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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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Next Direct Admissions Cycle??

When does the next Collegevine Direct Admissions Cycle start??

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6 months ago
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Art Portfolio

For college I would like to go to an art university. I’m currently working on my portfolio now but I don’t know if it will be good enough to get me accepted. What should I do for my portfolio to make …

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6 months ago
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Does building stuff at home count as an EC?

I've just been building stuff at home. Can I list the different projects I've been doing as separate ECs?

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6 months ago
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Any College Recommendations for Mech Engr Major (W/Average GPA)+ Advice for College?

Hi all! I'm a rising Junior from Maryland and I have a 4.7 Weighted, 3.15 Unweighted GPA. I'm taking 13 total AP's, and 18 Honors/GT classes. My extracurriculars are above average, with several leader …

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SAT Math Tips?

I'm retaking the SAT on June 1st and I've always been confident in the English section as my scores range from 600-700 but the math always slumps it, my highest score being 560. Does anyone have good …

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6 months ago
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Joining an international biology club 🧬🌍

Hi everyone, are you interested in Biology and Genetics and want to explore this field in a very enjoyable way? I got you !!

I just founded an international online club for students between 13 and 2 …

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Junior summer bucketlist

Hello everyone! Does anyone have any tips for what an upcoming senior should do this summer in order to get prepared for next year and the whole admissions process? Thank you!!

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Will 2 B's affect my chances in getting into a top school?

Hello everyone!

I'm an upcoming senior however this year I managed to get a B in AP U.S. History and it's been really killing me, I got a B last year in Chemistry Honors and this year I planned to rede …

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Awards

Hi everyone! I have a question does anyone know any awards and ecs or even scholarship awards for students aiming to apply to top 5 schools in California.

I plan on majoring in economics & political sc …

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Community service

I am going into my senior year with not a lot of community service. I was wondering what kind of community service colleges are looking for? What community service can I do to make my application stro …

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SAT

Hi! I took the May SAT and I am not happy with the score I got especially on the English section.

I am aiming for a 1560+ and I am retaking the test in August. Does anyone have any resources (preferab …

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Grades

Hi!

I'm a rising junior, and I understand grades and GPAs are essential to getting into good schools. I had very mid-grades freshman year and then okay grades sophomore year. If I lock in and get strai …

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Free Class Period

Hello!

I will be a senior next year, and at my school, most seniors have the option to have 2 free class periods. Juniors can also have 1 free class period, and most of my classmates did that this year …

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Research

Hi, I'm a high school rising senior, and I was looking for beginner research opportunities that were free of cost, or not as costly. I am very new to the idea of research and I'd like to start off wit …

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!! Junior Summer Checklist !!

Hello! I'm currently a junior and looking the last few weeks of my junior year before summer. From my understanding, this summer is supposed to be the busiest of them all! A little scared to say the l …

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Will a C in Ap Physics 1 affect my chances of getting into a school like Emory?

Hey! So I’m currently a Junior and with my last few days of junior year left I’ve been really worried about my final score in Ap Physics. I have all A’s in all my other Ap’s except for that one class …

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Is this rigorous enough?

Course-List for Sophmore going into Junior year

1. Photography 2

2. Eng 11 S1 & AP Language S2

3. AP African American Studies

4. Money & Power Financial Literacy

5. Bio Honors & AP Env

6. CPSYC 1101 Intro t …

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Senior Year!

so, we are obviously coming to the end of our junior year and i honestly am so excited to graduate (i got senioritis my sophomore year) but im also wondering what everyone else is doing for colleges t …

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The Best SAT Prep

Hello everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I completed the SAT prep program recently and the whole experience was amazing! The price was affordable and the tutor conducted the lessons on the t …

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6 months ago
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Business Extracurriculars

Does anybody know of any good business extracurricular ideas besides FBLA/DECA or having a job? I am an upcoming junior wanting to pursue a degree in business administration or finance

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