Juniors

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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 …

Hi so I have had this idea for a while... It came to my mind when I first discovered what passion projects were ( first learned about them earlier this summer ) I want to put my art/designs onto certa …

Hi so I will be a Junior this upcoming year and I have been having trouble with deciding whether going to regular university with the major that I want ( Graphic Design ) or going to a art college whe …

Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any advice for a student who hasn't really devoted their time to a singular project/activity.

I'm an upperclassman, so really honing in my interests is kind of dif …

Although it might be a little late to change it into AP Lang, i’m starting to feel guilty for not pursuing it. Even though I’ve gotten recommended to not do it from my English Honors teacher, it feels …

Hi, is there anything I can do to get higher chances into UCLA because right now I have a 9% chance, with a 3.8 gpa, that used to be a 3.4, I have 5 extracurriculars and will be adding 2 more this yea …

Last year as a Sophmore I did terrible ending off the school year with C's and D's, with maybe one or two A's and B's. I would like to see if there is a way that I can inspire myself to study more.

I have a 3.2 cumulative from freshman and sophomore year, I'm going into junior year and want to go to a big school( USC, UCLA, Florida State, Etc), what should I do this year to maximize my chances o …

Last year I got a C+ in Macro but in Honors English 2 I got a B+. Also in freshman year I got an A in English 1 and an A- in Modern World History. Do you think I should still take APUSH

hey guys, I am doing the IB diploma program and am a junior... I have chosen Math AI HL econ HL and BM HL, and am planning to major in either econ, business or finance...Im not completely sure yet, bu …

i will be a junior this year, and i am taking AP lang, AP calc ab, APUSH, and APES. however, i've heard that environmental science is the easiest AP science, so if i take it, will i look lazy? AP bio …

I'm going in grade 11 in September. When should I start applying for colleges since I'm an international student and I'm doing the major exams in my country in May-June?

Are there any other extracurriculars I could start applying for/attempting to participate in like clubs? I do participate in 3 different sports while handling my honors/AP classes but I have considere …

any extracurriculars or passion projects I can do as a rising senior planning to study accounting or finance in college(I have little to no extracurriculars).