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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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27 days ago
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College Sports

Hey guys, I'm in 11th grade (obviously) and I feel like I'm decent at softball, i've been playing for 6 years now and I feel like I have good statistics but should I let softball control where I go? I …

 
prioritize sports
0%
 
prioritize school
45%
 
find one in the middle
54%
Poll closed11 votes
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28 days ago
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Applications

Hey guys!

I was wondering when we should start applying to colleges? Some people are already sending in applications but I thought you didn’t apply till senior year.

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29 days ago
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When to normally apply

so i’m a junior , and i wanna know when to apply for scholarships and for college ? should i do it as soon as i enter senior year or? and for scholarships do i start now or ??

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a month ago
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What is an IB??

I'm a junior in highschool and I actually don't know what an IB is... I feel like I should know but no one at my school is talking about it...

Is it like an exam?? and if it is what is it for (or subj …

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a month ago
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HI! Anyone know any good colleges for Equine studies/sciences??

I am in Arizona, and my career path focuses on equine studies. However, there isn't an option to search for anything equine. Any fellow animal lovers have any schools that they've been interested in t …

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a month ago
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Do I need clinical experience if I want to go Pre-Med??

I am interested in applying to Pre-Med programs, but I don't have any medical experience. Do I need to shadow or conduct research to be competitive at top schools, or am I fine without? For context, I …

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a month ago
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Am I considered really behind??

I'm a junior and I haven't really started to care for school up until about halfway through last year and I am really trying to become a better student but I have no AP's or Honors under my belt. Am I …

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a month ago
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Did anyone else have their account/application sent out?

My application was sent out to 3 schools, 2 of which are my top choices but I never requested a connection or submitted an application. Did anyone else have this issue?

 
I did!
33%
 
Nope.
50%
 
Hm. Let me check!
16%
 
I can help you!........
0%
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a month ago
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am I the only one taking online school?

So I'm in 11th grade and I'm doing online school. I am about to finish my second semester, and I haven't taken the SAT or ACT... should I be worried?

 
Talk to your counselor
88%
 
apply for a test-optional college
11%
 
community college...
0%
Poll closed17 votes
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a month ago
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Scholarships for Juniors

Hi, I'm an aspiring medical doctor with a 3.7579 gpa, I just want to know how I can get scholarships for free and is it possible for students to pay their own tuition without parents' obligation

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a month ago
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Help for AP Physics 1 🙏

Asking for help from anyone who has taken or is currently taking AP Physics 1. My circular motion unit test is in two days and I'm so lost. The only topic I have understood so far is Newton's Laws. Ob …

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a month ago
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Weighted v Unweighted GPA

I have a 3.88 weighted GPA and a 3.6 unweighted, and i was wondering if applying to a good college is going to be impossible. I have taken APUSH and i am currently taking AP micro/macro, and AP Lit. I …

 
STUDYYY for those AP’s
47%
 
Community college for you
5%
 
You'll be fine keep working
47%
Poll closed36 votes
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a month ago
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Do DP 1 Grades Matter?

Hello. I am a student at Copenhagen International School taking the IB Curriculum. However, I will likely have to move to the US at the end of this school year so that I can start my senior year there …

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a month ago
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Importance of taking AP subjects

so basicly i am in 11th grade and i still dont understand if AP subjects are going to get me into ASU or not so i am low-key kinda confused and worried that i am out of time and i took ap for nothing …

 
AP is important for collage addmission
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its not
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November SAT difficulty

I just took the November SAT and I'm nervous low-key, no discussion of test content, I struggled a little. Anyone have any thoughts, anything to say.

 
Math easier
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English easier
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can't tell
12%
 
both hard
12%
Poll closed25 votes
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a month ago
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College Prep

I am a junior at a very competitive high school (most of these kids from the past graduating class have gone to very prestige colleges like Stanford and ivys) and I feel honestly far behind. I was won …

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a month ago
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How many colleges are y'all applying to?

Hi, I'm a junior in high school right now, and I'm trying to narrow down how many colleges I want to apply to. Currently, I have 10 on my list (2 safeties, 6 targets, and 2 reaches), and I'm wondering …

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a month ago
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Am I supposed to be taking AP clases

I'm a junior at Lawrence high school none of my friends take AP classes except for 2 and they talk about how they hate it and wishes they had never taken them. Throughout my high school experience I h …

 
Take AP your senior year!!
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I doesn't matter
15%
Poll closed26 votes
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a month ago
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HELP FOR COLLEGE LIST!!

I'm a junior studying internationally and will applying to a few colleges in the US. Based on the following overview of my stats, could you please list a few good colleges (public/private) that you th …

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a month ago
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Best free ways to boost SAT Math Score?

I took a SAT practice test, and my best score for Reading & Writing was 730. I still want to get that higher, but my main issue is math. My highest score for math has been a 580, and my goal is to get …

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