Juniors

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

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What should I start doing as a junior to prepare for college applications?

What are some unique medical-related or science related extracurriculars I can participate in?

What are some things I can do to stand out in college applications?

Does anyone know the best way to find and apply for internships? Most I find are for college students or those about to go into college.

Any college recommendations for good research universities in the north that are good for pre-med and not ridiculously hard to get into?

I'm transgender, and I'm hoping to get my name changed before senior year. I just want to be prepared if there's any extra paperwork or things I might need to do to send my information from my entire …

I've been feeling guilty about not taking any APs so far when it feels like most people preparing for college have taken several, but I'm also in the Cambridge International program where we take AS a …

Hi

I was wondering if anyone has any advice for the act and sat (tip for studying)

thanks :)

I started my junior year a week ago. I really want to be a pilot, but I'm unsure the route I want to take. My two options are essentially Air Force Academy or going to a random college for my degree a …

Hi everyone. I'm an international student looking to study in the US. I have an interest in Neuroscience but apparently, it's supposed to be a grad program mostly a Ph.D. I see that Stanford Universit …

Hi, does being an office aide have any benefit towards college applications if it doesn't count for anything like experience or community service or should I take a credit class instead even if it has …

Hello, I am going into senior year soon and my schedule had problems so I had to choose and drop classes. I want to be a computer science major but I dropped the computer science principles class that …

Hi, I'm a rising senior with a 3.94 UW gpa and a 34 ACT score that I plan on submitting. I will have taken 9 APs by the end of my senior year, and I have pretty standard extracurriculars, nothing spec …

I slacked the first 2 years of high school because I was fully convinced I was going to enlist. Now I want to go to a big college, not an ivy league of course. The college I'm looking at has a accepta …

I am a 12th grade student and have a few small extra-curriculars.

Hi

Is it possible to improve my GPA from 3.65 to 3.75 in my junior year ?

Unweighted GPA

I'm a rising junior, and I'm very much grateful for all the extra-curricular activities, internships, college classes, and community service that I'll be doing in my junior year. I'm quite confident t …

I got straight A’s my sophomore year and slipped a little during my second semester of junior year. Which honestly might be the worst thing for me as I was initially aiming for schools such as UMich U …

I am planning to go to college for nuclear engineering, but it seems to be a small/dying major. Would studying nuclear engineering be a profitable career to go into?

Hello, I am a rising Junior and plan on majoring in Public Heath, Biochemisty, or Neuroscience. However, I am having trouble deciding which classes I should be taking (which ones colleges will find mo …