Should
Homeschoolers
Take the SAT?

Test-optional was a COVID-era experiment.

It’s being rolled back.

Here are 4 reasons homeschoolers should take the ACT, CLT, or SAT:

💰 Colleges use test scores to decide who gets scholarships & institutional grants. High grades, strong class rank, & top test scores = free money. 🤑

✅ Admission officers are still skeptical of homeschool transcripts created by parents. Test scores are used as a check against the transcript.

🏫 More students than ever are applying, making admissions highly competitive. More test takers & more test prep has inflamed competition.

🙅‍♂️ Test-optional colleges receive on average nearly 30 percent more applications. This means they reject more students. Don't be one of them.


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