Juniors

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 …

I have heard that you should ask teachers at the end of your junior year for rec letters, so you don't rush them during the beginning of senior year. What is a good amount of teachers to ask junior ye …

We're in AP testing season, and most students become stressed out from studying for the exam. If we do not score our intended goal, for the sake of this post, let's say anything below a 3, how does th …

Hi ! I'm a junior in high school and I wanted to ask about how accessible it is to study medecine in the USA. I've always been told by my teachers that it's kind of risky and crazy to start your studi …

hello!! Basically, this year, my school employed a rolling gradebook. normally, they help keep grades up, but towards the beginning of the school year, I was unable to keep up with work due to mental …

Hi everyone! Hope the school year has been good to you all! I just have a quick question, when is it the time to start asking for recommendation letters? I want to start asking but I don't know when i …

I am wrapping up my junior year with around a 3.8 or a bit higher GPA- the one thing keeping it from 4.0 is chemistry. I have a B- right now but im not sure i can get it up to an a- by the end of the …

I'm just trying this out of curiosity, so what are y'all doing after highschool?

Hello everybody!

I'm hoping to both discuss plans for after graduation, and get some advice.

I've known I wanted to go into a medical field for a while now. (I'm a rising senior.) But this year, I spe …

So i want to be a wildlife veterinarian and work with zoo/wild animals, but i'm having trouble deciding on a major between Animal science, wildlife biology, zoology... etc.

can anyone tell me the diffe …

I'm doing homeschool this year bc of covid and I'm in 10th grade. I haven't before, and I'm planning on going back next year, but I have no idea what it will be like. How hard is the adjustment back t …

as an international student, my curriculum does not offer any AP classes nor any IBDP, and we aren't also allowed to make our own school clubs :(

i also have never taken the SAT or ACT

what should i do? …

I belong to a low-income family and I cannot afford to pay for the AP exams. Being an international student, would having no APs in my coursework affect my application?

I know that if you do bring it it has to be off and you can't use it until you finish. The reason I need to bring it is to call someone to pick me up since because of covid the testing center closest …

Hello, I'm starting to get a little nervous for the application process this fall. I've been homeschooled for all my years of high school, and we've kept great records, I've taken online AP classes, c …

I'm looking for some unique strategies other than using Khan Academy and taking practice tests or doing practice problems. Maybe something I can do daily? Maybe a specific schedule?

I know time is an important thing both for applying to college and applying to scholarships. So please share some advice if you have any :)

So I will be attending Girl's State this summer, and I really want to run for office. However, I cannot think of any slogans because my name is Olivia. I would appreciate any ideas, and it can be Oliv …

I've been trying to brainstorm essay ideas but I keep feeling like all my ideas are too bland or unoriginal to work for an essay. Does anyone have any similar feelings or maybe advice to share on buil …

As you all know, Algebra 2 is a full year course and if I take it during the summer they teach it within 1 month, so currently I am taking Geometry and I am planning on taking Algebra 2 next year, but …

For the past two years, I've been thinking about what career I want and every time I think I like something and genuinely will stick to it, people come out of the woodwork with critiques of my reason …