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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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should I retake the act for a 36?

Hi! I just took the ACT for the first time last month and I got a 35. I am obviously very very happy with that score however I did psych myself out during the test which led me to score a little lower …

 
Take the ACT one more time
12%
 
Move on and focus on the SAT
88%
Poll closed25 votes
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Tips to get into UF?

Just wondering if anyone knows any tips to get into UF? Currently 3.9 unweighted, 4.5 weighted. 7 Cambridge classes and 2 AP by the end of this year, 2 clubs active. Just havent scored a leadership po …

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a year ago
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GPA Conversion

So my school only calculate GPA as scale 10, how can I get the GPA as scale 4 for admissions?

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a year ago
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Cloudy Career?

I've been debating, I really want to be an artist but I've been told that the skills I need to pursue art can be learned on my own, and college isn't necessary. However, I believe that I still should …

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a year ago
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what AP classes should I take senior year?

I'm currently a junior in high school and was wondering what AP classes I should consider taking if I want to major in engineering or forensic science. My school offer both calculus AB and BC, both of …

 
Take one AP and DE classes
8%
 
Take two AP and DE classes
56%
 
Take only DE classes
12%
 
Take only AP classes
24%
Poll closed25 votes
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a year ago
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SAT help

Any online suggestions for SAT tutoring? Like flashcards, practice tests, etc.

Looking for some that actually help :(

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a year ago
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GPA

Hey y'all my weighted GPA is currently a 93.31, is there any way I can make it higher for my senior year?

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a year ago
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Course Selection

Hiiii!! Is taking ap pre calc, ap lang, ap bio, ap chem, ap gov, ap stats, ap human geography, honors physiology and anatomy, Honors english world literature, spanish 3 good enough for junior year? I …

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a year ago
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Is two AP classes for junior year to little?

Hi I'm Bri, I'm currently taking 2 AP classes this year is that to little? Im taking Apush and Ap English, last year I had Ap spanish, English honors, and CSUB Geology. will I be interesting to a 4 ye …

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Is two AP classes for junior year to little?

Hi I'm Bri, I'm currently taking 2 AP classes this year is that to little? Im taking Apush and Ap English, last year I had Ap spanish, English honors, and CSUB Geology. will I be interesting to a 4 ye …

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a year ago
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military or college first?

Hi, I am currently a junior in high school, and I am seriously considering enlisting after high school, (the air-force to be specific). But I have always planned on going to college. I have no idea w …

 
join the military first
50%
 
go to college first
50%
Poll closed44 votes
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What class should I take? What major would you choose?

I'm currently a high school junior. I Dual enrolled at the local college. I have a 3.98 W GPA. After high school I want to study Forensic science or engineering but have yet to decide. Currently, towa …

 
Engineering
54%
 
Forensic Science
45%
Poll closed37 votes
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a year ago
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Thoughts on what I can do next year to boost likelihood of USF admittance

So, the University of South Florida (Tampa Campus) has been my dream school for a while and I'm wondering what you guys think about how I'm doing and what I can do to improve myself.

Here's what I have …

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a year ago
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Is it worth it to apply to top colleges?

I am currently a junior in high school and my current dream is to major in history and get my PhD and eventually teach at a top university. I am in the top of my class, have great extracurriculars, et …

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a year ago
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take more AP's?

Freshman year: 0

Sophomore year: 1

Junior year: 3

Is it worth taking AP classes that don't pertain to my intended major just to have more APs? I want to study creative writing in college and am looking a …

 
take the extra AP!!
74%
 
take journalism!!
25%
Poll closed27 votes
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a year ago
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How to break bad studying habits?

I'm a junior and I currently have a 89.46 as my GPA, I really, really, really want to get up to a 90-95 to raise my chances of getting into the college I want to. I'm currently in a few classes and at …

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a year ago
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SAT

Hi, I took the August SAT and got a 1370(700 math, 670 r/w). I was wondering if anyone had any advice to boost my score, I will retake it in November. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.

Also, wh …

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a year ago
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Where should I start with Volleyball recruiting?

I participate in club volleyball and I want to go to college for it, but my high school's team did not let me try out this year. (really weird I know) How should I put myself on college's radar?

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a year ago
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UCI Engineering?

What are some things I can do in high school to get accepted into UCI's Engineering Department?

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a year ago
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Nursing School And extra curriculars

So I've been playing soccer for about 11 years now and I want to continue on after high school and more into college. But I plan on going into nursing school to become a psych nurse which from what I …

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