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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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Should I put in my super score SAT or my best SAT result from one test into the collegevine chancing simulator?

My guess is the superscore but I want to know for sure

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3 years ago
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is it too late to bring my 2.0 GPA to at least an average level?

I have been trying to find a way to increase or counteract my bad GPA with no luck from my school's counselor's office. Should I focus on extracurriculars and SAT/ACT scores, or have I burnt my chance …

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3 years ago
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What should I major in and how will that determine my career?

Hi! I am currently a high school junior starting to question my career choices. I have been having doubts about some majors I am interested in like Political Science, International Affairs, Environmen …

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3 years ago
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How many officers should be in a school club?

I run a club averaging 17 members per meeting. This year, we had 4 officers.

There has been one member of the club who has been there since day one and was the only one other than me to win an award i …

 
6 officers is too much
29%
 
6 officers is fine
70%
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3 years ago
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Help with a Essay bros or sisters😔

-Viewing of two (minimum) films.(Pick any from the list below. Please help me. I will use my words to write it, just want an example ESSAY)

-Each of the two (minimum) films must be cited through the bo …

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3 years ago
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Question about setting up profile

I’m trying to finish setting up my profile and it says that I have it 80% done, and I just need to finish the preferences section. Thing is, I already completed it and it sends me to that screen that …

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3 years ago
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Extra Curricular Ideas

Does anyone have any extra-curricular ideas? I'm a sophomore going into my junior year and I only do dance team and girl scouts. Any ideas of anything else I could join?

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3 years ago
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Psychology or Fundamentals of Communication?

I'm already taking English and Statistics next year for dual enrollment and I have the option to take a third one. Psychology seems super interesting to me, but Communication could be more practical. …

 
Psychology
88%
 
Fundamentals of Communication
11%
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3 years ago
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How much does DECA help your chances of getting into college?

I am part of my school's DECA chapter, which is a competitive business club. We participate in regional, state, and international competitions. I compete in sports and entertainment marketing and I am …

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3 years ago
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demographic questions ?!

ik im posting this in the juniors page, but it's a question for literally everyone in highschool --

what do y'all answer for the demographics questions on tests like the sat/act and on this website? i …

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3 years ago
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question is in the description cause it was too long ↓

I had Bs and a couple of Cs sophomore year with regular classes But now as an IB students I've got straight A. How would colleges react to that?

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3 years ago
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Which kind of college class should I take as a science major for course exemption?

My school offers dual enrollment, and I am going to sign up for a college course over the summer. I plan on majoring in biology. I'm afraid if I take a STEM course, my college will make me retake it. …

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3 years ago
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Major Help

Hello! I'm a junior in highschool and looking at different majors. Ive been looking into careers based in science or scientific research. Mainly Biology and Chemistry related. Thing that have piqued m …

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3 years ago
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What happened to my karma?

I made a reply to a community post and it got accepted, so I got 20 karma. But then it got un-accepted and now I have negative karma. Could someone please help fix the issue and refund my karma?

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3 years ago
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How valuable can a congressional campaign internship be for college applications?

She’s also the incumbent congresswoman right now. I’m doing this internship to enrich my skills, but i also want to know how valuable it will be for me when i apply to college. Schools I’m particularl …

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3 years ago
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What do I pick?

I am a junior. Recently, the more I've been looking at college, I feel like there are two different paths I can choose. I think law is really interesting, but I also love plants. I think I would be ha …

 
Law
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Agriculture
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is a 1230 SAT bad?

I scored a 1230 on my SAT and I really don’t want to retake it. I don’t plan on applying to any ivy leagues but is this score, plus tons of leadership positions and other extra curriculars + good grad …

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3 years ago
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Poll: Do you favor SAT or ACT!? Both or Neither?

I'm wondering what percentage of students choose to prepare for SAT and ACT for their college application. They each have their own Pros and Cons. I personally favor SAT. VOTE in the poll to show you …

 
SAT included for College Application
25%
 
ACT included for College Application
29%
 
Both included for College Application
33%
 
Neither included for College Application
12%
Poll closed24 votes
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3 years ago
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Can extracurriculars in college help me get into law school?

I'm a junior about to be a senior and I have no extracurriculars. I plan on getting into things in college, but I don't know if that's good enough. I'm asking because I've seen so many people talk ab …

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3 years ago
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Twitter communities?

Hey!

So I know a lot of people use Twitter for some college admissions things, and I have heard it is a good way to get acknowledged by your admissions officer. Does anybody have any community-type thi …

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