Juniors

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

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1. Get started by checking out our guidance page for juniors. Here you will fi …

So far, I've been published in a three literary magazines/websites, won a few local creative writing contests, and I've been a finalist or received honorable mentions in national writing contests. Add …

How much time on average per week is a good amount of time to search for colleges. And also are there some deadlines is should follow like by Thai date I should have at least 20 schools smth like that …

I want to apply to some of the UC schools next year and just am wondering about the question up above.

What’s a good gpa for me to maintain I’ve take. 5 Ap classes so far will take 3 more next year I’ve taken almost all honors classes except 3 which was art class and health I have a 3.7 rn is that good

I’m an international student. Neither my school nor the whole country offers AP/IB classes and I heard that I can take AP classes on EdX but yet if i’ve taken it, it will not get counted on my school …

I’m thinking about pursuing something healthcare related in college, so I’m looking for some internships or research projects related to that. However, it’s really hard to find healthcare related inte …

Hey! I'm looking to get an internship in aerospace engineering (STEM internship is a requirement), but I'm not sure what companies I should email to ask. Does anyone know of any major aerospace engine …

Hi! Sorry this post is in the junor's feed - I don't think that there's a feed for Collegevine support so here I am!

Almost 24 hours ago I spent 10 karma to have an essay peer reviewed and I still hav …

I really want to drop out of a class because it is stressing me out so much and overwhelming me. I didn't drop it initially within the first week because I didn't realize how difficult the workload wo …

I have a lot of classes that I am taking and I need to clear up room for my job and so I have enough time for homework,.Can you drop a dual credit class?

Hello! I'm wondering if it's actually worth taking the PSAT, considering UC schools won't even be needing SAT scores in the future.

so ive been asking for months on information on the act from my counselor and i have gotten things from "youre too young" to "you dont have the classes" i just started school and all the excuses shes …

My current GPA is in the 3.4-3.5 range but I want to go to MIT for a double major in Aerospace Engineering, and Computer Science. I'm taking harder courses along with studying and working harder in al …

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I'm a junior who just started the IB program. I chose to take Math HL, and I already feel extremely overwhelmed and stressed by the class. I'm one of the worst people at math in the class, even …

Hi! My AP Lang teacher told me that colleges look at the best scores that you have in each section of the exam. For example, if I took it twice, and I got a 760 on English and a 730 on the Math the fi …

Hey! My program doesn't do class rank (we are a Satellite Vocational Technical High School Academy located at a host school). Would this negatively affect me when I apply to colleges?

I'm in that stage in my junior year where I'm applying for like, 500 scholarships. I'm worried about being able to pay for college, and a lot of people tell me to apply throughout my junior year.

Howev …

Hi everyone, I am about to buy a calculator for SAT and would like to know if TI Nspire CX II CAS is allowed in SAT?

My AP BIO and PYS teachers this year are like " you're in AP, I can only do so much, so basically you're on your own!!".

There are tons of AP Test study guides, but I can't find any CLASS study reso …

Hi! So I'm thinking ahead right now to senior year, and since I'm currently in AP Calc BC right now, I will have the option to take Calc 3 in my senior year. I'm planning to major in aerospace enginee …