Juniors

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

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Hello. I'm trying to find ways on how to study for the SAT, which I have in December. I've been studying on Khan Academy since June, but it's not really helping (I'm actually doing worse...). I don't …

Do you think it would be better and/or more beneficial for me to take the following two AP classes, or try out dual enrollment my Senior year?

Hi! I want to be a graphic designer while also doing advertising and web design also business administration or like helping clients. What extracurriculars can I do? And how can I prepare to go into t …

Hello! I'm a junior and I was wondering what the Culminating project for the NYS Seal of Biliteracy is. The rubric says that I need to show that I'm proficient in speaking, listening, reading, and wri …

I am currently a junior in high school and this is my first semester, is there any way to raise my GPA from 3.7 to 3.85 to 3.9? My GPA freshman year was 3.75. Then my sophomore GPA was 3.67. Is there …

Juniors in high school here. Taking pretty much all AP and dual credit course load this year. Do you think me graduating from a chicago public school will help or hinder my chances at some top level s …

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know any good programs about business for winter?

Thanks

I'm taking 5 APs this year: APUSH, AP Calculus AB, AP Lang, AP Computer Science Principles, and AP Physics 1. The workload in APUSH has been overwhelming and I cannot finish the coursework in time bec …

Any tips would be extremely helpful,thank you.

Hey everyone, Im a junior who's currently taking AP Seminar. All I need to receive my AP Capstone diploma is to take AP Research and another AP class next year. I was wondering if anyone knows if coll …

Hi, from my basic understanding of course rigor, it's harder classes or something along those lines.

In my school, we don't have AP or IB classes or advanced classes of the sort. What we do have is 6 c …

Hey everyone! Im currently a junior and ive taken Ap Human Geography, Ap Government and Politics, AP seminar, and AP stats. Im for sure taking AP research next year and im interested in taking AP art …

full disclosure, this past summer i started my own org following a program that encouraged participants to found their own initiatives. i am not doing this w/ to help my college admissions chances, as …

I am a junior planning to major in a humanities or social science discipline. My extracurriculars, community involvement, and grades/coursework are strong in these areas and reflect my interests, eg. …

Hi. I am a student from Pakistan, looking forward for an undergraduate degree in the US. Can someone please tell me that what should I fill in the coursework section . My school didn’t offer IB or Hon …

Over the course of my Junior and Senior years, I am going to be taking the following AP courses

Junior: AP Chemistry, AP Economics (One semester of both), and AP Physics 1

Senior: AP Biology, AP Calculu …

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I was wondering what other classes I need to take in order continue my journey to become a Pediatric nurse. I've taken Biology and Chemistry, and is currently taking AP Bio. I've already taken Heal …

I am an American Citizen and have an American Passport, but I have only lived in America for 3 years of my life. For the rest of it I have been living around the world and going to international schoo …

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I am trying to use my time wisely, and I was wondering if there is anything extra that I could be doing in my High School years to help with med school and getting into colleges.

I reside in Lagos,Nigeria. We don’t have AP/ IB tests. In the coming years, I will be writing the SATs and it’s Nigerian equivalent. I’m in a few extracurriculars. Compete in local competitions. Does …