Juniors

A community for juniors on CollegeVine to connect as you all get ready for college applications.
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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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Classes

I'm struggling in classes because I tend to procrastinate and work after school until 10, I need help fixing this issue.

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How much should I be studying for SATs

I am a junior and I've already taken 2 PSATs and I'll take the SAT later in the spring and I haven't really done much to study. I was wondering what I should be doing and how often I should study.

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How can I raise my Calc AB grade from an 88.4 to a 92.5 by the end of the year?

Just finished the first quarter with a B+. I need an A in this class to make up for some B's in my past math classes. It's a rolling grade book, we've finished two units. Any advice? resources, tips?

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DSAT

If anyone has ever taken the DSATs pleaseee let me know what kind of problems there were. Is geometry important? From the circles, should I know anything besides the circle equation, calculating the a …

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Research (Extracurricular)

Hello Everyone. I am making a research paper on the gender gap in financial literacy and I would hugely appreciate it if you filled this Google Forms to help me in my work. Thank you in advance!! Here …

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Junior Year!

Hey!! So i was just wondering if anyone had any advice? i kind of was not thinking of my future during my freshman and sophomore years and i struggle really bad with procrastination and not to mention …

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Thoughts on Junior Year Classes

Hello, its November already and I should have made this post before choosing and settling on the classes that I am taking for this year. I just want some thoughts on what you guys think:

AP English Lan …

 
Good
85%
 
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15%
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What should I be doing junior year to better my college app?

I'm a first generation student, and tbh I'm a little bit lost and unsure of what I should be doing to better my college apps. Or what I should really be doing as far as my classes go. I'm planning on …

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LIT Economics Dictionary

Hey everyone. I suggest you buy this Economics dictionary- writinglife.kobo.com/v2/dashboard?utmsource=landingpage&utmmedium=referral&utmcampaign=KWLLPSignIn if you are struggling, fascinated, interes …

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SAT/ACT Prep

I've only taken a PACT and gotten a 21 both times and I want a much higher score. I don't know how to study for them or what resources to use to study for them. does anyone have a good study plan for …

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Class decision

I have most of my class schedule for next year mapped out but there is one thing that I can't decide on. I have to choose one or the other, but next year I'll have AP Lit and AP Physics 1 definitely. …

 
AP Calc
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AP Physics 2
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Alright guys.... I got a 1130 on my PSAT

I need to know if this is good or if my future is ruined. I live in New york if that makes a difference

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National Merit Cutoff

I got my PSAT/NMSQT back today and I did pretty well. My NMSC selection index was a 222. For most states I think I’d be a lock for National Merit Semifinalist, but I don’t know if that’s the case in M …

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6 months ago
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What summer programs are open for high schoolers to apply?

I'm looking for programs to apply for right now so it would be great if I could make a list.

Anything related to stem/med/science/research/internships would be great!

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6 months ago
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Job Experience

I've never had a job before, but I know that that's something college admissions like to see. I plan on majoring in music; I play clarinet. Would having a job that relates to music have more of an imp …

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volunteer hours

My school has our volunteer hours presented on our transcript if I participate in things outside of school how do I prove these hours? I have them on a spreadsheet but I am a little confused.

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6 months ago
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in state or out state

hi I'm having a hard time picking colleges should I stay in state(Texas) I would know a lot of people or should I go out of state (Oregon)?

 
in state (Texas)
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How do you properly apply to college ?

Hi I'm an junior who is currently college hunting. I'm struggling with the process. I'm also a first generation college student. My mom is an entrepreneur who has student loans but has gone to college …

 
College applications are easy
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College applications are hard
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Do colleges really care about attendance?

I have straight A's and I've been taking Honors, AP, and Dual Credit classes. I plan on going to college for music - I play clarinet. But I have pretty bad attendance (I was absent 24 days last year). …

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Suggestions for student recovering from AP Trauma?

Well, as the title suggests, I'm preparing for AP Courses again (I go to online school so if the timing feels a bit off that's why). I'm new to doing school online and have only been doing it since fr …

 
Don't do AP!!
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Challenge Yourself. Give AP another try!
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Ask your counselor!
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