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 …

can you put extracurriculars you did before high school on your application or do they not count? do colleges only care about high school onwards or can before high school work too? because i have som …

when should we ask for recommendation letters and how do they work? do teachers give them to you or send them straight to the colleges you're applying to?

How many schools should I apply to?

Starting senior year in a couple of months!! But I only did a sport for two years, one club for two years, and orchestra my freshman year. I need good activities to put on my application but am not s …

I have a great idea for my essay but when it comes to my peers asking me what it is, I feel obligated to tell tem. Is it best if I don't tell them so that I can have my own personal ideas?

I'm currently a junior but over the years I haven't built a strong enough connection with my teachers to ask them for recommendation letters. What do I do?

I've heard that senior grades don't matter because when you apply to colleges, they won't get a chance to put your final grades in the transcript, is this true??

So I'm planning to take 2 AP's and 2 honors in junior year, and I'll take 5 AP's in senior year. Is that enough if I want to go to an Ivy school? I feel like I shouldn't take too many AP's if I want …

I am an international student from india and my school does not offer ap,ib or honors program what should i do ?

I'm taking the AP Physics 1 Exam tomorrow and I'm SO nervous!! If anyone has taken it already, please let me know how it went!

To sign up for dual credit for one class I had to sign up for the corresponding class from the participating community college myself and for the other my teacher did all the work after getting the li …

Okay, so is it only me that feels intimidated here lol. I'm seeing people saying that they have a 3.8 GPA and it's not good enough and Im just here with my 3.44 gpa (which ik trying to improve ofcour …

I know some schools have these sort of summer school programs where if your grades don’t 100% meet the criteria or are as good as they can be, you can go and study earlier to prove you can your grades …

i for one didn't do too well in my freshman and sophomore years of high school as many personal events distracted me from my academic goals. however, in my junior year i managed to maintain a 4.3 weig …

I'm starting the IB Diploma Programme this year, and I was wondering if I should give the SAT or not.

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Hi all!

I was wondering if colleges focus more on your GPA or your transcript. For reference, my GPA is little over 3.8 unweighted (not sure about weighted atm), but my transcript isn't as good. During …

I am a rising senior and I just finished junior year. With my SAT performance and GPA, you could say that I am an average student. However,I believe that I won't get into any of the colleges that I wa …

I'm taking the June 5th SAT this year. I'd like to improve my reading/writing score, I already use the Khan Academy practice but do y'all have anything else that helped you? A study strategy, website, …

I have heard that you should ask teachers at the end of your junior year for rec letters, so you don't rush them during the beginning of senior year. What is a good amount of teachers to ask junior ye …