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 am a sophmore in high school, I will soon have break and I know this year is the only free time I will have. I would like to get some recommendations on what internships or online college courses I …

I’m applying for a summer english program and i have asked my english teacher to write a recommendation letter. As I have not known them long, we are planning to meet and get to know each other better …

Hey everyone, so I have a job at Starbucks and I was wondering if that would help me a lot in college apps. Thanks!

Hi, I am an IB student and currently taking lang-and-lit courses (Chinese and English). I feel like IB requires us to handle content with some academic and emotional maturity, and I'm not fully ready …

hi, I have recently been trying to get more involved in extra-curriculars. however, I don't really know how to get involved in them. how can I look into extra-curriculars that don't involve schoo …

Hi, I am currently a high school junior who is thinking of majoring in Marine Biology or something STEM related. I am currently in AP Bio, and AP Lang, and am in mainly honors classes (besides histor …

Currently, I am not doing any in-school extracurriculars because none of the clubs or sports at my school interest me much. I do creative writing, Girl Scouts, and archery outside of school. Is not do …

I'm a current sophomore who is interested into going into the medical field. Many people have suggested research, but I am not sure how to proceed with it. Could someone guide me? Thanks in advance.

Hello!

Is it better to score highly in less AP classes or have lower grades in more AP classes?

I am currently taking 5 APs

AP Lang

AP Euro His

AP Macro

AP MIcro

AP Stat

I'm a current sophomore who is interested into going into the medical field. Many people have suggested research, but I am not sure how to proceed with it. Could someone guide me? Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone,

Does anyone have any tips on studying for AP Stats? Any resources you would recommend to use?

Thank you in advance!

Hey guys, I really need some help/advice, I'm a junior in High school and after this school year I want to join my cross-country team. The issue I have is I never played a sport in high school and I w …

Hello there

Just a quick question on sports... ever since elementary school I keep on being told by my gym teachers and friends that I should join volleyball because I'm really good. Long story short, …

Hi all!

As of this year, I've only done one AP class. I've done some researched and came to the worrying conclusion that the number of classes I've done isn't enough for me to get into my dream school. …

Hey everyone, do I really need leadership roles to get in a good college? For example, I would love to go to columbia or brown, do they require leadership roles? Also, are there any leadership opportu …

I'm current junior who's take AP calc AB. My current grade is a B- in that course and my chances of getting it up are slim and I'm scared that another B will seriously impact my GPA (especially since …

I might be attending the Washington Journalism and Media Conference next summer, and I was wondering how it would look. It's a paid program, and I would spend the week networking, watching presentatio …

I was wondering if anyone knew any summer programs/internship opportunities that aren't necessarily targeted towards less advantaged students. I am definitely in a more fortunate financial position th …

Which one looks better GPA or individual grades? I received a few Bs in Honors courses and one C. However I have a decent GPA of around 3.8. Will colleges weigh in on more of the grades I received or …

Hello, I'm wondering if anybody has explored the writing 'pyramid' on the chancing simulator. I'm having trouble understanding some of the different levels, like what top 20 publications are and 'lit …