Advanced Topics: Advising 101

Beyond being your teen’s high school guidance counselor, you can serve them much better when you understand some of the more complex aspects that impact your student’s Homeschooling for College Credit plan after high school.

Advising 101: Will it Transfer?

“How can I make sure this class will transfer later?” is often asked and “Contact the college” is typically advised. Unfortunately, that’s terrible advice!…

Advising 101: Stranded Credit

Stranded credit refers to credit that is being held “hostage” by a college or university. This can be a huge problem for anyone earning…

Advising 101: Matriculation

Welcome to Advising 101. In this series, I’ll highlight a key concept that will help YOU become your teen’s best high school guidance…

Advising 101: An Alphanumeric Primer

The alpha-numeric / alphanumeric is the course prefix and number. For instance, ENG101 is taught from the English department, and the course number…

Advising 101: Residency Requirement

Residency requirement is a phrase used 3 different ways depending on the department at the college you’re talking to! This Advising 101 post…

Advising 101: Locked Catalog

Welcome to Advising 101. In this series, we highlight a key concept each week that will help YOU become your teen’s best high…

Advising 101: Credit Laundering

Colleges are highly predictable in how they handle incoming credit, but people are exceptionally creative, and it doesn’t take long before bright parents…