So what is the answer for young people whose creativity, bright ideas, and boundless energy are being stifled in that over-scheduled and grade-driven environment?

What would you do if you could go to college without going to high school? Would you travel abroad, spend late nights writing a novel, volunteer in an emergency room, or build your own company? What dreams would you be pursuing right now?

College Without High School shows how independent teens can self-design their high school education by becoming unschooled. Students begin by defining their goals and dreams and then pursue them through a combination of meaningful and engaging adventures.

It is possible to pursue your dreams, and gain admission to any college of your choice.

Boles shows how to fulfill college admission requirements by proving five preparatory results: intellectual passion, leadership, logical reasoning, background knowledge, and the capacity for structured learning. He then offers several suggestions for life-changing, confidence-building adventures that will demonstrate those results.

This intriguing approach to following your dreams and doing college prep on your own terms will be welcomed by students (and their parents).

Autorentext

Blake Boles has worked extensively with teens outside the traditional high school environment. He designs and leads innovative trips through Unschool Adventures. He has worked in a variety of fields, and holds a self-designed BA in education theory from the University of California at Berkeley. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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Premises and Promises Through the Macroscope Launch Sequence A Note for Parents

Chapter 1: Redefining Teen The Point Of Life Is Not School, It Is Adventure Bored People Become Boring People Homeschooling and Unschooling Unschoolers in History But First: What Do You Want? The Question of College Dream Map Prep The Dream-Mapping Workshop Create a Dream Book

Chapter 2: College Prep Without School Results Over Volume The Changing Face of College Admissions Some Who Have Done It CP = ƒ (Results) CP Result 1: Intellectual Passion CP Result 2: Leadership CP Result 3: Logical Reasoning CP Result 4: Structured Learning CP Result 5: Background Knowledge Case Studies: MIT, Stanford and the University of California at Riverside Diplomas, Transcripts and Transfers Research Admission Requirements at Your Target Colleges

Chapter 3: The Six-Hour School Week Time Management for Unschoolers Schoolwork vs. Interest Work The Six-Hour School Week The Art of Batching A Batching Example: Gia and the FCT Conquering the Unbatchables

Chapter 4: The Adventure Blender Ideas for High-Impact Adventure Internships International Volunteering Hunting Down Heroes and Experts Business Start-Up Community Skill Mastery

Chapter 5: Making the Leap Final Notes on the Unschooling Decision Defining the Dropout Nightmare Meet Grace Llewellyn The Social Life Question The Portfolio

Afterword: The Life Unschool Appendix: Uncollege Reading and Resources Acknowledgements Endnotes Index About the Author