Juniors

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Hey, I'm not that good at writing essays and was wondering if anyone knew of some good no essay scholarships?

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I was wondering what your thoughts were on applying test optional or not. I am not looking at any colleges that are too prestigious, but I am looking at some schools that seem to have higher expec …

What are some good Science and/or Writing Competitions for high school students to participate in?

I need new study tricks, and better ways to be able to sit down and get my homework done? I can tell that my grades struggle due to the fact that I cannot consistently do my homework, and at the end o …

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Looking of some advice, im a sophomore trying to get into an Ivy. I skipped 8th grade something that had never been done in my county/districts history and skipped right into freshman year. Had a bump …

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This summer I will be a rising senior and I'm planning on taking an AP course throughout the duration of this summer. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to give me a sense of direction …

Hello! I took my ACT with my school in March and got a 26 overall ( 18 Math, 24 Science, 25 English, 35 Reading, 6 on writing). I’m planning on retaking in July, and was wondering what are some tips f …

Currently I'm a Junior in high school, but I'll have the opportunity to take some community college courses over the summer, though they will likely not count towards my high school transcript or be t …

I have the opportunity at my school to take CCP classes online and have them count toward high school credit. And during the pandemic, I realized I do better with math online than in person. But I don …

guys !! Do you know of any websites where you can browse extracurricular activities?

Hi, I am a current junior, and I will be going into senior year with 4 A-'s and 1 B overall. Two of those A-'s are from AP Lang and Art History, while the B is from AP Physics. I have an incredible am …

Hi! I'm looking to complete a lot over the summer and hope to do something that might stand out to colleges. I'm already partly busy with work, marching band, and piano and I'm looking for something o …

Hi, so I'm a junior and I plan to apply to T50 colleges in my senior year. However, I've been struggling in math this semester and currently have a C+. There are a few weeks to get the grade up to a B …

Any Tips on the ACT and time management on it, I want to do well without paying hundreds of dollars! Thank you

so i'm pretty set on majoring in (investigative) journalism but i still really want to go to an arts school! preferably one with both 2D and 3D animation because i wanna make silly cartoons and video …

my teacher, english 2, asked me to ta for her my junior year. does this look good on my college apps? i was planning on taking a free period, but now i am considering being her ta. it would be a pass/ …

Ever since I was a freshman, I have been on a mission to become a marketing manager (meaning a marketing/business major in college.) i enjoyed its creative outlets and thought it was a good match for …

My class is still on the 1920s 2 weeks before the exam... that's not good, right? I'm self studying and just finished WW2, but I still feel like I might not have enough time. What should I do? Am I s …

I want to start working during the summer, but I was wondering what are some options for part time jobs.

What I want out of it:

- improve my real-world skills (communication, the way things work in dif …