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 …

Many people say that colleges like work experience. Does it also count if you do an internship non-paid? Is having work experience necessary?

Hello, I am a junior at a competitive highschool, and I am aiming for MIT. My current school is new and only has 4 AP's to take. I know schools look at how many AP's your school offers, but my school …

During the fall

I don't consider myself a gifted or a lazy student. Since my first year of High School, I have received only As, giving me a GPA of 4.1 on a 4.5 scale. I'm in the eleventh grade right now, I currently …

first of all, you can skip your freshman year of college if you do well. Fair warning: it’s a bit of a long read so bear with me.

As the DP starts it may feel like you’re being thrown into the deep end …

I’m a junior (class of 2024) and I don’t have a field of study picked. I have so many interests that I can’t imagine giving up STEM to pursue English/humanities and vice versa. The only thing I really …

My first two years in high school were online and I’m now a junior, my GPA dropped to a 2.6 unweighted, is it possible to increase GPA to a 3.0+ in the next 2 years, class of 2024

I'm a junior with a weighted GPA of 3.75. I thought I would be able to bring my GPA up by the end of junior year but I have had a terrible 1st quarter. Do you think I would be able to get into NC Stat …

i have been struggling with mental health and family issues through the years. this often took away from the things that i once did. i used to be a comettion swimmer and play volleyball and lacrosse, …

So today I watching a cool video on a some physics phenomena and I was very impressed by the way the narrator was explaining it. I went back to my room and I thought if doing research will be somethin …

At the start of every semester I try to reflect back on my previous one to know what mistakes I made and try not to make those mistakes again that semester. It was in 5th grade that my marks started d …

hi everyone I feel like im going through a similar situation as many of the rest of us in here... last year I had an absolute hellish AP world teacher and my mental health went to the gutter and my gp …

So I would like to ask how or where can I find teammates for business competitions like NEC, FBLA, etc.

Thanks

I am a high school Junior who struggled with major family issues, mental health issues, and all the inbetween. Due to all the stresses of my issues as well as having to move to a new place, my grades …

I am a high school Junior who struggled with major family issues, mental health issues, and all the inbetween. Due to all the stresses of my issues as well as having to move to a new place, my grades …

For my first two years of high school I’ve taken all honors/AP classes. Unfortunately my grades in all of them suffered because of family issues and mental health problems. This year I’m taking regula …

Hi all!

I just had a few questions about recommendation letters. Could I have my 10th grade Chemistry teacher write one? She offered to write one for me but when I went to my guidance office they told …

Hi everyone,

Just to start I am not a junior, I am a freshman but I would love to get some upperclassmen who are more experienced to chime in on this. I want to go to a T25 school and with that requir …

I am a high school student my 9th percentage is ok about 62%. I am currently in 10th grade how much percentage i need to score in 10th,11th and 12th for good gpa?

My gpa can still go above 3?

My gps is 3.9-4 right now, but my overall achievements don’t amount to much. I am aiming to become an accountant and my hobbies are focused on digital art and volleyball. But I just joined volleyball …