Juniors

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

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1. Get started by checking out our guidance page for juniors. Here you will fi …

It’s my junior year and I’m really struggling to find a balance between my academic life and peace. Last year I took 3 aice classes, 3 honors, 1 regular, and although I passed all my classes including …

Should I attend college? I like to help people and I love kids. I haven't figured out a career that is suitable for me. Can anyone help me?

I have started brainstorming ( or trying to ) ideas for my Common App essay and other entrance essays. But I’m stumped. I love helping others and have worked at the zoo and helped teach English in Ger …

Hello! I have ADHD. I have to switch up my studying methods often to study effectively continuously. I am running out of effective strategies because I've used them too much. Are there any good ones t …

I just started school yesterday and went to all my classes today, after being in my Anatomy&Physiology honors class I want to be in AP biology due to the class mostly talking about human anatomy and a …

I'm currently a junior and looking for passion projects idea. I love reading and watching crime scene investigation movies or series. My goal is to become a forensic scientist. Any advice is welcome. …

I've written plenty of draft essays, and I feel like every time, I end up back on this topic. The competitive nature of the school system and its elitist structure are two things that have shaped ever …

I have no work experience and I haven't ever applied for a job, because I'm not allowed to. Is this something

I'm debating whether to take Spanish as a Dual Credit my senior year, which means I can drop photography (I'm really bad at Photoshop). I also think it'd look better on College applications. I really …

Hiii! I'm interested in starting a passion project but I'm not sure what I could do. I love anything music related and I sing, play piano and guitar. Anyone have ideas?

Trying to decide my college admissions essay topic. Which one is makes you most curious? Please comment with advice/explain your opinion below. Really stressing over picking the perfect thing that cap …

Are you a graphic designer and need to add something to your resume? I and my team are looking for a talented person to help us carry our mission through colorful drawings and designs. We re working o …

I interned at a large IT company this summer and won a performance-based award. Would I be able to put that as one of my honors on the Common App? And if so, which box would I select it to be? I am as …

I'm a rising junior interested in studying forensic science. Right now, I'm just looking for advice on how to boost my stats and chances of getting into schools like the FSU PC Crime Scene Investigati …

So I really need to improve my English SAT scores. I have a good score in math. I make mistakes in the vocabulary and punctuation parts. Please let me know about some tips and tricks that will help me …

Hello so recently I got my schedule and let me just say that I’m on the verge of tears.

Back in Mai my school gave students a course selection sheet where you can choose your electives and see the othe …

I go to a poorer school in Kentucky and am doing outstanding with what I have. I have a 32 ACT, great EC’s with leadership positions, I have lots of community service hours, 7 AP classes, and a bunch …

Hello so recently I got my schedule and let me just say that I’m on the verge of tears.

Back in Mai my school gave students a course selection sheet where you can choose your electives and see the oth …

I'm an incoming junior, wondering how I can improve my application to get better chances to get into T20s, UCs, etc.

Intended major: Aerospace Engineering/Mechanical Engineering

with a 4.6 W/4.0 UW and …

I'll be a first generation college student, and it makes it really hard for me to know what to look for in a college. I've been touring colleges in my area lately, and I'm a week away from my next tou …