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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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SATs and Tests in General

Trying to get into Cal Poly to play volleyball and possibly get a PhD. I currently retain a 4.57 GPA at a challenging private school and am on a club volleyball team that is 11th in the country. Howev …

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Help Boost My admission stats

My freshman year, I did really badly. Had a 3.6 GPA; in my sophomore year, I had a 4.1 GPA; and now, in the first Quarter of junior year, I have a 4.1. What do y'all think I should do?

 
Take More AP, CCP(College Credit prep), and Honors classes
50%
 
Stick to my classes now and study more
50%
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Physics C: Mechanics

Hi! I really hate this class. Any tips? For some reason I'm good at engineering and actually applying principles when building something, but all these stupid word problems for some reason trip me up. …

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Need help on how to do like practically everything.

So, I'm a junior who just joined the American public school system. I used to live in another country up until last year. Because of the fact I'm new, I had to take so many grad requirement courses. …

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What other classes/outside school things should I do?

I live in NY state and plan on majoring in Psychology in college, with my goal being to become a therapist. I'm already taking the AP Psych exam in May, but I'd like to know other things I can take/do …

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College help in Texas

I have a 3.5 gpa , I was born in Texas but moved to California ,and Im in extra circulars. I play basketball for my school and play for team USA. I need help trying to find a school in Texas that can …

 
university of Dallas
100%
 
Texas Tech
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Midwestern State University
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Tarleton State University
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Should I apply test optional?/How much would I be able to improve my score?

Okay, so we just got our ACT scores back, and mine was a LOT worse than I expected. These are my stats,

AP Tests:

AP Precalc: 4

APUSH: 4

APHUG: 5

(Taking AP Calc AB, AP Physics 1, AP U.S Gov, and a CCP t …

 
Get ACT prep classes
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Just go test optional-it's unrealistic to improve by 3+ points
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Retake it, but just get a prep book/study for a few months
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Poll closed8 votes
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Does graduating early affect your admissions?

I am trying to graduate early but i dont know if it affects my chances of getting into college.

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GPA

How do I improve my GPA the rest of the year?

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HELP EC

I am currently in our school's highest band class which is wind ensemble and have been in it since last year (sophomore year) and in concert band my freshman year. I also marched for two years and am …

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what colleges could I reasonably get into

I have a weighted GPA for the first 2 years of a 4.35 and am taking an AP this year on top of an honors course. My question is would I be able to get into a good college and I plan to go for civil eng …

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What should I do junior and senior year for a more competitive college application?

I'm a junior at a somewhat rural high school with limited classes and not too many opportunities. I'm looking for some advice because I want to get in to some bigger schools but my extracurriculars an …

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AP Lang helppp

This year I am taking AP Lang and I am struggling due to multiple factors. I don't have the best teacher but I did take AP Seminar last year which I've heard is supposed to help. Any advice on how to …

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Tips of getting admitted

Could you give me some tips on how to get admitted in the colleges of the US as in what should I do,have or apply for to become a full scholar ?

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Tips of getting admitted

Could you give me some tips on how to get admitted in the colleges of the US as in what should I do,have or apply for to become a full scholar ?

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Studying

do you guys have any fool proof study methods? as someone with ADHD who's trying to get into a higher ranked school, studying can be rough

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Recommand universities

Which university other than UW should I apply for next year? I live near Seattle (Woodinville High school) and my unweighed GPA is 3.61 if I finish 3.9 this year. I am going to take 6 AP classes in to …

 
University of Florida
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University of Texas Huston
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Michigan State University
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Northwester University
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Trash GPA in my freshmen year

I have a GPA of approximately 3.92 in my sophomore year, but I have a GPA of 3.0 in my freshmen year, with only one A and C+ in my English. Because of that, My GPA is SIGNIFICANTLY dropped and even if …

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Which is best IPMAT Coaching Centre in Indore.

Can u suggest the best IPMAT Coaching Centre in Indore?

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PSAT difficulty

Was this years psat harder than normal for anybody? You can rank on the poll and comment, but you can’t talk about specific test content. Thanks

 
Easy
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Medium
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Hard
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