Juniors

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

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Here in Kosovo, 9th grade is part of Middle School. I have a very positive letter of recommendation from my middle school math teacher. Would that be accepted by T20 colleges?

I am a junior currently in AP Chemistry. Our teacher isn't the greatest and her teaching style seems to clash with most of my classmates. I and several others in the class are barely hanging on to D's …

I am a rising senior and deciding my classes for the next year. I usually take 4 APs/honors a year, but I am considering adding more for my final year. Is this beneficial if colleges aren’t even reall …

Are there any opportunities for international students to participate in scholarships?

Hi Im a junior trying to find scholarships that I could sign up for. All applications require me to be senior level which prohibits me from applying. Apart from the SAT offers I would like to obtain m …

Are CAASPP scores (or other state standardized test scores) on students transcript? Are they used in college admissions? I've heard contradicting things, so idk.

I've been struggling with this for the past couple of months. Up until this point, I have always assumed I was going into engineering. My course load in high school was always lots of advanced math an …

Hi! I am a junior in high school, have taken a total of 6 honors classes so far, plan to take 3 APs next year(my school doesn't offer IBs), I am in NHS with far more volunteer hours than needed to be …

Hi, I’m a junior going into my senior year next year (obviously), looking to get into either a great school in general or just one that is good for either STEM stuff or film (or both!). I’ve taken 1 A …

Have senate page decisions been made already?

Hey, I have a low SAT score of 910 even though I have studied and tried my hardest, yet my GPA will be a 4.0 once I graduate next year, and I will graduate with honors. Is it bad that my SAT is so low …

Hey I was struggling in most of last semester with balancing academics, extracurriculars, and technical issues with canvas that haven't allowed me to turn in any assignments on my home computer so I o …

Hey, I'm currently a junior taking AP cal ab, ib english, AVID 3/TOK, Physiology, US his, Business academy. I got A's in all except us his which is a b. I should finish with a 4.3 GPA but im still wor …

I have my heart set on The University of Tampa although I've never visited. I love the idea of a small school, it is by the ocean, and they have some great programs. However, I feel like I just barely …

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My school has a GPA scale of 6.0 weighted( which means out of 7.0), but I don't know what my GPA of 6.733 would be on an unweighted 4.0 scale. I was looking at some calculators and it was saying …

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I was wondering whether it would be worth it to take a second ACT. I will be taking my first one soon, but haven't been super focused on it due to school and the upcoming APS. I have already taken …

I am genuinely concerned about the APUSH exam. I know the material, but the teacher has barely prepared my class for the exam. Most people (me included) have no clue how to work the LEQ and its been m …

I'm trying my best to improve my grades, because I haven't been trying my hardest. I've got a 2.9 cumulative, and I'll be taking 2 AP courses next schoolyear to increase my GPA, and I'm aiming to fini …

Im wondering if I should apply to NYU in the fall. I have a 3.5 unweighted GPA, I am doing the full IB diploma and my extracurriculars are extremely strong. Would I even have a chance of getting in? I …

hi everyone, my gpa is currently a 2.8, my freshman year I failed 3 classes and have retaken all of them already. my past two years I've gotten mostly A's mixed in with a few B's. I want to find a way …