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Homeschooled Applicants
Beloit College welcomes applications from homeschooled students. They bring curiosity and passion that uniquely prepares them for success at Beloit.
If you have questions about your application as a homeschooled student, please do not hesitate to contact our homeschool admissions counselor Liam Dailey at daileyl@beloit.edu.
Homeschooled students follow the same process as all other first year applicants and there are no requirements unique to homeschooled students. However, we do offer additional ways to tell your story. Please see below for both required and optional components.
Application components
Required:
All homeschooled applicants must submit a transcript that documents all courses taken during their high school experience by year.
Each course should include
- Title and Level
- Number of credits
- Institution (Online, Community College, Tutor, at home)
- Performance (Letter grade, Pass/Fail, Meets/Exceeds Expectations)
Transcripts may also include
- Scores from AP tests
- GED results
- Examples of independent research
- Syllabi and reading lists
Additional Transcripts
- We appreciate official transcripts from any institutions where you have taken classes, but please include these courses in your homeschool transcript as well.
- If you are completing your high school education under the umbrella of a diploma-granting institution, you will need to submit a transcript from that institution.
All applicants planning to apply for financial aid must meet federal standards for proof of ability to benefit. Traditionally this is satisfied by a high school diploma. Homeschooled students studying outside of a diploma granting organization must meet the guidelines of the state where they are studying by submitting a GED, another approved ability to benefit test, or by self-certifying.
*Proof of ability to benefit is required before matriculation, not during the application process.
Strongly recommended:
While Beloit does not require letters of recommendation, we value the insight they give us into your ability, character, interests, and potential, as well as individual circumstances that may have affected you personally or academically. For that reason, we strongly encourage you to submit at least one, and we will read up to three.
Most recommendations come from teachers in core academic subjects, but we will accept letters from teachers in elective subjects, extracurricular advisors or coaches, employers, college access counselors, clergy, family members, or peers.
The most important thing is that this person can evaluate you not only as a student, but also as an individual and member of the community. Letters should describe specific activities in which you participated together and evaluate your performance through the eyes of experience and objective judgment. We are especially interested in evidence of your potential success in a rigorous academic setting.
Optional:
Beloit is unabashedly test-optional for both admission and consideration for merit scholarships.
If you feel that your test scores reflect well on your abilities and would like us to consider them, please send them. We will consider your highest subscores from multiple test dates.
You may submit test scores via the testing agency (SAT code: 1059 / ACT code: 4564) or your official secondary school transcript.
Beloit is an institution that will challenge your reading and writing skills. Students who have followed a less traditional academic path can demonstrate readiness for the college classroom by sharing a piece of academic writing such as a literary analysis or a research paper.
You may upload digital files through the online applicant status page. While you may also mail physical items to the Admissions Office, please note that these items cannot be returned.
During our holistic application review, there are many different opportunities to demonstrate your talent and dedication. If you’ve devoted significant time during your homeschool education to poetry, painting, photography, or any other art form, we would love to see your work.
You may upload digital files through the online applicant status page. While you may also mail physical items to the Admissions Office, please note that these items cannot be returned.