Juniors

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

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Further on... does this differ between csu's and uc's? For instance, my grades so far (sophomore year - junior year) are on the more average side while my extracurriculars are above average. How can t …

im currently a junior and while i have good grades/a high gpa and plan on starting to study for the SAT soon, i dont have any extracurriculars and those are really important in getting into a good col …

I took the PSAT/NMSQT October 11th (last month). Collegeboard says the score release dates were November 6th and 16th. I have not received mine yet. Anyone know if this is an overall delay or could it …

Not sure what to look out for. Admission chances or affordability first?

Not sure what to look out for. Admission chances or affordability first?

Ive taken my PSAT and got 880. 450 on my reading and writing and 430 on my math. I googled the average PSAT score and it says the average is 920 overall 480 for math and 430 on reading and writing. Do …

Hello all,

I am currently a sophomore in high school and am planning to self study some AP classes

My high school doesn't really offer many AP classes are we are in a small school (around 75 kids in my …

How would someone be able to get a 5.0 GPA? I have a 4.25 right now. I go to a magnet high school where everyone majors in a specific field of the arts. I'm in 1 AP class, 2 Dual Credit classes, 2 Hon …

Anyone know of high school junior internships or websites related to finance or criminal justice in LA this summer? I plan to take college classes this summer if I don't find any, but does anyone have …

I am very very very easily overwhelmed and my schedule is filled with AP, dual credit, and honors classes, but I'm wondering if I'm participating in enough extracurricular activities?

I go to a magne …

Guys how many of u are 13 years old and dont no what is what can i get someone to guide me

I'm trying to build up my resume and am really struggling in the extracurricular area, what are things I should do to help this section grow?

Hi Everyone,

I have been editing a lot of admission essays and I just wanted to share some general tips and some of the biggest mistakes I have seen over and over. (This is not just my thoughts; I atte …

I’m trying to line up my class schedule next year but have 2 free full year credits lined up. I was planning on taking AP Stats to fill up one of those credits, but I would also be taking AP Calc AB a …

I want to talk about my experience volunteering at an aquarium in one of my supplements. It specifically asks how an extracurricular activity has shaped you. I am wondering if I should choose a differ …

When should I start to apply for colleges?

Hi everyone, I hope everything is going well!! I've been reading a lot of the remarks on this page about extracurricular activities, and I want to intervene with the conversation. As high school stude …

does anyone have any study methods/tips they used for AP Human Geo?

pleaaaase

I found myself not knowing a lot about colleges and how colleges work, so what would be some resources that I could use to have a better understanding of what college is and how it works.