How I Converted 4 Years of
Independent Homeschooling into
Transcripts That Earned Both My Sons
Full Tuition Scholarships Totaling $184,852
from Their First Choice University!

My name is Lee Binz. I'm just a regular homeschool mom who four years ago struck gold in the form of those two full-tuition scholarships.

When I started homeschooling high school, I was filled with insecurity and self-doubt.  I mean, who was to say what colleges wanted in homeschool records?  The truth was, I didn’t know.  Worse, I KNEW I DIDN’T KNOW and that truth terrified me.

Besides, homeschooling our boys had been the most WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE of our lives and we would have done ANYTHING to finish the job right.   Still, every time I thought about preparing and maintaining a high school transcript, I’d break out in a cold-sweat. 

I’m sort of different in the way I deal with stress, though….  I research like crazy until I master the information! When I was studying how to create my sons' transcripts, I noticed none of the homeschool experts seemed to agree about ANYTHING!

I would read six different books and end up with seven different opinions on how to do a transcript! Each book would have an entirely different approach to grades, credits, record keeping, co-op classes, format and just about every other aspect of creating a transcript. It was SO FRUSTRATING! 

So, I decided to look into the popular options of accreditation programs and alternative education.  These groups, however, seemed to totally dismiss and discount my method of homeschooling and made me feel inadequate as a teacher and a mother.

I Knew There Had To Be A Better Way!

I remember at one point feeling so discouraged and inadequate that I really considered throwing in the towel. Through this process, though, one thought kept coming back to me:  “This shouldn’t be so hard!"

"I finished the entire ebook, and I LOVED IT!!! You have completely changed my mind on this issue.  I feel empowered.  Our next child will be armed with a transcript so he can apply for scholarships just like any other applicant.  Creating a transcript for our second son has empowered me even more with knowledge that we can do this.  Now I feel supported.  You are one of my heroes."

~ Stacie in Utah

And Then...a Breakthrough!

And what is that truth???

(Drumroll please) Ahem:  “There are lots of right ways of doing things.”

Ta-Da!  That’s it.  Now before you go getting all disappointed in this message, keep in mind that there is one VERY IMPORTANT CORROLARY to this truth.

The colleges completely get this!

That’s right -- colleges understand homeschooling and homeschool transcripts.  Beyond that, colleges really LIKE homeschool students.  We’ve come a long way, baby, from the early days of homeschooling when colleges looked at parents like they just crawled out from under a rock.

These days, most colleges appreciate all of the variety they see coming from independent homeschool students.  They love our quirky course titles, our “delight directed learning,” our “mommy-grades” and “kitchen credits”.  Most shocking of all, they didn’t seem to even care much about accreditation, which seemed like the “be-all-end-all” to many homeschooling experts.

In fact, in my research it has become clear that ONLY ONE GROUP really cares about accreditation – the agencies that make money on accreditation!  You see, accredited transcripts cost lots of money.  Accreditation agencies WANT TO TAKE lots of YOUR money.  They place ads all over the internet and in magazines, spouting phrases like “accredited homeschool” and “real transcript” and (most offensive of all) “real teachers.”

Do you catch the irony here?  The people who want you to pay them the BIG BUCKS are the only ones who seem to care deeply about accreditation.  That presents a MASSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.  It pays for them to confuse you, make you feel insecure and emphasize the importance of high priced accreditation, when most colleges couldn't care less!

"Your transcripts and records were the best organized and documented I have seen"

~ Bryan Jones,
Associate Director of Admissions,
Seattle Pacific University

 

 

But Why Don't the Colleges Care?

It's simple, really.  Colleges see unaccredited transcripts ALL THE TIME from public and private schools.  That’s right; transcripts from a brick-and-mortar school may be just as unaccredited as your own homeschool transcript.

Part of the college’s job is to assess the high school records of ALL students who apply.  And the most shocking part of all: They know that even if an ACCREDITED transcript says English 1 with an “A” grade, the student may not be able to read and write at a college level!  For heaven’s sake, they don’t even take an accredited GPA at face value, but will often RECALCULATE it to meet their standards!

It is their job to assess EVERY student and they learned long ago not to blindly accept accredited transcripts.  They operate under the Ronald Reagan philosophy of “Trust, but verify.”

Sure, there are a handful of backwards-thinking colleges that want homeschoolers to jump through unreasonable hoops but they are a rapidly shrinking minority. 

"I just purchased your e-book and I love it!  I have read books about homeschooling through high school all the way from 400 pages long to 125 pages.  And I must say, your book is so easy to digest.  The Planning Guide is so practical.  For those individuals who have not seen something like this, I bet it is a true Godsend for them. Thanks again for your phenomenal resource."

~ Jenny in Washington

Blessed Relief...

• It meant I had the freedom to teach any subject or skill in a way that worked for my family without being judged harshly by people who didn’t know me or my children.
• It meant I didn’t have to change my homeschool, just so I could fit into the way some book said that I had to homeschool.
• It meant I could relax and feel confident about my children’s college preparation and could give them the freedom to JUST ENJOY LEARNING, without second guessing myself about tests, textbooks and grades.

"I would be fumbling and procrastinating if I had not ordered your transcript e-book. I cannot tell you how much I have learned from you and your materials--I just wish I knew all this going into freshman year instead of senior year.  I have learned SO MUCH from your materials.  You have been more helpful than I can express in jump starting me and educating me every step of the way. So, I just wanted to say a very sincere thank you for being there for me and all of us who need a hand to hold as we navigate these uncharted waters. I'm so glad I found you."

~ Ann in Connecticut

Almost Everything You Have Been Told About

Homeschool Transcripts is Wrong! 

If you’ve been homeschooling for any amount of time, I’m sure you have gotten an earful of advice from experts, accreditation agencies, and alternative education programs on what you should do about high school.

The problem with all the well-intended advice is it usually comes from biased sources.  Just take a look at the ads on homeschooling websites.  If you click on some, you will likely be taken to websites for software, virtual schools, accreditation agencies, or thinly veiled public school programs using online access to get to your child.  All will promise a solution to your transcript problem.

But what’s behind there promises.  Let’s take a look:

• If you go the expert advice route, you will get lots of transcript “do’s and don’ts” that will put your joyful homeschool in a tiny, cramped high school box.
• If you go the software route, you will get a program to play with, but it won’t help you with the all-important question of what should go ON the transcript.
• If you go the virtual school route, you will get some free curriculum but you will also endure a government-run “assembly-line” program with all the rules, inflexibility, and questionable values that we have seen for years.
• If you go with an accreditation agency, you will get some consultation, but you will also be subjected to strict rules and requirements that will put your homeschool in a straight-jacket – while INCREASING your record keeping requirements.
• If you give up and put your kids in public schools then you will be throwing away all of the benefits of homeschooling at the time when they are most important – high school. 

But there is one thing I can guarantee you will get from ALL of these groups – GRIEF!

Grief in the form of inflexible requirements, "we know better than you" judgments, and limiting options.

Do you hear what I'm saying?  The "professionals” will put your student in a box, and hamstring you, your child’s best teacher.   They will judge you, and evaluate your children against societal norms because, in the end…they DON’T TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT!

As you can imagine, my message of empowerment to homeschoolers has NOT been very well received by professional educators and accreditation agencies.  I remember at one homeschool convention being accosted by one of the representatives of an accreditation agency who was VERY CONCERNED that I was telling parents that they could homeschool independently. 

At the low point of the discussion, she actually uttered the one question that true homeschoolers HATE the most:   "But what about socialization?!"  That pretty much ended the conversation because I knew this person didn't really understand what independent homeschooling was all about.

In the past, homeschoolers like us had little choice but to submit ourselves to these groups and their judgments, their rules, their limitations if we wanted a chance to get our child admitted to the college or university of their dreams. 

That is, until now...

YES!  You Can Create a Winning

High School Transcript at Home

By Following These 4 Simple Steps...

Right now, I am standing by to rush you my four step Total Transcript Solution, which explains everything you need to know to create a homeschool transcript that perfectly reflects your student and your homeschool, whether it is classical, unschooled or an all-over-the-board eclectic mix.

You can translate ANY wonderful educational experience into grades and credits on your own official homeschool transcript.

Instead of feeling stressed and absolutely overwhelmed by the magnitude of the task, you will relax in freedom and confidence, knowing your official homeschool transcript is the perfect representation of your best homeschool work and your complete student.

In fact, instead of worrying about your ability to create a transcript, you will be focused on the joy of homeschooling your children through graduation!

Now I realize what you DON’T need is just another ebook sitting on your computer telling you the things you SHOULD be doing – I think we all have enough “shoulds” in our lives.  That is why I am offering you a TOTAL SOLUTION – a direct path from wherever you are RIGHT NOW to transcript completion.

Imagine the BLESSED RELIEF you will feel when you hold your child’s completed homeschool transcript in your hands, and the TOTAL VALIDATION you will feel when the colleges express their acceptance about your homeschool by granting your child admission and (even) scholarships.  You will have all you need to complete this once dreaded task when you follow the four simple steps of my Total Transcript Solution:

Step 1: After you’ve “unwrapped” all the resources in this amazing package, your first step is to print out the handouts for the The HomeScholar Audio Course “Making a Transcript”… hit play on your audio player… and then sit back and discover the secrets to creating a killer transcript that gives your child the best chance of getting accepted into the college or university of their dreams -- with a big, fat scholarship! 

This one hour overview will immediately help you feel relaxed and capable. It will eliminate your fears... and energize you to finally begin forging ahead confidently with your child's transcript!  No inflexible rules to follow.  No software to master.  Just simple to understand instructions.

Step 2: Next, you’re reading The Easy Truth About Homeschool Transcripts, my definitive how-to guide on creating a transcript that the COLLEGES WILL LOVE!  The 109 page easy-reading manual includes simple, step by step instructions on determining high school level work, establishing credits, giving grades and calculating GPA. 

You’re also discovering how to integrate transcripts from outside sources (like community college), and document delight-directed learning.  And it’s showing you how a real life homeschool transcript should evolve through each year of high school.

You will be amazed at how easy this manual is to understand and implement. Best of all, you won't have to change your style of homeschooling ONE IOTA!  The "Easy Truth" is you can have a transcript that works for you, rather than vice-versa!!

Step 3: By now you’re brimming with confidence about creating a PERFECT transcript for your child, so the next step is to “unpack” The HomeScholar Transcript Template Collection.

Probably the number one request I receive is to get copies of the templates I used to create my student's scholarship winning transcripts. Until now, these have not been available for any price. As an exclusive offer to my Total Transcript Solution customers, you are receiving these templates in Word and Excel format for easy download! These cannot be acquired separately.  They are only available as part of this offer.

You’re also getting the very best transcript templates and samples I have uncovered during my research. Now you'll actually see examples of other successful transcripts, so you can choose the template that works best for you!

That's right...what works best for you.  What you'll never get from me is one prescribed way to do your transcripts.  As I say when speaking to groups, transcripts are an art, not a science.   The "right answer" for you and your homeschool may be slightly different than what worked for me. Now when was the last time an "expert" told you that?!

Step 4: Once you’ve chosen the perfect template in step 3, the real fun begins!  When you claim your copy of The HomeScholar Total Transcript Solution, you’re getting one month's worth of weekly PERSONAL coaching sessions with me, where we’re discussing your specific situation and developing a plan to ensure your success!

That coaching session is part of the Free Weekly Consulting with Document Review you are entitled to for the next 30 days — plenty of time to complete the task to produce a winning transcript for your child. 

If you are like the hundreds of homeschoolers who have looked to me for help with their transcripts, I can honestly say these three simple steps will help you solve your transcript challenge, quickly and easily. 

You don't have to spend weeks researching the topic and then changing your homeschool in order to fit into a confining process or rule-based system. Together, we will make quick work of this necessary task.  And when we are done, you will wonder why you ever allowed yourself to worry so much!

Can I GUARANTEE that your transcript will gain your student admission or scholarships to the college of their dreams?  No...

Here’s what I can guarantee...Follow these simple steps, and you will be able to confidently present your OFFICIAL homeschool transcript in any situation knowing that it is a perfect and accurate representation of your child’s total homeschool experience — or your money back.