Juniors

This is a place to learn how other juniors are talking about college admissions.

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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 …

I am in 11th grade

This year, I am planning on self studying AP Calc BC, AP Stats and one AP Physics course. After taking a look at all of the AP Physics exams, AP Physics Electricity & Magnetism appealed the most to me …

Hii so this is probably really late and prob not a good idea to move schools in my junior year for college admission but I really cannot at this school (rich people private schools) and considering mo …

what extracurricular category does njrotc fall under?

I am a junior i’m high school and I feel so behind compared to my classmates.My only extracurriculars were Hosa which I quit because I didn’t want to be in the medical field and Soccer which I quit th …

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I’m aiming for Ivy+ schools, and my SAT score is a 700 R+W, and an 800 Math, for a combined score of 1500. Should I improve my R+W score, or should this be okay. I’m class of 2023, Asian male, fro …

Hi! I am trying to decide if I should stick with taking AP Chem or switch to IB Biology. I am planning on majoring in Psychology in college and because of this I think that IB Bio might be more helpfu …

Hello there, I'm asking this question for one of my friend...I know that being an H4 Visa student, you are eligible to pay the in-state tuition fees, but with H4 Visa, you can't get campus jobs nor an …

Hi everyone, I am new here.

I am a junior and here are the AP classes I am planning on taking:

AP Calc BC (I took AB last year, with a 5)

AP Chemistry (Very nice teacher)

AP US History (seems like a lot o …

Do I have to fill out the Activities section on Common App if I attach a Resume?

P/S any tips to up my resume as an average student with no work experience?

Hello all! I have a question, do colleges care about honor societies?

I joined a new high school and due to this I wasn't able to take many AP/honors courses during my sophomore year. Here are the courses I am planning to take this year:

- Physics (I asked for honors but …

I'm the first person to do so at my school, so the administration is about as confused as I am. Any advice is helpful :)

Hi! Does anyone have any tips on studying for AP Physics 1 (self-study), AP US Gov, and AP Biology? Anything is appreciated! :)

Hi, so I wanted to self-study two APs this year Environmental Science and Psychology. First off would you recommend studying these two? I know College Vine recommends these two but if anyone has perso …

Hello everyone! anyone know any good volunteering activities that are not basic and make you stand out to colleges? I would really appreciated!

So far I've taken AP CSP, I am currently a sophomore. What kind of APs should I take? Would AP World History be beneficial to me?

This year, I'm going to be taking the following classes: AP Bio, AP Lang, AP World, AP Stats, Honors Pre-calc, and CIS (Honors, but if I get an A I get credit at my local college) French 4. I want to …