Mr. Matthew Bullington:  Homeschool Conference Speaker and Workshop Leader Details

• College: Preparation
• Homeschooling: Level – 5 High School

Planning Tips for High School Students: Advice from a Homeschool Graduate Who was Paid to Go to College
Come join us on a quick tour taking you from freshman year through graduation, explaining what you need to be doing each year and how to stay organized and focused throughout high school while preparing for college. In this session specifically targeted towards students, homeschool graduate Matthew Bullington will talk about his experience going through high school, how he was able to be paid to go to college, and encourage you  on what you can be doing now to make sure have a Well-Guided High School.

Help! I Can’t Pay for College
Insider tips on how to graduate without debt!  A thorough look at the options available to help finance your college degree, details on how to locate and apply for scholarships, and ways by which you can directly reduce the cost of your degree.

High-School Overview: The Master Plan
A semester-by-semester overview of what you should be doing throughout high school to prepare for college. In this workshop you will be introduced to the wide variety of college prep routes that are available to you, with specific deadlines and guides on when to get started.

Hope for Homeschooling High School: Encouragement from a Homeschool Graduate
A pep-talk for home educating families who are considering homeschooling high school. This presentation provides information on the advantages and reasoning behind homeschooling through high school, as well as guidelines for steps you can take to cut down on stress and prepare for college.
 

• Owner: Homeschool College Prep and University Ready
• Home school graduate
• Co-director: Christian Communicators for Christ
• Legislative Reporter for the Tennessee Home Education Association
• Awarded the highest honor given by Middle Tennessee State University, the "President's Award"
• Received the Firman Cunningham Scholarship
• Contributor to www.wellplannedday.com
• Former tutor for Disabled Student Services and the Athletic Department of Middle Tennessee State University
• Former Academic mentor for the men's basketball team at Middle Tennessee State University
• Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Economics from Middle Tennessee State University

Matthew Bullington is a homeschool graduate, and the oldest of six children. He attended Middle Tennessee State University where he was paid to go to college (receiving scholarships in excess of his total costs). In 2006 Matthew was awarded the "President's Award" by the university, the highest honor given to a student at the college. Matthew graduated Summa Cum Laude with Honors Distinction in December of 2006 with a degree in Economics.

Matthew's knowledge of the college application process comes from personal experience, as well as the experiences of two of his siblings who are both fully funded in their studies at the University of Memphis and Vanderbilt University. His father, Dr. Kimball Bullington, is a professor and has been advising incoming students for over 12 years. While attending school, Matthew advised numerous incoming students on the application process, gave tours and talks to visiting students and incoming freshman, and was singularly requested by the university on multiple occasions to be the host and tour-guide for prospective homeschool students.

Matthew has been working since 2007 to help students, especially homeschoolers, prepare for college or trade school. He volunteers as a discipling mentor and speech coach. Matthew is the owner of HomeschoolCollegePrep.com and UniversityReady.com, has written and produced a variety of resources to help in the college preparation process, is the high-school columnist for the Home-Educated Family magazine, and has spoken at numerous workshops and events across the nation.