We have long been encouraging college-bound homeschooled students to take at least one AP exam before 12th grade, say in 11th grade.
Good scores show colleges that the homeschooler was able to do college-level work at home.
For example, after passing the AP US History exam in his junior year, our always-homeschooled son Jesse was offered a complete academic scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh. Similarly, after passing the AP Computer Programming Exam in his junior year always-homeschooled Matthew Formica was offered a complete academic scholarship to St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia.