Juniors

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 …

I want to start a club but…

How do I start a club and initiate aspects like fundraisers, inviting public speakers, organizing community service, and planning activities? I have no experience in any of …

This has been something on my mind ever since I started looking into online AP courses about two months ago. Mainly what I'm trying to figure out is if it would affect my overall estimated GPA. Do the …

I know Junior year is the year colleges focus on the most, so I'm trying to make sure my academics and EC's for the year are up to par. I'm worried I might take on too big of a course load in trying t …

I am in RS program, which is taking courses full time in community college during high school year. I plan on taking calc 1 and Eng 1 on the first quarter, still deciding whether to take civics or US …

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i'm currently going to be a rising junior in the fall. my stats are good, but my extracurriculars are extremely weak (2 clubs with no leadership position). I know I have to create a spike on m …

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For my freshman year of High School I've got a chance to choice Honors courses or regular. Can you suggest some subjects I should choose that are honors which would help me get into a t …

A couple of days ago, I posted a poll on what my next move is with my college experience. It closed last night with split results for extracurriculars and AP classes.

As said in the poll, this is the …

Last night, the poll that I posted closed and the results were split between extracurriculars and AP classes. I would like to gather ideas for possible extracurriculars that would help with getting in …

Hi there, i’ve been using khan academy to study for my SAT, and i was wondering if anybody else noticed that the content is harder than some of the other study materials i have. Has anybody else notic …

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I have to confirm my IB subjects very soon as I will be going to grade 10, right now my subjects are: HL: Business Management, Math AA, Design Technology, SL: Visual art, Chinese B, Language an …

I've recently passed and recieved my GED, which is one of the most important steps for me to get started with college.

One of the first things that I'll have to get out of the way once I move is that I …

Hello, I plan to study Aerospace Engineering or Astrophysics in the future. I am currently a rising Junior at a Technical High School. Here's the big picture: I will obtain an AA (or an AS in Mathemat …

Hello, I plan to study Aerospace Engineering or Astrophysics in the future. I am currently a rising Junior at a Technical High School. Here's the big picture: I will obtain an AA (or an AS in Mathemat …

Hello, I plan to study Aerospace Engineering or Astrophysics in the future. I am currently a rising Junior at a Technical High School. Here's the big picture: I will obtain an AA (or an AS in Mathemat …

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im a highschool rising junior and im working out my college journey. while i know my courses and extracurriculars are very important, im wondering if making connections, especially to top schools, …

Hi all :) I'm just wondering if anyone in this chat has experience in working towards making their high school a better place to be? I would like to start a school beatification club at mine this fall …

I live outside the US and am interested in applying to leading American universities. From the information I've come across so far on the Internet, it seems that things like AP classes, clubs and lead …

I come from a family where our income is very low, and I'm worried that they won't be able to pay for my college. I really want to get into Kean University, and I'm currently an incoming junior. My gr …

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im a highschool rising junior and im trying to make my resume better for colleges. a lot of people say that starting a club is good for extracurriculars. i dont have much time to do a lot of extra …

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im a highschool rising junior in a small school and i have some questions abt the sat and how to prep for it efficiently! i just recently started doing sat practice on khan academy but i feel like …