Juniors

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

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Hey everyone, Im a junior who's currently taking AP Seminar. All I need to receive my AP Capstone diploma is to take AP Research and another AP class next year. I was wondering if anyone knows if coll …

Hi, from my basic understanding of course rigor, it's harder classes or something along those lines.

In my school, we don't have AP or IB classes or advanced classes of the sort. What we do have is 6 c …

Hey everyone! Im currently a junior and ive taken Ap Human Geography, Ap Government and Politics, AP seminar, and AP stats. Im for sure taking AP research next year and im interested in taking AP art …

full disclosure, this past summer i started my own org following a program that encouraged participants to found their own initiatives. i am not doing this w/ to help my college admissions chances, as …

I am a junior planning to major in a humanities or social science discipline. My extracurriculars, community involvement, and grades/coursework are strong in these areas and reflect my interests, eg. …

Hi. I am a student from Pakistan, looking forward for an undergraduate degree in the US. Can someone please tell me that what should I fill in the coursework section . My school didn’t offer IB or Hon …

Over the course of my Junior and Senior years, I am going to be taking the following AP courses

Junior: AP Chemistry, AP Economics (One semester of both), and AP Physics 1

Senior: AP Biology, AP Calculu …

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I was wondering what other classes I need to take in order continue my journey to become a Pediatric nurse. I've taken Biology and Chemistry, and is currently taking AP Bio. I've already taken Heal …

I am an American Citizen and have an American Passport, but I have only lived in America for 3 years of my life. For the rest of it I have been living around the world and going to international schoo …

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I am trying to use my time wisely, and I was wondering if there is anything extra that I could be doing in my High School years to help with med school and getting into colleges.

I reside in Lagos,Nigeria. We don’t have AP/ IB tests. In the coming years, I will be writing the SATs and it’s Nigerian equivalent. I’m in a few extracurriculars. Compete in local competitions. Does …

What should I start doing as a junior to prepare for college applications?

What are some unique medical-related or science related extracurriculars I can participate in?

What are some things I can do to stand out in college applications?

Does anyone know the best way to find and apply for internships? Most I find are for college students or those about to go into college.

Any college recommendations for good research universities in the north that are good for pre-med and not ridiculously hard to get into?

I'm transgender, and I'm hoping to get my name changed before senior year. I just want to be prepared if there's any extra paperwork or things I might need to do to send my information from my entire …

I've been feeling guilty about not taking any APs so far when it feels like most people preparing for college have taken several, but I'm also in the Cambridge International program where we take AS a …

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I was wondering if anyone has any advice for the act and sat (tip for studying)

thanks :)

I started my junior year a week ago. I really want to be a pilot, but I'm unsure the route I want to take. My two options are essentially Air Force Academy or going to a random college for my degree a …