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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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I know my GPA doesn't reflect who I am, and I don't know what colleges I would belong or be accepted too, please help?

I am a high school Junior who struggled with major family issues, mental health issues, and all the inbetween. Due to all the stresses of my issues as well as having to move to a new place, my grades …

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2 years ago
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WHERE DO I BELONG AND WHAT COLLEGES WOULD WANT ME?

I am a high school Junior who struggled with major family issues, mental health issues, and all the inbetween. Due to all the stresses of my issues as well as having to move to a new place, my grades …

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2 years ago
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Struggling GPA

For my first two years of high school I’ve taken all honors/AP classes. Unfortunately my grades in all of them suffered because of family issues and mental health problems. This year I’m taking regula …

 
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2 years ago
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Recommendation Letters

Hi all!

I just had a few questions about recommendation letters. Could I have my 10th grade Chemistry teacher write one? She offered to write one for me but when I went to my guidance office they told …

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2 years ago
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Unique & Outstanding Extraciriculars

Hi everyone,

Just to start I am not a junior, I am a freshman but I would love to get some upperclassmen who are more experienced to chime in on this. I want to go to a T25 school and with that requir …

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2 years ago
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GPA

I am a high school student my 9th percentage is ok about 62%. I am currently in 10th grade how much percentage i need to score in 10th,11th and 12th for good gpa?

My gpa can still go above 3?

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2 years ago
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I NEED MAJOR HELP

My gps is 3.9-4 right now, but my overall achievements don’t amount to much. I am aiming to become an accountant and my hobbies are focused on digital art and volleyball. But I just joined volleyball …

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2 years ago
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If I want to get into a top 20 college, how do I show excellence in creative writing as my primary extracurricular?

So far, I've been published in a three literary magazines/websites, won a few local creative writing contests, and I've been a finalist or received honorable mentions in national writing contests. Add …

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2 years ago
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College search

How much time on average per week is a good amount of time to search for colleges. And also are there some deadlines is should follow like by Thai date I should have at least 20 schools smth like that …

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2 years ago
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Do UC Schools require an SAT?

I want to apply to some of the UC schools next year and just am wondering about the question up above.

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2 years ago
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GPA

What’s a good gpa for me to maintain I’ve take. 5 Ap classes so far will take 3 more next year I’ve taken almost all honors classes except 3 which was art class and health I have a 3.7 rn is that good

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2 years ago
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AP classes

I’m an international student. Neither my school nor the whole country offers AP/IB classes and I heard that I can take AP classes on EdX but yet if i’ve taken it, it will not get counted on my school …

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2 years ago
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How to get healthcare related internships/research projects?

I’m thinking about pursuing something healthcare related in college, so I’m looking for some internships or research projects related to that. However, it’s really hard to find healthcare related inte …

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2 years ago
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Internships for Aerospace Engineering

Hey! I'm looking to get an internship in aerospace engineering (STEM internship is a requirement), but I'm not sure what companies I should email to ask. Does anyone know of any major aerospace engine …

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2 years ago
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Collegevine Peer Essay Review

Hi! Sorry this post is in the junor's feed - I don't think that there's a feed for Collegevine support so here I am!

Almost 24 hours ago I spent 10 karma to have an essay peer reviewed and I still hav …

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2 years ago
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Will dropping a class (a W grade) hurt my admissions chances?

I really want to drop out of a class because it is stressing me out so much and overwhelming me. I didn't drop it initially within the first week because I didn't realize how difficult the workload wo …

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2 years ago
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Can you drop a dual credit class?

I have a lot of classes that I am taking and I need to clear up room for my job and so I have enough time for homework,.Can you drop a dual credit class?

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2 years ago
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PSAT/NMSQT

Hello! I'm wondering if it's actually worth taking the PSAT, considering UC schools won't even be needing SAT scores in the future.

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2 years ago
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ACT vs hs counselor

so ive been asking for months on information on the act from my counselor and i have gotten things from "youre too young" to "you dont have the classes" i just started school and all the excuses shes …

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2 years ago
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GPA = Yikes

My current GPA is in the 3.4-3.5 range but I want to go to MIT for a double major in Aerospace Engineering, and Computer Science. I'm taking harder courses along with studying and working harder in al …

 
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