Juniors

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Hey, Is it too late to start my ECs if I'm a rising junior(not from the States ) and have no ecs except for tutoring and cooking for fam(does this even count as an ec) I only have awards from school c …

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Academically, I have a pretty strong profile and I currently have a class rank of 2. However, my extracurriculars are really lacking. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for act …

I'm a rising senior and as college admissions get closer I'm wondering about my chances at a top-25 school. I know getting into a top school is not the most important thing in the world but I'm wonder …

Can you suggest some good High School Clubs that will impress Ivy Leagues?

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I want to start a volunteering initiative that will help kids with neurodegenerative disorders by engaging them in art and music therapy to help them better cope with their disorder. Using fundrai …

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Academically, I'm doing pretty good. In terms of Extracurricular activities, however, I need to step it up.

I am Currently:

The Secretary for a Club

In the Mock Trial team of my School

Have bee …

I don't know if pop is the right word haha, but I am a bit worried. I have solid academics (A+ average, 2 years so far) and some regional/school awards. Those things are great, but I don't want to get …

Hi, I am planning to take AP Physics 1 in my junior year. I have taken AP Calculus AB last year as a sophomore and I will be taking AP Calculus BC as a junior. I have already taken a regular high scho …

I plan on majoring in political sciences and later on go to law school to become a criminal lawyer

I've taken multiple classes related to this such as criminal justice, law studies, and planning on tak …

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My name is Raina, and I'm looking for internships + more opportunities for research. I want to major in neuroscience and hopefully go into biotechnology. I have a list of professors from my state …

Hi I'm rising senior, I did not do well in my APUSH class this year so my Guidance Counselor will not let me take Ap Gov and economics instead I will take honors. How will this effect me? I did instea …

As an international student wishing to apply to college in the US, my school doesn't offer much in terms of extracurriculars or community service. What would be a way for me to find these opportunitie …

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I recently saw many High School students working for organizations, and being the President of it too. Are these organizations outside of school or are they inside of school. If possib …

I have A’s all around, in every class. I’m taking as many honors and AP’s as my school offers and I can to keep my brain cells intact. (AP European History, AP Compsci, AP lang, AP lit, AP physics 1, …

does anyone know how badly it affects me that my schools offers like 2 honors classes for each grade? i’m taking every one of those more advanced classes i can but they don’t offer much and i wanna kn …

I have pretty average academics (A+ average all year) and I haven't taken my tests yet because my school is odd and will be making us take them this upcoming year, but hopefully, I get decent scores o …

Hi! I'm a rising junior in hs, and I wanted to see if this is a good schedule to have. I'm not trying to get into any Ivy leagues, just UCs (which are as hard, ngl)

Keep in mind I'm aiming to go into p …

I am going to be a junior this fall and I have to prepare for my SAT. I've seen a bunch of advice on taking the SAT and studying advice. I'd like to get some more on them and also if I should take the …

This will be my schedule next year as a Senior...

AP Lang, AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Psych, and I will be self-studying AP Phys C: Mech

I know at least some of you took a lot of APs last …

What extracurriculars should I choose for high school in order to impress the top ten schools?