Juniors

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Hii, I'm an incoming junior doing the IBDP program. I'm planning on doing something with finance & health policy and was wondering if I could get some ideas of subject combinations for the DP. Also an …

Hi, I currently don't know what majors I should take, but I have a few careers in mind. I already have a pretty good college list, and I have OK academics.

I don't take any APs or Honors, but I do a lo …

So I currently have a 3.7-3.9 ish GPA rn (on 5.0 scale. I KNOW 😭). Im taking AP bio and lang, and those two are my worst grades (I have a b in land and a c in bio; everything else is an a). Took a lot …

I'm about to take the AP Chemistry exam and I am feeling extremely dissapointed in myself because I barely studied for it and I know the best I'm going to get is a 2. The irony is that I've been scori …

I will be a senior next year and I'm planning on signing up for dual enrollment. I want to take the general education classes so I won't have to take them at my university. I want to major in Zoology …

Im planning on signing up for dual enrollment for my senior year next year to get the general education so when I go to university I won't have to take those classes. I want to major in Zoology or Vet …

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I've been trying to figure out how to find scholarships that students have a decent chance at earning. I've looked at sites like Bold.org, FastWeb, Sallie, and sites like scholarship Owl bu …

Hii, could someone please tell me how to improve my SAT score? I just got my results back and I got a 1110 (660 ELA, 450 Math). I feel like I could improve my ELA score pretty easily but I have a real …

I applied to a few. I got rejected from one, and I got deferred from one (I already sent continued interest), and I haven't heard back from one. Now I sincerely don't know what to do - I was hoping fo …

I'm a sophomore at a competitive high school. And by competitive I mean people are trying to step over each other to try to be better than their peers. (ECs, APs, club leadership, prestigious whatnot) …

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My name is Taraji St.Fleur and my GPA isn't good at all. I honestly have no idea what to do. I've been struggling throughout high school and haven't taken it a seriously as I should've but now I k …

I'm about to end junior year and I feel like I haven't accomplished much yet. I have a 3.1 uw GPA, a 4.3 w GPA, will complete 7 APs, 8 AICE, and 8 honors classes by senior year. My ECs are not too imp …

I was wondering if anyone has any experience and/or advice for getting recruited to do sports in college. Obviously, I'm not going to college just to play sports, but I'd like to know 1.) if I have a …

Hi! I'm currently a junior with a 3.8 unweighted, 4.0 weighted GPA, and a 1230 SAT score, with a class rank of 58/511. I've been stressing out for the past couple months because I feel like I don't st …

Hey everyone! I got an 1180 on my SAT. (620 English, 560 math) My dream school is Penn State, University Park and their SAT range is a 1200-1300. Should I retake the SAT or apply test optional? Or sub …

I'm trying to think ahead about my essay for next year but I'm completely stumped. People in my life have told me I can write about things that I've struggled with in my life but I'm finding it hard t …

I'm interested in biotechnology right? But there are no internships or programs around me (in Fort Worth) that I know of that give internships for teens. I go to an athletic oriented school that doesn …

I can't find a given reason anywhere.

I know law school is a graduate program, but how can I show colleges I want to pursue law? So many of my extracurriculars involve community service, but nothing strictly law-related, and it seems like …

Does anyone one else have parents who don't want you to go to college even though it's your dream 😔