and any other college application related paperwork (course descriptions if you made them, school profile, etc.) that you have.

Just building on things others said and agreeing with a lot of the advice and cautionary notes. I have heard many a tale about schools that switch what they'll accept from year to year. They get a new person in charge of registration and they have a different idea of what should count. So take that into account as well, especially if there's not a lot of history in terms of what the school has taken or not in the past. Some states - like Virginia for example - even now have specific lists of what they'll take and what they won't. So "accredited" may not matter to them much. That list is what matters. Strongly seconding that placement and credit are different. Finally, if you do decide it's necessary to go the accredited route, there are SO MANY more options now than just three or four years ago. It's true that schools are accredited, not courses, but a lot of online providers have now been accredited as individual course providers instead of as diploma issuers. It's no longer the massive limiting factor that it used to be. So Aim Academy, Math Academy, CLRC, WTMA - all accredited. Also, Thinkwell has an accredited provider option now and for me, that's about as close to Derek Owens in level and set up that you can get without doing DO. Plus there are all the usual canned content options like FLVS, etc. etc. Really, that list just scratches the surface. So basically, there are options.