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 …

I am currently a sophomore in high school and would love to play women's lacrosse is college. I got moved up to jv as an 8th grader and am currently play my 3rd year as a starter as well as a 2 year c …

So, my teacher makes a slideshow and lectures on it. We take notes, but we can't use them on the test. We don't need to know dates or years, but we need to know people and events. For example: We are …

Unfortunately I was informed I will be taking the SAT next month, as required by my school. I have little time to prepare and am extremely busy at the moment- I don't have much time to study aside fro …

I have a 4.0 GPA unweighed and a 4.14 weighed, and currently taking my first AP ever (AP Bio) and 2 dual enrollments but I feel like that is not even close enough to stand out in an application to an …

Hello, I am currently a junior with an UWGPA of 3.5 and WGPA of 3.9. I realize they aren’t the best but my extracurriculars focus on robotics, our team has won state championships back to back and we …

Hey guys,

Just wondering if anyone has effective study methods for the AP exams. I'm taking 5 classes and I got the Baron's book for all of them except AP Lang.

my school uses percentage grades out of 100 instead of the 4.0 scale. I want to know where my GPA fits in with the average GPA of colleges i'm applying to. what would a weighted 102 be?

My school does not offer AP or honors classes, but I want to still stand out to colleges. Is there a way or different activity that will help with this?

I'm a Junior in High school and still don't have strong ideas as to what I want to do/major in. Right now I'm involved in a number of things extracurriculars. I've been in ASB, my school's Student Adv …

Hi everyone. Hope everybody reading this is doing well.

As almost everybody, I'm stressing over picking my courses for the 12th grade. Here are the classes I'm thinking of doing next year:

1. AP Litera …

I recently have tried using Knowt to study for my AP Exams occurring later this year. It's a lot easier for me, but I'm not sure how reliable of a resource it is.

Has anyone had experience using it to …

I have very different options when it comes to my majors. I'm really only hung up on 2. Do I go down the vet path or forensics? They both interest me equally and I just can't decide. The schools I wan …

I live in Florida, and Here we have something called a PERT to help you get college courses asap. I need a 123 for college algebra on the Math portion and I need ways to study for it, I'm taking an In …

I'm going to be a senior next year, and my school is moving to Trimesters next year. I'm debating if I should take AP Stats or normal stats. AP Stats is 2 tri's + 1 tri for an AP stats test prep. Norm …

Hi all,

Junior here worried about college apps. I really like bioengineering or biotechnology as a major and was thinking of applying to more competitive schools for this major. However, I have never t …

I got a 1380 on my last practice test and it would be great if I could get it to at least a 1400. I'm taking the SAT this week; any last minute tips/tricks to maximize my points even just by a little …

My school is scheduled to take the SAT this week. I've been studying a bit but I want to do everything in my power to get a score that will impress universities (or at least impress me lol). I've been …

Does anyone know any good programs for high school students based on healthcare/health policy/mental health?

Hello! My name is Isabela, I'm a Brazilian student.

My school doesn't offer AP Courses (this doesn't exist here). I was thinking about taking AP Courses online, on the Khan Academy platform.

Does this m …

I’ve been thinking about going to community college first to see if I really enjoy Marine Biology/Oceanography/Zoology/Animal Sciences and explore the careers each one provides. I’ve always been told …