Juniors

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I’m currently a junior and I plan to major in Economics in college. Should I take linear algebra or multivariable calculus in senior year? I can only take one of them and not both at the same time. Th …

Hey everyone!

Right now I am currently a junior in high school and I’ve noticed my grades are starting to drop from straight A’s to now B and B’s. I don’t understand why this is happening because my st …

So I want to go to UC Berkeley. On my profile it says that my coursework is strong. I need improvements on my Extracurriculars. I want to go to a business/finance career. I do a sport, I am fostering …

I have my SAT in December but I am no where near my target score of 1450+. In my mock tests, I score an average of 1350. Is there a way I can bump up my average by 100 points in 15 days? Or should I s …

Hello! This year I'm taking the SAT. I was wondering if there is a difference between Erica Meltzer's: "The Critical Reader, Fourth Edition: The Complete Guide to SAT Reading" and the third edition. …

I took the SAT last year in the spring even though most people wait until junior year, just to see what it was like. I scored 1010. Some of the schools I will be applying to include Stanford, Berkley, …

Hello all! I have a question.

I started High school in 2019 and mid-year covid happened, which led me to not have a very good gpa. A lot of factors led to me not having a good gpa freshman year, new s …

Hi I am an international student in grade 11, and I am currently taking AP Human Geo and APUSH. Next year I will for sure take both AP English Lit and AP calc AB as those are my options for the year, …

Hi I am in grade 11 and I am taking the SAT in december. I was wondering if anyone had any good and smart study tips to achieve a high score.

Hey all,

I know a few people taking AP Chem and I get mixed opinions from them with one group saying that it is horribly hard and with the other saying that it is interesting and easy if you have an in …

Hi! so I'm a junior and I took the psat almost a week ago-I haven't gotten my scores back, but what is considered a "good" score? I know the point is to grow and practice more for the sat but I just w …

I just scored a 1130 on the SAT... I have never been so sad. How do I get better bc I want to go to Stony Brook....??

Hey, do i need to take AP classes ?I am from India, and it surely doesn't come cheap, plus it's nearly impossible to find schools that provide the facility to attend AP classes.

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I am currently a sophomore and I am interested in majoring in Industrial Engineering. I have a 3.89 GPA and I have taken (and am currently taking):

- AP Computer Science Principles (9th grade)

- Honors …

I'm a junior and finishing up my essay for the National Honors Society and I was wondering if there are certain stylistic requirements for it (font, font size, spacing, heading, etc.) If any of you kn …

I'm taking my SAT tomorrow, what are a few things I can do to properly pace myself?

The transition back to in person school has been pretty difficult for me because I have a lot of difficult classes and feel like I'm always cramming. What's helped you guys to get rid of the procrasti …

Hello all! I have a question, do colleges look at your GPA from all your years of high school individually OR do they take all your GPAs and make an average?

Last year (my sophomore) year I struggled with mental Health issues which caused my Gpa to drop from a 3.8 to a 2.9.

I am taking 6 honors this year 1 ap and 1 regular class

(ap's are 5, honors are 4.5 a …