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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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Cooked GPA

I did really bad in freshman year ( 3.3 weighted? ) and mid sophmore (3.8 weighted). my grades are good except for 1 class which is bringing my gpa down. If I lock in next year and senior year, do i s …

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2 years ago
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Options

Hello, I am a 16 year old Junior, and I have some choices for college. I have no idea what to do. I want to go to community college because they have an aviation program so I could become a pilot and …

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2 years ago
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Should I submit a portfolio, even if it doesn't relate to my intended major?

Hello! I recently found out that, depending on the college I'm applying to, I can submit a visual arts portfolio. I have video editing listed as one of my extracurriculars and it is definitely somethi …

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2 years ago
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Ivy art major?

Hi I’m international student and I am intending to do art major in college. (Maybe econ too) I’m asking this because I think chances would be different if I chose art as major…

I am rising senior this …

 
Yes
44%
 
Maybe
38%
 
Not sure
5%
 
No
11%
Poll closed18 votes
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2 years ago
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What should I do to better my chances? (UCs, Stanford, T20s)

Rising senior in California.

Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering

SAT: 1500 (710 English, 790 Math)

UW/W GPA: 4.0 UW/4.68 W, Valedictorian (small school)

Coursework: 11 AP Clas …

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2 years ago
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GPA uppersfor starting senior

Hi guys,

Im looking to up my GPA... my current GPA overall is 3.46 and my wheighted GPA is 3.89

I will be in my final year of high school (ill be graduating as a junior). I really want to get my GPA up …

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2 years ago
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Is getting financial aid from uni's that hard as an international from Egypt?

Hi, I am a rising junior (going to grade 11) from Egypt.

Due to the financial circumstances that my country is going through, I will not have a chance of paying even a fraction of the fees to study in …

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2 years ago
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ROTC

Hi, I have some questions about ROTC and they are as follows:

1. General Information:

• What are the main goals and objectives of the ROTC program?

• What branches of the military offer ROTC programs …

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2 years ago
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Heyy

I’m a rising junior with a 3.19 uw gpa, I have sp2 certificates, completed ford training, I’m an osha certified mechanic, I play trombone, I played basketball, I’m planning on doing track/volleyball/s …

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2 years ago
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Gpa

Is there any way I can get my GPA up? I'm trying to go from 3.2 to at least a 3.6-3.7

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2 years ago
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ECs/Awards & Honors

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know of some possible scholarships, competitions, or anything I can apply to along those lines entering my senior year? I feel this is the weakest part of my application and I …

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2 years ago
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Which classes should I take before I graduate hich school?

Im about to be a senior and I know Ill have extra time on my hands. I want to take some classes before I graduate so I can get a head start. I see people suggesting math, english, and history, but whe …

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2 years ago
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hi im lost

4.0 uw 4.656 w is my gpa and i have this issue where i dont really know what area i want to go into yet idk either international business or law so my clubs r all over the place and i haven't even don …

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2 years ago
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junior year classes

do you think these classes will be enough for junior year honors English 3, honors Latin 3, AP Environmental Science, United States History, Precalculus

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2 years ago
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Admissions for Bowdoin - Feedback?

Hello everyone!!

I've been looking into Bowdoin College quite a bit and I'm really excited about my future application. However, CollegeVine ranks me at about a 7% chance, which makes me a little nervo …

 
You can get in!
35%
 
Mixed feelings, need to improve
28%
 
Definitely not
0%
 
Hard to tell
35%
Poll closed14 votes
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2 years ago
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hey guys

do you guys think that I will get into to LSU when I currently have 3.0 and next year be in 11 grades

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2 years ago
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Do you think i could get into a decent college with 2.8U/3.5W/10AP/6honors/I also have a intro to software certification

ALSO I have an amazon cloud computing essentials certification & ran school JV track & have been dancing Indian classical dance for 13 years. I have a 1200 SAT and i feel like the only things weighing …

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2 years ago
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please help!

can i get into an ivy (princeton, stanford, or even UCLA)

with a 4.17 W/3.7 U/W,

Nasa Internship, Orthodontist Internship,

CEO of Humanitys & MedELIER

PR of Future Business Leaders of America

8th place j …

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2 years ago
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Admission

Hi, with a 3.9UW/4.5W Gpa, with 13 AP classes, and the rest honors and dual enrollment, and 1570 SAT Score, Internships, volunteer work and research, would could i improve to get into ivy leagues?

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2 years ago
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Alg II Retake

Hey everyone, rising senior here. I am retaking my semester one Algebra II next year during school for the first semester. The catch here is that I am so taking stats reasoning, and these classes are …

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