- ISBN13: 9780865716551
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
“Blake Boles has written a remarkable how-to handbook that is destined to change the lives of young people across North America. I highly recommend Blake’s book to any middle school or high school student seeking more excitement and engagement in their educational journey. Smart parents should buy this book for their kids and be bold enough to encourage them to forge ahead in new ways. ” – Maya Frost High school can be boring. High school curriculum can be fru… More >>
College Without High School: A Teenager’s Guide to Skipping High School and Going to College
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#1 by J. Lynde on April 18, 2010 - 8:31 pm
This book describes ways in which homeschooled/unschooled kids can document their suitability for prestigious colleges with limited enrollment, and it has good ideas for accomplishing that. For kids who plan to begin college in junior college or a local college with open enrollment, this is irrelevant. As an unschooling mother, I was looking for suggested benchmarks, a way to reassure myself and child that he is sufficiently prepared to do college work. This book did not cover that material.
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by Midwest Book Review on April 18, 2010 - 11:05 pm
It’s a big step to skip, but it’s doable. “College Without High School: A Teenager’s Guide to Skipping High School and Going to College” discusses how exceptional individuals and gifted and talented children can skip the drudgery of high school to leap to their future in college. These aspiring individuals tell their tale and give many high schoolers and middle schoolers with high aspirations for life the advice they need to start on that fast track now instead of later. “College Without High School” is a top pick for any collection focusing on gifted and talented education, and as a gift for these exceptional children.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Allen Ellis on April 19, 2010 - 12:33 am
College Without High School is a great, short read that I flew through in a few hours on my last plane trip. As a young adult preparing for college, this was a refreshing glimpse at the multitudes of possibilities I have this day in age preparing for college. Boles illustrates countless ways to lead a life filled with self-motivated, educational-packed adventures that free the soul and impress college admissions officers at the same time.
By spending your teenage years away from a traditional high school environment and instead chasing down your passions face-first, the prospects of being accepted into a college or university don’t crumble, they flourish. Having the ability to prove your interest in a subject with real-world experience, combined with Bole’s great tips to study for standardized testing, can set you bounds ahead of the same-old AP and SAT scores that are all today’s high-school students have to show for their years of classroom study.
Boles encourages fantastic educational opportunities in not only the academic sense, but in nurturing critical skills such as leadership and logical reasoning, among others, and why these are key to excel this day in age.
The entire book is full of practical examples at every discussion, and wraps everything in the language you need to convey your breadth of abilities to college admissions officers.
I highly enjoyed this read and feel inspired to seriously get out there and thrust my education forward: straight towards my goals.
Rating: 5 / 5