If my daughter is attending a private school that is not state accredited, will this hurt her chances ?

Question

to get into a decent college? I know that the person who runs the school is having the students tested at the beginning and end of every school year to see if they are where they should be and progressing. But what do colleges think?

tested by the state

She's going into the 9th grade.

Answer 1

In theory, no. I think the reality is that it depends on what college your child is applying to for admittance. I think that this would especially be true if your child is applying to an out of state college. Many colleges are currently raising their standards for entrance. Having a academically recognized paper trail would certainly make the process easier. This would also help if your child is applying for financial assistance. My advice is to contact the colege(s) of choice directly, and talk directly to the people who are responsible for making these decisions.

Answer 2

I am not against the private colleges but I can't believe that u have a child in the college which is not accredited.

If she graduates from the college, her chances of getting the job in you state or region will be highly lowered. And it might get nearly impossible to get a job outside your state with the degree from the unaccredited school. And don't even think about other counties. If your daughter has a degree from the unaccredited university, there is no chance of getting a job outside of US.

College education nowadays costs a lot and almost doubles in the private colleges. Then why would you take a chance? Honestly, take her out of there.

Answer 3

I think this will hurt her chances of getting into a good college. If she ends up with a high school degree from a school that is not state accredited, it is pretty much worthless. Send your kids to public school, or if you insist on having them attend private school, find one that is accredited.

If the school is not state accredited, this is because the state board of education does not feel that their curriculum is up to par.

If she's not learning what she's supposed to be while she's in high school, she will be far behind the other students when (and if) she does get into college.

I went to a very, very good public high school, and I felt that I was better prepared for college because of this.

Answer 4

Is she attending a non-accredited high school, or a college and you would like her to switch schools? If it is a college already, she may have difficulty getting credits transferred to an accredited school. If she's still in high school, though, you might want to contact individual colleges she would like to apply to and ask. Most colleges have a policy for determing whether home-schooled students are ready for admission, and they may ask your daughter to take the same proficiency tests that the home-schooled students must take.

In general, being home-schooled (or acquiring their education in some other way) won't be held against a college applicant, as long as they show excellence in other areas (test scores, essays, etc). Their extracurriculars and test scores will be inspected more closely, though, since grades can't be used as a measure.

Answer 5

Not necessarily. My son attended a private school that was not state accredited. He could have attended any college of his choosing. The private school was so much better than the public schooling at the time.

His prerequisite to get into the college would have been their test, so as long as he could have passed, he would have been accepted.

Answer 6

It depends on your state. In Indiana, if you want to get into IU, you have to get a GED if your school was unaccredited. Many colleges welcome both homeschooled and private school children if they have a GED, but it depends on admissions. Just because a student attends public school, it does not mean their education is superior. Most look at the application of the child itself, test scores of standard entrance exams like ACT and SAT, and the overall student. The best advice I can give you is contact a few colleges you might be interested in. The admissions process is often more detailed than a simple look at school grades. I do know that if your child does not have the skills for college, most have special programs that help a student prepare for entry level. I recommend that instead of jumping into the public school system, you weigh the facts not just ask the advice of people who are, for the most part, guessing. Just so you know, unaccredited does NOT mean the school is inferior. It simply means it is not recognized by the public school system. You might want to research Homeschooled students in college for information on how incorrect some of these posts on this forum are. Public school is often inferior actually. It depends on how irresponsible the system is. Of course, many public schools are excellent.

Answer 7

As a new teacher, I would expect that colleges would frown upon a non-standard education. Several schools I looked into working for that were state accredited required teachers to maintain certificates and further their education upon employment.

Currently I work for a an "educational company" that is not state accredited, and thus teachers do not have to meet any standards other than those imposed by the opinion of the company's director. It is evident to me that the teachers agree that our job represents a "glorified babysitting" service for lackadaisical teenagers whom we do not expect to excel academically in the future. In fact, we are aware that many of our students do not intend to attend college.

In the end, if I were a parent who wanted my child to maximize chances of attending college, I would put him in a (magnet) public school.

Answer 8

Depends on the college. Some small private colleges have looser criteria than the bigger state schools and the more competitive a school is, the stricter their criteria. She probably won't get into Harvard or Michigan State, but look into a small private school. OR consider community college for at least the first year or two - they accept almost everyone.

Answer 9

Without the accreditation, no college or university knows what she has learned. They may deny admission or may require her to take a battery of tests prior to admission. There are private schools that are accredited. You are wasting her time and your money by patronizing an institution that is not accredited.

Answer 10

This is a double edged sword. One, by sending your child to a private school you are denying them the basics of inter-personal relationship building that prior to attending a college they should have learned. You can not segregate your child forever from different beliefs, values or morals that are yours personally. At sometime in their lives the need to acquire the skill to get along with everyone in this vastly changing diverse world. Part of the intolerance that is ever so present in our everyday lives stems from the segregation that is instilled in our children from a young age by keeping them from realizing the harsh truth of this world... we are all different. Take a chance on your child and this world. Let them go to schools where there is no segregation of race, wealth, religious preference or intelligence. By doing that you can help shape the tomorrow that is their world and it might be the factor that allows us to come together as a united people in our nation not a meaningless title for our country.

Answer 11

The colleges also give assessment tests, so if she is doing well, she might stand a good chance of getting into one. Is the school she attends teaching everything that the other schools are?