First, please look near the top of the page, underneath where it says "Frequently Asked Questions"; you will see the words: "No Account Yet? Register". Click on "Register" and it will take you to the user registration page. 

Go ahead and fill out all the necessary information. Once you click the "Register" button, the website will send an automated email to the email account you entered. You must login to your email account, open this email, and click on the confirmation link inside to validate your account. Sometimes, these emails go to the SPAM folder, so if you don't receive an email within an hour, you should check the SPAM folder. Typically, people receive an email within a minute of registering.

After you validate your email, your account will be sent to the Website Moderators for final approval. Final approval is usually made within one or two hours and is done on a case by case basis, but sometimes it can take up to 24 hours.Once your account is approved, you will receive an email telling you so. After that, you can login to begin experiencing and seeing all that the Blessed Teens Academy's website has to offer. 

There are two ways to login to the Blessed Teens Academy's website once you've made your account and it is activated.

First, on any given page, you will see a login panel on the top part of the page underneath the logo. On the furthest left side, it says "username or email". Next to that, enter the username or email you supplied at registration. Please note that even though you may have more than one email address, only the one supplied at registration will work here. Next to that, you can see the "Password" field. Enter your password here. It IS case-sensitive. Once the information is entered correctly, click on the "Login" button. This should grant you access to the member's side of the site. Once you have logged in, the login panel will disappear and will be replaced by a message that says: "Hi, your name". Also there will be a logout button too as seen below.

Second, if you are entering the site from an outside link such as a email newsletter link or from another website, the login process will be a little different. In addition to the previously mentioned login panel (shown above), there will be another place to login where the content would normally be.

Logging into the site works the same way with this panel as the other panel, but the difference is that if you login through this way, you will be directed to the page you were trying to get to originally. The login panel at the top of the page will take you to the homepage upon login. Generally, if you encounter this type of login, it is better to log in this way.

The short answer to this question is that it is definitely possible for a homeschooled child to get into a good school, even Ivy League schools. That doesn't mean that it is necessarily easy, but since homeschooling has been around for a long time, many schools have adopted a formalized process for accepting homeschooled students. According to research, in order to enter a good school as a homeschooler, the student must do well in his/her SAT/ACT exams, have good letters of recommendation, a good portfolio of activities, and advanced planning and research on which schools have what kinds of requirements for homeschoolers. Each school can be a little bit different, but with hard work and the proper research, anything is possible. Is it not the same when doing school traditionally?

There are actually quite a few good sources of information about this topic that can be found online. Below are some good links that may help you.

Homeschooling, Unschooling, and College Admissions - Can Homeschoolers Get into College?
Meet My Teachers: Mom and Dad
Home Schoolers in Ivy League Universities
Homegrown Scholars

Here are some other resources:

Homeschooling for Excellence (A book written by parents who homeschooled three of their children into Harvard)

It is important to note that some homeschooling programs do not provide an accredited diploma. The American School of Correspondence DOES provide a diploma, which is another reason why this program is preferrable to others.

It is an integral part of the internal education that the BTA student's receive to go fundraising from time to time. Although the BTA benefits from the fundraising proceeds, the primary purpose of fundraising is for the experience. This is why Blessed Teens Academy students generally only fundraising for one or two hours every week on Friday. Students always go out in groups of two or three, and at least one of those is an older, more experienced student. All teams also have cell phones. Because the BTA charges very minimal fees for students to attend, it is sometimes necessary to cover expenses through fundraising.

Also, from time to time, there will be fundraising trips where the students and one or two staff members will go on an extended trip to fundraise and visit an area, sometimes doing workshops there.

The BTA will fundraise with different products depending on availability, but students will often use home-made bracelets, custom-made chocolates and treats, or store-bought chocolates. 

First of all, in order to get a good feel for the kind of environment you will be sending your child to, it is a good idea to take a look around the site and see some of the pictures, videos, newsletters, yearbooks, and testimonies that we have. All these resources are available to you in order for you to familiarize yourself with our program. The Blessed Teens Academy is not for everyone, and we do not accept all students who apply. In addition, please download the application forms that can be found here. In the application forms, you should be able to find all the information you need for enrollment, including, but not limited to, tuition costs and financial policies.

Once you've decided that the BTA would be a good place for your child, we require a phone interview together with the parents and the potential student(s). Please contact us via our Contact Page in order to schedule a phone interview. This step is required in order for us to understand the situation of the child and the family. 

After the phone interview(s), the staff members at the Blessed Teens Academy will decide whether or not to accept the student for enrollment.

Good luck!

We always encourage international students to come attend our program. We have had students from Japan, Korea, Holland, Norway, Puerto Rico, Belize, Spain, and more attend our program over the past years and have had very good experiences.

International students will have additional concerns related to attending the BTA program. The main concern for most families is getting a one year VISA. Because the BTA is not a school, parents MUST NOT apply for a student VISA. From past experience, it seems that parents who have had the most success are those who have applied for a Cultural Exchange VISA (Q-1) or a Tourist/Travel VISA (B-2). Normally, applicants for the Q-1 VISA must be at least 18 years old. However, It is possible for a student who is 16 or older to get this VISA with special permission from their school. For B-2 VISA applicants, the maximum length of stay for visitor VISA holders is 6 months. The actual length is determined by the immigration officer at the port of entry. Upon entry into the United States, the foreign visitor has the right to request an extension of stay of up to 6 additional months. At this point, for our program, this is the only way for someone below 18 receive a one year VISA. You MUST NOT say that your child is going to the United States to study! You may require a letter stating the nature of the program or an invitation letter for your child when seeking your VISA. Please contact us if you require this.

Also, parents should NOT make flight arrangements to fly directly to Denver International Airport, but should fly into another major city to handle their VISA information. Based on past experience, students who have flown directly into Denver have rarely been granted a full one year VISA, whereas students who fly into other airports first, such as Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or New York, have a much greater chance of receiving the full one year VISA.

Please contact us if you have questions or concerns about notarizing forms.

Many international families have opted to send money via PayPal or International Bank Wire. Parents are responsible for any fees associated with the use of such money transfer methods.