Juniors

This is a place to learn how other juniors are talking about college admissions.

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Hi Everyone,

I have been editing a lot of admission essays and I just wanted to share some general tips and some of the biggest mistakes I have seen over and over. (This is not just my thoughts; I atte …

I’m trying to line up my class schedule next year but have 2 free full year credits lined up. I was planning on taking AP Stats to fill up one of those credits, but I would also be taking AP Calc AB a …

I want to talk about my experience volunteering at an aquarium in one of my supplements. It specifically asks how an extracurricular activity has shaped you. I am wondering if I should choose a differ …

When should I start to apply for colleges?

Hi everyone, I hope everything is going well!! I've been reading a lot of the remarks on this page about extracurricular activities, and I want to intervene with the conversation. As high school stude …

does anyone have any study methods/tips they used for AP Human Geo?

pleaaaase

I found myself not knowing a lot about colleges and how colleges work, so what would be some resources that I could use to have a better understanding of what college is and how it works.

I'm struggling in classes because I tend to procrastinate and work after school until 10, I need help fixing this issue.

I am a junior and I've already taken 2 PSATs and I'll take the SAT later in the spring and I haven't really done much to study. I was wondering what I should be doing and how often I should study.

If anyone has ever taken the DSATs pleaseee let me know what kind of problems there were. Is geometry important? From the circles, should I know anything besides the circle equation, calculating the a …

Hello Everyone. I am making a research paper on the gender gap in financial literacy and I would hugely appreciate it if you filled this Google Forms to help me in my work. Thank you in advance!! Here …

Hey!! So i was just wondering if anyone had any advice? i kind of was not thinking of my future during my freshman and sophomore years and i struggle really bad with procrastination and not to mention …

Hello, its November already and I should have made this post before choosing and settling on the classes that I am taking for this year. I just want some thoughts on what you guys think:

AP English Lan …

I'm a first generation student, and tbh I'm a little bit lost and unsure of what I should be doing to better my college apps. Or what I should really be doing as far as my classes go. I'm planning on …

I've only taken a PACT and gotten a 21 both times and I want a much higher score. I don't know how to study for them or what resources to use to study for them. does anyone have a good study plan for …

I have most of my class schedule for next year mapped out but there is one thing that I can't decide on. I have to choose one or the other, but next year I'll have AP Lit and AP Physics 1 definitely. …

I need to know if this is good or if my future is ruined. I live in New york if that makes a difference

I got my PSAT/NMSQT back today and I did pretty well. My NMSC selection index was a 222. For most states I think I’d be a lock for National Merit Semifinalist, but I don’t know if that’s the case in M …

I'm looking for programs to apply for right now so it would be great if I could make a list.

Anything related to stem/med/science/research/internships would be great!