Ashworth/James Madison High School?

At this point you would be better off breaking your contract with Ashworth College, homeschool independently instead of enrolling in a distance education private school. With a diploma from James Madison high school, you will be seen as a distance education student and not as a homeschooler. Then you should enroll in a local community college as a high school student for dual credit. After a year or 2 of community college then you should enroll in UCLA as a transfer student. In many cases it is easier to transfer into a competitive college as a 2nd or 3rd year student instead of enrolling as a Freshman due to the number of students who drop out, transfer out or change majors. ETA: You say you are 15 yrs old in in the 10th grade, therefore I am really confused as to why you were previously planning on attending UCLA this fall. You have 2 more year of high school to complete and you are IMHO too young to attend UCLA. ETA: Do not take the GED. Drop Ashworth, homeschool independently for the rest of 10 grade and perhaps the first semester of 11th to get you caught up (yes I've seen your numerous homework help questions. You need to work hard to get up to grade level), then enroll in a local community college to complete high school as a homeschooler. IMHO, you really are living in a dream land if you think you can cheat your way through high school and not only get accepted to, but to do well at UCLA. The reason colleges do not like Ashworth/James Madison is because they monitor sites such as the homework section of YA and they see how students like you cheat and exchange answers. ETA: According to some of your other questions, you are planning on applying to UCLA's school of Law. You do realize that law school is not not an undergraduate program don't you? You would not be applying to law school until you are about to complete a 4 yr degree in a related field. ETA: I have never dissed homeschooling. I am a non-Christian mother who has been homeschooling her children using secular curricula/materials in the south for 10 years. I have dissed the scam known as James Madison/Ashworth College. I have given you links to scam reports, explained to you what accreditation is and how it is irrelevant to homeschool etc. You apparently are incapable of comprehending the written word if you believe I have dissed homeschooling. If I was dissing homeschooling, why would I tell you to homeschool independently instead of using a private distance education school (THAT IS A KNOWN SCAM). You really need to get your head out of your A$$ ETA: I have seen your homework help questions. Yes asking others on YA to do your school work for you is CHEATING and that is why your diploma from Ashworth/James Madison is worthless. Anyone can see all the Chemistry questions you asked just a few weeks ago. I can tell by your question history exactly what classes you were doing when, because you "blow up" the relevant sections of YA trying to get others to do your school work for you. ETA: Most colleges and the US military greatly prefer independent homeschoolers over those who enroll in distance education schools that are easy to cheat your way through. Why would a homeschooler study for GED? The GED is for drop outs. It has nothing to do with homeschooling. Most US colleges, including ivy league Universities have special admission polices in place to accommodate homeschoolers (including unschoolers) because of the performance records of independent homeschool. What do you mean you could not find any homeschool teachers? You do not need teachers to be homeschooled and in fact in many areas it would be illegal for anyone other than your parents to be your teachers if you are homeschooling. ETA: So you realize that "homeschool" isn't even a legal option in AL then right? Your options are: Hiring an AL certified private tutor or enrolling in a church school. Guess what, Ashworth/James Madison does not meet either one of those requirements, therefore your schooling is not even legally recognized in your state. ETA: Fine miss know it all. Tell me the specific Alabama educational code that allows students in the state of Alabama to enroll in out of state private distance education schools. I was not trolling your profile little girl, I was trying to help you. You obviously don't want real help. You want someone to lie to you and tell you that your plan will work when all you are doing is setting yourself up for failure. Here, I will even give you a head start by giving you links to the educational codes for AL: http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/128393.htm

"Other people have done it" does not mean it is legal. The colleges only want to see that you have some sort of education... they are not out to police the legality of your high school education. In Alabama there are only two ways to legally 'homeschool' and neither will allow for the type of program you are currently in. From the source below: "Why do I have to use a church school in order to homeschool in Alabama? The church school situation here in Alabama can seem pretty confusing at first, but it is really not too difficult. Basically, there are two ways to legally homeschool in AL, although neither of them is called homeschooling. If you are a certified teacher in AL, you can home tutor your own children, working through your local school board. Some people do this, although I only know of a few. The most normal way is through the church schools (sometimes referred to as church cover schools, covers, umbrellas, etc.). You can read more about church schools and find a church school by going to the Alabama Church Schools Directory." "The separation of school & state enables us to homeschool our children by enrolling them in a church school. Technically, we are a satellite of a church school, tutoring our children at home through the auspices of a church school which is a ministry of that church. It does work rather well, though, and certainly enables us to home educate with very little government oversight." You will also note that for more information the page below refers you to the same page Sha-lyn sent you to on the Alabama educational laws. You may just find your way into UCLA eventually... but you are not currently a legal 'homeschooler' in Alabama. You would be *more* likely to be accepted to colleges as a legal homeschooler than as a student in an online 'diploma mill' like Ashworth. ETA: We are quoting the laws... you are cursing. Guess who sounds 'smart' and who does not. Find the *law* that says what you are doing is legal, face that fact that it is not or go on in ignorance. I don't really care which. Just don't ask questions here if you can't face receiving *honest* answers. Attacking other users because you don't like their answers is against the terms of service for YAs. Not that rules mean anything to you. ETA: Nuking a TV dinner at home doesn't make it 'home cooked' and doing schoolwork at home doesn't make it fit the *legal* definition of homeschooling. Alabama does not even have a legal definition of homeschooling like most other states... so I suppose you can toss the term around at random if you choose since it means *nothing* there. However, at your age in Alabama unless you are enrolled in public school, privately tutored by a certified teacher or are a student in a *recognized* private school or church school (including one in your home)... you are legally truant. UCLA is not *in* Alabama... they won't necessarily have a clue what the *law* in Alabama says about your education. You need to speak with the Alabama department of education and see what *they* have to say about the legal status of Ashworth in Alabama. The only possiblity for your schooling being legal would be if Ashworth was a recognized private school in Alabama. I seriously doubt Ashworth would bother to do that just for the business of those under the age for compulsory attendance in Alabama. They have more than enough business from those over the age of 18 and those under 18 who can legally use them in other states without bothering with extra paperwork.

They're also accredited by SACS according to their website. SACS accredits just about every public school in the south. Competitive colleges look as much at your SAT score as where you graduated from high school, as well as your extra curricular and community service activities. Good luck.