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Penn Foster High School Diplomas Not Accepted by Universities.
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Sep 9, 2008 Penn Foster Career School complaint by Logan |
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Page 1 of 2 This school is "nationally" accredited. I spent 3 years of my life receiving Penn Foster packages in the mail and dutifully completing them under the assumption that once I received their diploma I would be able to attend the college of my choice. I "graduated" with good scores and managed to get an above-average ACT score (no thanks to Penn, by the way, I had to allot much more time than should have been necessary to study and prepare) but was turned down by every college in my state.
I wasn't told this 3 years ago, but apparently most colleges in the United States don't accept high school diplomas from "nationally" accredited schools, only schools which are "regionally" accredited. Why this wasn't conveyed to me in any form when I began taking Penn courses is beyond my comprehension. Perhaps I should have done more research back when I was 16 and my largest, overarching concern was what Playstation video game I would be purchasing with my allowance.
Now, as my only alternative, I'm having to take the GED to attend college. Sitting next to me on my desk is a diploma I spent 3 years of my young life attaining and next to that is a piece of paper I've written the GED testing center's number on. The irony in this image is almost laughable. The GED is a test I could have taken right out of middle school, effectively skipping years of Penn Foster's strangely phrased questions and confusing leaps in logic, and rendering all the tuition and time spent filling out those nonsense booklets completely moot. Penn Foster is a crock of ***, and as far as I'm concerned, a complete scam.
An amusing anecdote: In one Penn Foster history booklet I received, a question was posed asking what nation attacked the United States on September 11th, 2001. The multiple choice answers were Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and some other nation I can't remember at the moment. At 15 I realized this question was completely idiotic, as it simply wasn't a nation that attacked us that day, but rather a group of religious extremists. Knowing this gave me pause, but since most of the attackers were FROM Saudi Arabia, I gave Penn Foster the benefit of the doubt and chose the third possible answer. When I submitted this question to their terribly constructed website, I was amazed to find my answer to this question marked incorrectly. The correct answer, according to Penn Foster, was Iraq.
Do not attend this school.
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Penn Foster Career School Complaints
1. Written by Joshua, on 11-04-2009 00:41
Don't listen to these haters on here. This Penn Foster School is an awsome school. I know I am taking the Fitness and Nutrition course and about to graduate this month. I haven't had a problem with them either to say.
For the people that be hating on here are the ones that probably work for this website.
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2. Written by Ronnie, on 08-04-2009 17:38
PF is not only accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools but its also recognized by the US Department Of Education. Dont go by the first post stated by Logan. Do more research and you will find out that PF is one of the most top online Schools going . Dont listen to the haters. They want you to fail in life because they did.
Believe me , PF is well worth the money and you will be accepted at colleges.
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3. Written by Annonomus, on 09-02-2009 01:35
Like someone said earlyer....can you say....LIER 
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4. Written by Lola, on 08-02-2009 15:56
Can you say liar
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5. Written by Brandy, on 11-01-2009 10:25
 They are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools Look it up they are listed, I'm very happy with Penn Foster, I’ve called around to almost all schools in WV and they have no problem accepting my PF diploma online and campus base. I’m currently attending Mountains State in Beckley WV.
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6. Written by liz, on 04-01-2009 20:17
Im very confused and wanted to try this for my HSD but now im very worried
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7. Written by MWC, on 30-12-2008 20:09
I accidentally stumbled across this discussion and, although it is really none of my business, I did a little (very little) research and found the following quote on the Penn Foster website: "Penn Foster High School is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools ..." It doesn't get much plainer than that. So, unless they are lying, Penn Foster High School DOES have regional accreditation. Some colleges may have a problem with the PF diploma because it is from a "non-traditional" school but they can't reject it due to a lack of regional accreditation.
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8. Written by Chris Nelson, on 20-11-2008 10:07
this guy is retarded i got accepted into 3 different colleges with this diploma and i am currently at University of South Carolina and im very happy with PF
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9. Written by Jean Haas, on 07-10-2008 03:44
Don't worry, Micah. Your PF diploma will be accepted.
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10. Written by Mary, on 05-10-2008 19:57
This article is bullshit. 
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