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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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Undecided Major

I am undecided in my college major and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations. I am interested in Science, Agriculture, and Business. Most of my ECs are more geared towards Science and Agricu …

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2 months ago
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is physics worth taking

Planning to take AP Physics 1&2 senior year— if you took the class, or are taking it currently, was it as bad as people say? Also, will not taking it make me a weaker applicant or will it not change m …

 
challenging but doable
65%
 
absolutely awful don’t do it
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Applying

so as you can guess, I am a junior in high school. My school has 5 grades instead of the regular 4, so we have a 13th grade (Super Seniors).

I am unsure when I should start applying to colleges, esp …

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2 months ago
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calc senior year- yes or no??

i am not a math whiz. my school requires every student to take a math class all four years, no matter what level they're at. i took quantitative reasoning 2 as a freshman, honors precalculus as a soph …

 
calculus
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AP computer science
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Is AP Precalc Worth it

Is AP-Precalc worth it?

I think ill do okay on it like a B and maybe a 3, but at the beginning so far my grades a 77% (it takes me some time to adapt to math classes for some reason) :sob: but I'm als …

 
worth it
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not worth it
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College Acceptances

Hey everyone!

I wanted to write a post regarding my college admissions coming up pretty soon. I'm sure there will be colleges that will accept me, however I'm concerned they're the ones I don't want to …

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2 months ago
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I keep on getting B+ in literature its messing up my grades.

What the title says , and its because of me forgetting to write my name and stuff like that too, that has never happened before.

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Do I stay in AP Bio?

I'm currently taking 3 APs -- Lit, Psych, and Bio. Since my school only offers lit, psych, bio, calc, and art I kinda chose the schedule where I can optimize the amount of APs I'll take. But the issue …

 
Stay in AP Bio
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Take AP Art
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Take AP Computer Science
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Other
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How much time should I dedicate to studying for AP Calc AB?

I'm taking AP Calc AB along with APUSH, AP Art, AP Lit & Comp, plus some other honors classes. On top of that I have a few extra curricular's. I'm just wondering what the recommended study time for AP …

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need advice asap

hi im a junior in high school but right now my grades arent where they need to be and i dont have any extra cirriculars, what should i do to get more ECS?

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SAT Preparation + Further Questions

Hello everyone,

As an international student, Canadian, I have a dream of attending an Ivy League but there are so many factors in my way . . . SAT and GPA. I would start with the SAT. I have learnt th …

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is military school worth it?

Like if I were to do military for something about behavioral stuff as the same time as military school and went to west point, what would happen if I didn't get accepted to go to medical school for fr …

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SAT

I registered for the October SAT and was wondering if there is anything specific that I should be studying I'm aiming for a 1200 or more any advice is appreciated.

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2 months ago
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At a loss

I want a GPA of 3.4 Unweighted but I have a 2.8 unweighted GPA. I'm always unable to focus on homework and I always shake my leg or completely lose motivation. I typed something longer out earlier but …

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2 months ago
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My stats (HBCU)

Hey! My dream school Is Morehouse Honors College, I’m currently a junior who has taken 7 honors classes during my high school career (3 fresh years, 2 soph year, 2 this year), 2 dual credits this year …

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Is studying abroad as a high schooler (interested in majoring in linguistics) worth it?

hello! I have applied for two summer programs with one of them being a summer abroad. the summer abroad requires not interacting in English whatsoever, so no phones, no music, books etc. I plan on maj …

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ap pre calculus

hey please give advice if u can :,) so im currently taking ap pre calculus and honestly im not good at math or algebra ... these past few weeks i've been struggling with a school-life balance and i sp …

 
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Do you think studying abroad is a good idea?

Honestly, I don't really have a dream college I want to attend. However, studying abroad caught my attention, and most colleges I've talked to have that option. What are some things I should know abou …

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2 months ago
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Gpa

My gpa is trash i'm sitting at a 2.8 unweighted and I want to get to above a 3.0 , but idk what to do. Any advice?

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College Prep

Hey guys!

Does anyone know of any resourceful tips/advice for a junior in high-school? I've been prepping for college since 8th grade and I want to make sure I go above and beyond academically, and soc …

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