Juniors

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 …

I put in an application to be a BigFuture Ambassador and it was accepted, but I would love to hear from others about what they're doing or done to contribute. I am thinking of doing school interviews …

I'm planning my schedule for senior year. Either way id have three APs (with AP statistics and AP french) and I should have early release, unless one of these classes is a thousand times harder than I …

ok so i go to an arts high school, and i love film. i love basically every aspect of it, but when i think about pursuing it full time i get nervous. i have such a passion for humanity, equality, art, …

I go to a virtual school, so everything is online. I have been doing it for 11 years, going on 12 soon. In my freshman and sophomore years, I struggled a lot mentally (+ loss of motivation). I never t …

Ok so I’m 15 I’m in sophomore I have a 4.5 weighted GPA and I got this letter of congress of future medical leaders and I’m just wondering what it is and if it’s legit

I want to be a detective, and I know it takes FOREVER to get there, but I go to college in a year. (I most definitely am a planner, so yes, I'm planning this far in advance.) I want to go to NCSU, bec …

Taking 5 APs (Lang and communitcation, Physics, CSA, Calc AB and Stats) in Junior yr currently . I think will get 4's in four courses of them and one of them mostly 3/5. Did I screw up my UC college …

Junior year is about half way over and I feel so left behind a lot. So far, I've just been focusing on passion projects and some reseach but it doesn't feel enough due to some limitations. I just feel …

Hello. I'm a highschool junior and It's pretty late into the year, but I'd like to raise my GPA despite not doing so well for the first 2 years. I just recently found out about collegevine. Is there a …

Hey Y’all. I’m a sophomore in the class of ‘28. For my schedule next year, I have to choose which Language Arts course can fulfill my 3rd credit for Language Arts (4 credits is the minimum). I want to …

My name is Arianna, and I am a prospective music major. Recently, my music teacher got in trouble and resigned. She is the only person who knows my skills well enough to submit a recommendation. Shoul …

I am currently a high school student interested in becoming a lawyer. Is it too early to be calling law firms and finding internships?

Guys I currently have a 30 on the ACT - 35 English, 32 reading and 22 Math. I'm so bad at math but I really need a 35/36. How can I get there?

It's too late this year for me to drop any classes and take more engineering electives, so far the only one i've been able to take was a semester last year. I'm thinking I should load up on engineerin …

Or should i jus continue to get a job when I turn 16 and continue to play soccer and balance school. I am in english 2 honors and It's very easy, I will work at Asbury Village, and I will also be run …

I contracted mononucleosis in the middle of first semester junior year, which obviously impacted my grades and I was forced to drop AP Calculus. I am wondering if that will hinder my chances at gettin …

I'm a sophomore in MN, and I'm taking the ACT in April. I have been hearing very mixed things about taking the SAT. Is it worth it? I'll take the ACT at least three times to get the best score possibl …

Hello!

I'm not quiet a junior but a sophomore. I haves hopes of majoring in cybersecurity or computer engineering in the future. Currently as a sophomore my unweighted is a 3.6 as of the 2nd marking pe …

For some background I'm looking to go down the exercise science pathway and hopefully work in the NFL as an athletic trainer or a strength and conditioning coach. I'm having trouble finding internship …

I am a HS junior with a weighted gpa of 3.8. Is paid summer programs and internships very important to get into a good UC? What else can strengthen my college application?