Juniors

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

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Hello! Need urgent help! I took French I in 9th grade, and currently, in 10th grade I am wondering if it is ok to not take a language and take french in 11 grade. That is because I am in virtual schoo …

Like when do college applications/the process of that start?

I hear a lot of my family friends say that I should have taken college-level classes. Technically, aren't AP classes college-level classes? …

I see all these people with like 20 awards while I don't even have one to put on my application. I'm not 100% sure about my major yet but I'm leaning towards psychology or premed. What would be some g …

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I'm an incoming junior and I feel like there's more I should be doing to prepare for college/set up a career path for myself. I am on regional board for my Jewish youth group, I am an active membe …

I’m a rising junior and want to start a club at my school but don’t know when or how to start. I have a couple friends who would do it but I don’t have an adult to supervise or a person to email about …

I tutor, babysit, and cook, but I am not a part of an organization so what should I put in the organization section?

I'm taking AP Bio and AP Chem at the same time this year because Physics Honors did not fit into my schedule. Any advice or insight about the two classes? Do they go hand-in-hand? I LOVE science so my …

Hi! I'm a rising junior at a suburban private highly religious school.

So basically I've done art my entire life, and I am currently making a portfolio and my ALL of extracurriculars are focused on ar …

Hello, I’m a rising junior and to be short, I’m lacking extracurricular and since my school doesn’t have the clubs I want to be a part of, I wanted to create my own club. I’ve already prepared and cr …

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 …

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

Hello,

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …