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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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2 years ago
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I’m not sure if I’m doing good at school

I barely started going back to school but I have peers who go above and beyond and I’m wondering if I should start doing better. I have a 4.2 weighted gpa and a 3.7 unweighted I’ve taken 5 college cla …

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2 years ago
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Should I go to community college first?

So I'm a junior that has always been in high academic classes and can't stand my peers who don't care about learning or distrupt the classroom. I've always wanted to go to college right away and my mo …

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2 years ago
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Tips???!!!

I'm a junior and this year has sucked so far. My grades have been slipping, I'm not failing but one class which is civics with an F. We took a practice PSAT test at the beginning of the year and I got …

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2 years ago
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Extracurriculars and Passion Project?

I am looking at extremely prestigious schools and know in order for that I need extracurriculars and a passion project. Right now I'm in NHS, Key Club, Vice president of student gov, volleyball team c …

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2 years ago
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Auburn First Decision

Does anyone know when the Auburn first decision applications open for admittance for fall of 2025?

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2 years ago
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Internships

Does anyone know of any high school internships for business or finance within LA? or like websites to find paid jobs to get experience in the finance or business realm.

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2 years ago
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AP and Honors Classes

Hello! My name is Isabela, and I'm an international student.

Here in my country we don't have neither AP nor Honors classes, but, I want to understand what are the differences between them, because the …

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2 years ago
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Extracurricular help

Considering to apply to a foreign university became certain as I was about to go into grade 12. I have roughly 9 months to build a solid extracurricular profile. As a person in India, there is a grave …

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2 years ago
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Good??? Grades and Terrible PSAT Score, Bad IGCSE Scores Freshman Year will I get into college???

I am a junior, who was living abroad during my freshman year of HS and was in IGCSE courses, out of the 6 (core) classes I took I failed 3, the other 3 extracurriculars I took I passed. (It was a roug …

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2 years ago
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how to pay for college??

hi, so i can't pay for college.

even though my parents cannot pay for my future college tuition and expenses, i probably wont qualify for questbridge, and (according to the efc calculators that i've t …

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2 years ago
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I'm a Junior, and I don't do anything! Can you help me?

Hi! I'm a 16-year-old Junior. I struggle, a lot. School has always been tough, but if I motivate myself, I pass and earn decent (B's and C's) grades. My problem is; that I've passed my Freshman and So …

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2 years ago
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No extracurriculars/GPA lowered

I have two questions for this amazing community.

#1. As is often asked in this online community, I have extracurricular troubles. All I have for extracurriculars is:

My hobbies

The time I volunteer …

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2 years ago
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College Application Question!

At my high school, I am going to be able to get an Associate of Science in Business Administration at the same time when I graduate high school. I am not 100% sure how and if it will help me in colleg …

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2 years ago
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Getting messages from colleges... can't open them!!

Hi there! My collegevine messages have a couple of colleges reaching out to me. When I try to open them, the website glitches and doesn't allow me to. How can I fix this? I see others have this proble …

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2 years ago
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How to check how much time I've spent reviewing essays?

Is there a way for us to see the essays we've previously reviewed or the time we've spent reviewing essay on CollegeVine?

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2 years ago
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College or Enjoyable Classes?

Hi all! I'm currently a Junior and my midterms are next week, and the following week course registration opens for my Senior year. As of right now, my courseload is 8 honors, 4 APs, and 4 dual enrollm …

 
Prioritize your wants/interests
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Take the college classes
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Johns Hopkins University ??

im a junior in high school and I play clarinet. recently the clarinet professor from JHU was visiting my city and I paid like $150 to get a private lesson with him. he complimented my performance and …

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2 years ago
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Should I drop APUSH?

I am currently failing all my APUSH tests and I've taken at least 7 now. I am considering dropping APUSH, but not sure if that would affect my chances of getting into the colleges I want.

Should I dro …

 
Drop APUSH
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Stay in APUSH
26%
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2 years ago
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Does intern count as Extra curricular?

I started working as an intern at a non profit company. By intern I mean I help them with advertising and helping them with organizing events. I also earn service hours through it. Does this count as …

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2 years ago
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How Do I Raise My GPA?

Hey yall, I need some advice. I am currently a junior with a 3.12 GPA, and I'm trying to raise it as high as I can before I graduate (May 2025). I am in an honors chemistry class this year, and I exce …

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