Juniors

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

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

Hi! I’m a junior, graduating in 2025, and I’m wanting to become a lawyer in the future. I’ve been struggling with which major to follow into a 4 year college. Which would be better, Political Science …

So I’ve applied for about $95,000 in scholarships in the past week. Most of them are no essay scholarships and based solely on chance so I’d be shocked if I won any of those lol

Do y’all know any good …

I know that mostly Bluebook SAT practice tests 4-6 are the most accurate, but for my studying plans, I need way more than 3 practice exams. Does anyone have any advice on what other practice tests I c …

Hello, i'm an imcoming junior and have recieved some connection requests from a couple of schools. How does this work? Do I text them first? Do they text me? Do we talk at all? Thank you!!

I'm an incoming junior and on my transcript I have credits for spanish 1-6. Does this really help me in trying to get into college? I want to major in computer science or something similar, so I don't …

Hi there! I recently heard about the Duolingo English Test and have been looking into taking it to add to my college resume. Based on the practice test, my projected score is 150-160 (160 is the hig …

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I already took the SATs in March and was very happy to finally see a score above 980, especially because it was the first time I ever got above 1000. I signed up for the May one in a few da …

Is it bad to apply test optional if your school pays for everyone to take the SAT? Like, will the schools assume you scored poorly if you don't submit a score.

So, I didn't really think the SAT was "required," but my Dad is really pushing on me to take it. When he first heard me say, "I don't want to take the SAT," he sounded astonished and I had to say he h …

I have a 3.9 unweighted gpa, but I failed a dual enrollment math class that I will retake this summer. Does anyone have any tips to strengthen my application to compensate?

I'm currently sitting at a 3.3 uw gpa (freshman year messed me up) and an 1190 SAT. The only AP class I'm taking this year is AP Physics 1. I plan on taking APES, AP Stats, AP Gov&Econ next year. I do …

So when do i start applying? im a junior in high school and i get done next month. do i apply now or do i wait for a while.

I'm almost done with my sophomore year and I'm not exactly sure what I want to do yet. I love being in my schools marching band and I've very proud to be the drum major. As for scholarships or just lo …

Hey everyone. I’m currently a junior in high school. I have been taking all honors and dual credit classes. It has been very stressful so I want to have a more relaxed senior year. I’m not sure what c …

The classes I'm taking for Junior Year:

1. Band

2. Jazz Band

3. Wilmington University Chemistry

4. APUSH

5. Oral Communications/Honors Composition (through the AC Program)

6. Calculus I/Calculus II at Delaw …

Hello! I’m a Junior right now, expected to have a 3.95 UW GPA, 4.75 W, and valedictorian. I have two AP scores right now for Euro and HUG (both 5’s) and I’m taking Psych, Calc AB, Bio, and Lang right …

Hi! I was wondering how much I can increase my SAT score in 1 week

Hey there! I'm struggling to discover safety and target schools (above 50-60% acceptance rate) that I connect with, and I'm hoping to gather a few suggestions! My reach/hard target schools include V …

Hi! I am a junior with a 3.9 unweighted GPA including many strong extracurriculars, AP classes, honors classes, and 2 college courses for my foreign language. I am in NC and I really want to get into …

hi guys,

my mom has been pushing me to apply early, (august) but i don't know if my transcript and extracurriculars are strong enough to get accepted into my top colleges. right now my top college is W …