One of the problems with not having a high school diploma was they were not allowed to apply for scholarships. We did not need loans but without a high school diploma that was not permitted, either.
Also..some homeschoolers have told me that the military have high school diploma requirements as well.
They do. Under current Federal law, the military must accept a homeschool diploma from a school compliant with the law in the relevant state.
Actual classes at a University? Or college classes via distance learning? Because CA did not allow me to take the test before 16 and the colleges would not take me. This was in 88. 16 was the soonest (we tried before) I could start at a college in CA.
My daughter was homeschooled from age 13 on due to Lyme disease. Once she was better the school wanted us to repeat a year.
Instead we continued homeschool but added community college English, history and Spanish, plus a few fun things like Photography & Acting. She did excellent on the SAT and was offered a 50% scholarship at her first choice college in Manhattan. They required the GED before admission so she took & aced that as well. Her brother also took college courses senior year.
My daughter started college with her age cohort and with 36 transferable credits from community college, which saved us 6 months tuition at 4 year college prices, could have finished earlier but she took extra courses. I think it was great for her. High school years are the pits, kids are bored and there are a lots of drugs around. She was so much more prepared for college than the other freshman and much more independent.
Military has loosened the homeschool restrictions. I know being a former homeschool mother who investigated military college for my son.