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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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3 years ago
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Do I need to cite a public domain hymn title?

This is for a scholarship essay. I appreciated the poetical aspect it added. This is the sentence: "When I was in the bleak mid-winter, the expectation of new life offered hope to cling to."

In the Ble …

 
Cite it to be safe
93%
 
Don't cite it
6%
Poll closed16 votes
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3 years ago
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Do colleges answer?

Hi, everybody! Do colleges answer when I click on messege and write a message to them beacause I have sent a message to a college and I didn't get answer. I don't have advisor. Do people need an advis …

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3 years ago
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What colleges should I be aiming for?

I plan to major in business or business marketing. However, I am also interested in law or criminal justice if business does not go to plan.

Relevant high school info:

-3.89 GPA

-31 ACT

-Part of National …

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3 years ago
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How do i describe my courses ?

I'm currently a Canadian student, my school unfortunately doesn't offer any APs, IB or any of the above but we have courses that are labeled as "university". You either choose to take university cours …

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3 years ago
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Need some feedback/advice on my 11th grade course selection

Hi,

My name is Alan and i am a current 10th grader. My current unweighted gpa is a 4.0 and weighted gpa is 4.06. I would appreciate some feedback on my course selection for 11th grade(is it challenging …

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3 years ago
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What are some good activities that will increase my chances of getting into colleges like florida state?

I feel like I have good grades, a good SAT score, and decent activities yet my chances to get into some of my choice colleges are still low. I was wondering what kind of activities can I do to help me …

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3 years ago
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Senior Year Courses

I'm having difficulty choosing what courses to take next year as someone who's aiming for a T25 school. I'm currently taking 5 AP classes, 1 DE class, and 1 honors class. I intend to go on a pre-med t …

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3 years ago
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Tips for Time Management

Hello! I have realized that I have struggled with time management since I started high school. Can anyone suggest effective tips for someone who is busy every day?

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3 years ago
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What are the best classes for me to take as a senior - classes that are appealing to colleges or ones that interest me?

Hello! I'm currently in the process of registering for next year's classes, where I'll be a senior, and I'm having trouble deciding what classes I should take! There are courses available that inter …

 
Take all of the classes - the ones you like and the AP's!
69%
 
Take only the classes you like; no AP's
3%
 
Take AP Lit and Bible History
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Take AP World and Creative Writing
15%
Poll closed26 votes
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Summer going into senior year

I'm going to be traveling and away from home this summer for over a month straight and only have a couple weeks back at home before senior year starts - how should I prepare for college apps/senior ye …

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3 years ago
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Where should I apply to college?

Once done with high school I will have 8 APs, 8 Honors, and 6 DE classes.My GPA is a 3.9. I either want to be a Psychology or Business Major to become a genetic counselor.

 
Louisiana State University
4%
 
University Of Michigan- Ann Arbor
48%
 
Texas A&M
28%
 
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
20%
Poll closed25 votes
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3 years ago
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Should I quit band?

Hello,

I'm a current junior, and I've done marching band for the past two years. I really enjoyed marching band the first year but enjoyed it significantly less this past year. Also, a requirement to b …

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3 years ago
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Key Club

On the CollegeVine's extracurricular scaling level on what level is creating the Key Club at school? What about spreading the organization to other schools in the country as well?

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3 years ago
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How many APs?

I am currently a sophmore planning for my junior year and I am not sure what/ how many APs I should take. I for sure want to take AP Lang, APUSH, and AP Psych. I am thinking about taking AP Calc AB or …

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3 years ago
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HELP!! Please will I get into Georgia tech or Emory as a freshman? ( Be honest but not mean please )

My counselor keeps saying I wont get in and dude it's really crushing me so so much and I need some advice truly here's my transcript . . .

I have a 3.70 GPA, strong test scores (SAT: 1600, ACT: 36), a …

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3 years ago
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Major/ Career choice

I want to be a software Engineer

I want to know which major is the best to study

Computer Science

Software or Computer Engineer

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3 years ago
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Research assistant help

Hi all! I’m a junior who’s interested in neuropsychology and I want to gain lab experience. I was wondering how I can write an email to professors in my state requesting volunteer opportunities. Does …

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3 years ago
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How are you feeling?

JUNIORS!!!!!

I thought I would take this time to do this poll to see how we all are doing!

If you have any advice for others/or need advice make sure to comment below!

 
AWESOME!!! I'M SO READY FOR SENIOR YEAR!!!
17%
 
I'm doing great!!
28%
 
50/50
35%
 
Meh..
17%
Poll closed39 votes
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Does anyone else not know what they want to major in?

All of my friends have an idea and im getting super stresses as im already picking classes for senior year. Does anyone have advice or any helpful tips? I have hobbies and intrest but they dont relate …

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3 years ago
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Next Year's Classes

My school is already having us choose our classes next week. And I'm unsure of what science class to take. Here's my schedule:

AICE Lit

AP Calc BC

Experimental Science Honors (my school requires this cla …

 
AICE Bio
61%
 
AICE Chem
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