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Welcome to the Juniors community 🎉

This is a place to learn how other juniors are talking about college admissions.

There are a few easy ways to participate:

1. Get started by checking out our guidance page for juniors. Here you will fi …

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SAT prep

Y’all I need help with SAT prep and idk where to look and find free resources, im taking the PSAT and I wanna be a merit scholar and the score i want is a 1550+ where do I get the resources? I’m from …

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junior year classes

do you think these classes will be enough for junior year honors English 3, honors Latin 3, AP Environmental Science, United States History, Precalculus

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Honors and Awards

Hi everyone!

I'm a rising senior who is pretty happy with his GPA and extracurriculars but I was just wondering if any of you guys have taken any Cisco or CompTIA certification exams because I'm not su …

 
Yes
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No
43%
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AP Science Help!!

Hi guys!

I am a rising senior and really need help with an AP science exam selection. As of now, because of my school schedule, I am unable to fit in an AP science course, so I am planning on self stu …

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how to improve extracurriculars?

course-wise i'm pretty solid but i'm not happy with my ecs. i do violin and will be in the local orchestra by the time i apply, volunteer regularly for a museum and play roller derby. i'm also plannin …

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5 months ago
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Brown? Or any Ivys In general.

I'm really interested in going to Brown but CollegeVine makes me nervous because it rates me at a 5%. I am a current junior (rising senior) and am planning to take the Digital SAT again in October. I …

 
Your probs gonna get in
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Hard to tell if your cooked
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Not so cooked
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You're cooked
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Am I cooked?

Basically, I'm a rising junior, I have a psat score of 1090, I took four honors classes, a 3.8 gpa, im planning on taking four ap classes next year, I do tennis, DECA, and I'm apart of my school's stu …

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Cooked GPA

I did really bad in freshman year ( 3.3 weighted? ) and mid sophmore (3.8 weighted). my grades are good except for 1 class which is bringing my gpa down. If I lock in next year and senior year, do i s …

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Options

Hello, I am a 16 year old Junior, and I have some choices for college. I have no idea what to do. I want to go to community college because they have an aviation program so I could become a pilot and …

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Should I submit a portfolio, even if it doesn't relate to my intended major?

Hello! I recently found out that, depending on the college I'm applying to, I can submit a visual arts portfolio. I have video editing listed as one of my extracurriculars and it is definitely somethi …

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Ivy art major?

Hi I’m international student and I am intending to do art major in college. (Maybe econ too) I’m asking this because I think chances would be different if I chose art as major…

I am rising senior this …

 
Yes
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Maybe
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Not sure
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What should I do to better my chances? (UCs, Stanford, T20s)

Rising senior in California.

Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering

SAT: 1500 (710 English, 790 Math)

UW/W GPA: 4.0 UW/4.68 W, Valedictorian (small school)

Coursework: 11 AP Clas …

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5 months ago
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GPA uppersfor starting senior

Hi guys,

Im looking to up my GPA... my current GPA overall is 3.46 and my wheighted GPA is 3.89

I will be in my final year of high school (ill be graduating as a junior). I really want to get my GPA up …

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5 months ago
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Is getting financial aid from uni's that hard as an international from Egypt?

Hi, I am a rising junior (going to grade 11) from Egypt.

Due to the financial circumstances that my country is going through, I will not have a chance of paying even a fraction of the fees to study in …

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ROTC

Hi, I have some questions about ROTC and they are as follows:

1. General Information:

• What are the main goals and objectives of the ROTC program?

• What branches of the military offer ROTC programs …

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Heyy

I’m a rising junior with a 3.19 uw gpa, I have sp2 certificates, completed ford training, I’m an osha certified mechanic, I play trombone, I played basketball, I’m planning on doing track/volleyball/s …

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Gpa

Is there any way I can get my GPA up? I'm trying to go from 3.2 to at least a 3.6-3.7

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ECs/Awards & Honors

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know of some possible scholarships, competitions, or anything I can apply to along those lines entering my senior year? I feel this is the weakest part of my application and I …

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Which classes should I take before I graduate hich school?

Im about to be a senior and I know Ill have extra time on my hands. I want to take some classes before I graduate so I can get a head start. I see people suggesting math, english, and history, but whe …

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hi im lost

4.0 uw 4.656 w is my gpa and i have this issue where i dont really know what area i want to go into yet idk either international business or law so my clubs r all over the place and i haven't even don …

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