Elizabeth Fuller graduated from Everest Academy on May 27, 2011 as the 2011 Everest Academy Salutatorian.
~A note about Elizabeth from her mom, Jennifer Fuller.
Elizabeth applied to 3 schools. She was looking for a smaller private school. All three schools she applied to she was accepted at.
She applied to Colorado Christian University, and was rewarded a scholarship. She also applied to Bethel University in TN. Bethel invited her to compete for a scholarship, as they don’t just hand them out, but invite qualified applicants to compete for them.
She has chosen to go to Stetson University, in Deland, Florida, where she also received a Faculty scholarship, which will cover a little over half of her cost of attendance.
None of these schools ever questioned anything we submitted as homeschoolers. I included a short letter with her transcripts stating that we are homeschoolers. For CCU, they required a letter about her spiritual life from a minister. For Stetson she also submitted an essay, though it was not required. She did take both the ACT & SAT, though all three schools only required one or the other.
We have been homeschooling since Elizabeth started 2nd grade. We are much more on the unschooling side. I really believe they learn better from living life and having experiences more than reading text books and memorizing dates and facts. It is more important that they know how to find the answers. We have tried to allow our children to be exposed to as many opportunities as we could. We have always been big on volunteering and helping others. Elizabeth has been a part of theater communities both in our church as well as in the Birmingham community. She has had regular conversations with all sorts of people, from all over the world. She has worked with both young children as well as senior citizens. She has volunteered in organizations both within a Christian environment as well in the secular community.
