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 …

I have to choose between taking a math class or science class next year, I have already taken 3 years of science classes: Adv. physics, honors chemistry and biology. Also 3 years of math but nothing s …

I’m in 11th grade and looking for free college counselor. Please if you know any, let me know.

Hey!! im a junior in high school and I want to go to Hofstra, like REALLY want to go, but I know my family can't pay the tuition. Is there any way I can get a good scholarship in order to lower the tu …

When I started high school, I had no idea what colleges were looking for in their applicants. I thought that as long as I got good grades, the level of my class wouldn't matter. So, throughout 9th and …

I already have one of my letters figured out: my CS teacher. Computer science is the major I am planning on going into so she was my top choice. For my other letter I have two options: My english teac …

Hello fellow juniors,

As application season is nearing many of us are aiming to bolster our applications. And I have an opportunity that may be of assistance. I founded a public health podcast, The Fr …

As I started to plan my classes for senior year, I realized that I am torn between taking 1) AP Literature versus Creative writing and 2) AP Biology vs. Honors Anatomy.

Creative writing, although it is …

So, I'm nonbinary. I'm very much out at my school (president of the LGBTQ+ group) and have changed my name in the school's system to my preferred name.

Which means all my transcripts and documents and …

I understand admission is a holistic process. However, I am curious about how attending a semester school will impact my college acceptance rate. The Oxbow School is an art school in Napa and I am pot …

As I said above I am a junior with a 4.28 10-12 WGPA. I have gotten all As on my transcript and now I’m absolutely terrified as to what will happen if I get a B or even a C for second semester in math …

Right now, I'm a junior and I'm taking two dual enrollment (D.E) classes (English and U.S. Gov). My state will pay for a total of four dual enrollment classes on the dual enrollment grant. Next year I …

Hi All! Thanks in advance for sharing your experience/advices.

I'm a rising junior and have an interest in pre-med. I haven't taken any physics but H Chemistry only. Having hard time deciding betwe …

I’m planning on taking a few college classes this summer and am having trouble deciding which ones to take.

I plan on taking Intro to Psychology and am currently tied between also taking Intro to Stati …

I am gonna be a senior in high school in September. Right now I am a junior (11th grade). I am gonna be a teacher's aide for 6 weeks in the summer. I want to apply to a gas station near my house but I …

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows good AP Physics C: Mechanics courses available online. I also would prefer if they were cheap or free.

Hi all,

Unfortunately, I had to cancel my AP tests for this year. I am a cyber school student, and my tests are being taken at a facility over an hour away that I am not able to arrange transportation …

This year I'm taking two tests (math and physics, both SL), next year I want to take 2 as well (Japanese SL and Chemistry HL). I could take three more (psychology, english, history) but is it worth it …

Hey friends,

I recently took the SAT for the first time and was super worried about my score as I didn’t study, but to my relief I scored a 1540. This is a great score but I know a lot of schools are t …

When is everyone starting college admissions? I’m afraid I’m going to start too late. Also, when do applications even open for people to start?

I took the SAT twice, one has better reading scores and the other has better math scores.

Will colleges accept superscores? Are there any that specifically don't, and will they have access to ALL my SA …