Juniors

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 …

Right now I have a 3.5 GPA and was wondering if anyone would be able to tell me if I would be good enough to do marine biology in college. I also do sports and volunteer a pretty good amount of my tim …

i want to study psychology in college and then become a psychiatrist afterwards (after med school and everything blah blah). what extracurriculars can i do for psychology if i live in the middle of no …

Heyy! I have the resources to go to Seattle, but i live in nebraska- should i go to seattle, and if so what are good opportunities there? Thanks:)

In India, we do not have APs as part of our school curriculum. So if I want to take APs separately, should I be taking it in my subjects or should I give APs for the subjects which I don't have

I am a junior in first semester- I am looking to go into business, and UPenn was my dream school, but when i got a C+ in math that made me los my 4.0, and i struggle knowing i probably can’t go to my …

I've bred ~45 new F1 Gourd varieties from some seeds I collected in Afghanistan.

Though I've yet to harvest the seeds (a seed corresponds to a new variety, sounds weird but it's genetics) I think I've …

I’m looking for 2024 internships as a rising senior by then in LA what are the best websites to find some that are actually useful?

I know that the chancing stimulator has unpaid internships for non profits and medium sized businesses at 2A, but I have heard many online communities say that unpaid internships don't mean much to co …

Which Common App essay topic should I write about?

In my freshman year, I didn't care about school at all. I never matured in 8th grade due to the pandemic so I wasn't properly prepared for the transition into High School. By the end of my 1st semeste …

I don't have any volunteer opportunities around me, nor do I have a way to do internships. Will this harshly effect my chances of getting scholarships or colleges accepting me? I currently have a 3.8 …

I feel like I don't have enough extracurriculars right now- what should I do? Currently, I work for a youth health advisory committee in my city government, dogsit, and volunteer at my school events. …

Am I able to apply to colleges now and then sit on them until after my gap year after high school or do I have to wait and apply after my gap year ends?

At now, I currently Digital Media student at RMIT, here is my first year. But I have a dream applying to top IVY, and I want to give myself a chance.

How do you find an internship? Im a little lost and not sure where to look, I live in Seattle if anyone has suggestions that would help I want to go into health/psychology!

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I am currently trying to get an internship at a lab, and I wanted to know if it’s a good idea to include some of my current project proposals in the email. While I’m not necessarily trying to fi …

Hi all!!! I recently started looking into colleges and doing research on summer programs, internships, etc that would help me to sort of get a “leg-up” on my application as well as give me experience …

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I'm a freshman and I made a Badminton Club this year. What else can I do to build a good extracurricular's list this year.

Our board exams results were recently announced. I scored 89.23% in 9th grade and 87.54% in 10th. I'm aiming for top schools like MIT. Would this slight drop in grades affect my application negatively …

Hi everyone, I'm in my junior year at an international school in Europe and it's always been my dream to attend UH Manoa or HPU, which are both in the US. I go to an IB school so I've tried looking on …