Juniors

A community for juniors on CollegeVine to connect as you all get ready for college applications.
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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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Extracurricular Dilemma

Hi friends, I am a rising junior in high school and, long story short, I have basically 0 clue what I am doing in terms of extracurriculars and overall career path. I really like STEM but I also like …

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How do I get a scholarship

I need a scholarship and im in saudi arabia, any idea?

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leadership opportunities

Hello,

Are there any leadership programs for rising seniors in New York?

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Time Management?

Hi! I’m a rising junior and haven’t had the hottest track record with time management. I always get hw done (I have a 4.0), but it gets superrr stressful bc I don’t manage my time properly.

I’m taking …

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Improving GPA

I currently have a 3.91 UW GPA and a 4.1 W GPA. I am taking 2 AP's, and 3 honors courses this year. Will this make it possible to get a 4.0 UW GPA by senior year? (if not, what else can I do in order …

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Can I get my 2.0GPA to a 3.8 Gpa by senior year?

I will be going into my junior year this upcoming school year and I failed 2 trimesters during my sophomore year, and my current GPA hangs just under 2.0 is it possible to get it to 3.8 by the end of …

 
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what should I be doing right now?

Hi! so I'm in between sophomore and junior year right now and I haven't really been doing anything to prepare for the upcoming year besides sign up for SAT tutoring. Is there anything else I should be …

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What are some Methods and Resources I can use to best study for SAT/ACT and improve my score?

I'll be a junior soon and I need to take the SAT/ACT in a couple months and I need to improve my score, what are some tools and resources I can use other than Khan Academy to help improve my score. Th …

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help for extraccuriculars!

Hi, I'm a junior in high school. I have perfect grades, all straight A's, 4.0 GPA, but I have no extracurriculars. I moved to my new high school by the 2nd semester of high school, and my previous hig …

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ACT advice

Hi! I'm taking the ACT for the first time on July 17th and feeling woefully unprepared! (ahh!!)

I've found that kahnacademy's SAT prep course has been super helpful with improving my SAT score, but I'v …

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Are taking these 4 AP Classes too much as a junior?

I am planning to take these classes. I will list my thoughts and the environment of the course at my specific school. Please let me know your own thoughts/personal experience of these courses and if y …

 
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tips regarding coursework

Hello everyone,

I am from India and I find it difficult to express my coursework to American schools

The frame of reference: in India, you are given 5 main subjects you choose in your junior and senior …

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Thoughts on these AP classes?

-AP World History

-AP Calculus

-AP Language and Composition

-AP Psychology

-AP Physics

I'm planning on taking most of these for my Junior year, but I'm still trying to decide on some, and I want to know wh …

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GPA

Hi! I recently just finished the school year off with a cumulative GPA of 3.88 (I had gotten 2 B's for my final grades). If I get straight A's for my next year's final grades, what GPA will I get? I a …

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3 years ago
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AP SCORES

Hell yall just wanted to put it out there that AP scores from may tests will be available for viewing on Monday. Best of luck to yall.

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3 years ago
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SAT Help

I recently took a PSAT and scored an 1010 with a 570 in English and writing and a 440 in math. However I need to reach a score of about 1500 I know how to improve on the english section and the writ …

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How do I ask for letter of recommendations before summer of senior year?

I am starting to plan out my college applications and I didn't want to be too overwhelmed with the college applications during the fall, so I wanted to ask my teachers for a recommendation letter befo …

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Restrictive Early Action Vs Regular Early Action

I know some schools like Yale do restrictive early action which is still non-binding. What are the restrictions in applying to schools like that. Can I still apply to other early action schools if I a …

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Help With SAT improvement

I just recently got my SAT scores back a few weeks ago and my scores were slightly lower than expected... I wanted to ask if anyone knew anyways for me to improve my test taking abilities.

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Confused about Ec's and Internships

Hello! This is Beth here ! I am currently in the 11th standard studying computer science. From my early childhood i have been learning classical dance and music, and am also good at painting and stuff …

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