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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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ACT tips?

Hi! I took the ACT in December and got a score of 26, which I am unhappy with. However, I'm keeping a positive mindset about it, because it helped me understand the format of the test, and what specif …

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3 years ago
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Application Rounds

I'm looking at schools on here and there's this thing called application rounds on the schools and some of them provide dates for example Feb 1st 2023. but my problem is is that i'm not sure what this …

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3 years ago
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Class for Next Year

So I have a couple options for my classes next year and I would like some advice

AP Spanish (4th year of Spanish- I would have to take a test to try and skip my school's Spanish IV, which is mostly cul …

 
AP Spanish
37%
 
AP Psychology
25%
 
Organic Chemistry
31%
 
Fine Arts (Musical Theater or Art)
6%
Poll closed16 votes
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Transcript

I have a question, I haven't taken any Ap classes and the only honor class I took was Honors English 3. I plan on taking Honors Chem, Honors Pre calc and Ap Lit next year, and I really only have 8 spo …

 
Take 2 Ap classes
85%
 
Take only 1, two isnt gonna make a difference
10%
 
No point in taking any at all
5%
Poll closed20 votes
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3 years ago
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Classes for 12th grade??

I can only pick one of these classes for next years classes. Help?

 
Public Speaking
7%
 
Anatomy and Physiology
30%
 
Pre Calc
15%
 
Honors Calc
46%
Poll closed39 votes
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3 years ago
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Senior Classes

Hi, next year, for my senior year of high school, I plan on taking 6 ap classes, government, stats, calc ab, english lit, psychology and physics. So far I've only taken 4 ap classes and have a gpa of …

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3 years ago
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Is the SAT or ACT easier?

I just want advice for which one I should take, and I would like an opinion on what is easier if you’ve taken it.

 
SAT
50%
 
ACT
50%
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3 years ago
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AP Stats or AP Calc - AP Bio or Anatomy

I’m currently a junior who took all honors and one AP during my freshman and sophomore year. Because of some personal issues my grades weren’t the best (still passing).

This year I’m in regular level …

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3 years ago
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is volunteer certficate useful for university acceptance

im garde 11 student in ethiopia. I learn in one of the best private school in addis ababa.

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3 years ago
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I was just accepted into Toccoa Falls College!

Hello, everyone,

I just wanted to share that I applied to Toccoa Falls College for Early Admissions and was accepted today and I am qualified for their Trustee’s $10,000 scholarship based on GPA and t …

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3 years ago
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Does it look bad if I quit my club sport Junior year?

For context, I have been a competitive swimmer since I was 5 years old. My times are fast, but I am not nationally ranked. I am not trying to get recruited but I have gotten offers from some schools t …

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3 years ago
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Is treasurer at a school club considered leadership role?

What tier of ECA would it be?

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3 years ago
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Should I take both the SAT and ACT?

I've taken the SAT and I've heard a lot of juniors say they have taken/ are taking/ want to take the ACT. If I take both, can I send both and if so, does it look better on my application (assuming rou …

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3 years ago
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Advanced Chem or Physics?

I’m scheduling for my junior year and I am stuck between which science class I should take. I want to be a physical therapist and I am in between advanced chemistry and physics. Both are college level …

 
Advanced Chemistry
50%
 
Physics
50%
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3 years ago
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Extracurriculars?

I'm currently a junior, and I was wondering if I had enough extracurriculars to apply to UCs and a few privates.

- Attended a summer camp at UC Berkeley in sophomore year (awarded 50 volunteer hours)

- …

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3 years ago
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Extracurriculars and AP classes

So my school is not even over 2 years old. While being the upperclassmen and attending a new school is nice, I've started to realize the downsides to the school being so new. There are barely any AP c …

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3 years ago
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Is it too much to take both IB Chem SL and IB Bio HL my junior year?

Hi! I'm a rising junior and aspiring nurse. I'm seeking advice about my schedule next year, specifically relating to the IB sciences.

Disclaimer: I am an over-thinker, so this post will be very very v …

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3 years ago
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Extracirriculars

Hey everyone, I'm kinda feeling like my extracurriculars are average, and I want to boost them before applying to college. Any ideas?

I've spent 1 year in Speech and Debate

1 year in Student Council

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3 years ago
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Which project should I choose?

I'm planning on shadowing a pharmacist, and attending a volunteer program that introduces/educates students regarding healthcare issues in a particular country over a span of a week during my spring b …

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3 years ago
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How much of an effect will a C+ in a dual enrollment class count on me in college if I'm doing well in other APs?

Hey everyone. I have a question regarding college and certain subjects. This year in my second semester was my first time taking a dual enrollment class (which I heard is equal to making taking an AP …

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