Juniors

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

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I am so terrified to take the SAT and the ACT. How do I study for them if I don't know what I am studying for like what math and English subjects I need to work on.

Hi I'm Bri, I'm currently taking 2 AP classes this year is that to little? Im taking Apush and Ap English, last year I had Ap spanish, English honors, and CSUB Geology. will I be interesting to a 4 ye …

I don't know what I want to go into after high school I know I want to be a Paramedic or Firefighter or something to keep me on the go 24/7 my ADHD won't let me rest. If I go into fire fighting I woul …

Hi, I am currently a junior in high school, and I am seriously considering enlisting after high school, (the air-force to be specific). But I have always planned on going to college. I have no idea w …

I'm currently a high school junior. I Dual enrolled at the local college. I have a 3.98 W GPA. After high school I want to study Forensic science or engineering but have yet to decide. Currently, towa …

So, the University of South Florida (Tampa Campus) has been my dream school for a while and I'm wondering what you guys think about how I'm doing and what I can do to improve myself.

Here's what I have …

I am currently a junior in high school and my current dream is to major in history and get my PhD and eventually teach at a top university. I am in the top of my class, have great extracurriculars, et …

Freshman year: 0

Sophomore year: 1

Junior year: 3

Is it worth taking AP classes that don't pertain to my intended major just to have more APs? I want to study creative writing in college and am looking a …

I'm a junior and I currently have a 89.46 as my GPA, I really, really, really want to get up to a 90-95 to raise my chances of getting into the college I want to. I'm currently in a few classes and at …

Hi, I took the August SAT and got a 1370(700 math, 670 r/w). I was wondering if anyone had any advice to boost my score, I will retake it in November. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.

Also, wh …

I participate in club volleyball and I want to go to college for it, but my high school's team did not let me try out this year. (really weird I know) How should I put myself on college's radar?

What are some things I can do in high school to get accepted into UCI's Engineering Department?

So I've been playing soccer for about 11 years now and I want to continue on after high school and more into college. But I plan on going into nursing school to become a psych nurse which from what I …

Hello! I want to major in nursing and planning to become a pediatric NP in the future. What are some things I should know about nursing school? I don't have any extracurriculars that are healthcare-re …

Would it be a good idea to ask college admissions officers exactly what you want to do to stand out in the applications? I feel like they won't mind it, but I also feel skeptical.

I'm an international student from Colombia, i want to apply to universities in the US, but I have two concerns:

- My school doesn't offer AP/IB/Honors/etc.

- I don't have a weighted GPA, and my unweigh …

I'm duel enrolling in a local community college and have the option of either taking Finite Math or Calc II. I am getting lower grades in Calc I right now (Bs) and since I don't really need higher lev …

Hi peeps! I have been struggling with a health issue that has negatively impacts my grades and athleticism since winter of Freshman year. This has greatly affected my performance in my club volleyball …

I have a 2.8 unweighted what's the max I can increase my gpa by the end of my junior year?

I'm a Canadian grade 11 student and literally no schools in my area offer ap classes, however my school is the biggest in the city and we uniquely have "enriched" classes that are a higher difficulty …