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 …

Hello! I'm a junior in highschool and looking at different majors. Ive been looking into careers based in science or scientific research. Mainly Biology and Chemistry related. Thing that have piqued m …

I made a reply to a community post and it got accepted, so I got 20 karma. But then it got un-accepted and now I have negative karma. Could someone please help fix the issue and refund my karma?

She’s also the incumbent congresswoman right now. I’m doing this internship to enrich my skills, but i also want to know how valuable it will be for me when i apply to college. Schools I’m particularl …

I am a junior. Recently, the more I've been looking at college, I feel like there are two different paths I can choose. I think law is really interesting, but I also love plants. I think I would be ha …

I scored a 1230 on my SAT and I really don’t want to retake it. I don’t plan on applying to any ivy leagues but is this score, plus tons of leadership positions and other extra curriculars + good grad …

I'm wondering what percentage of students choose to prepare for SAT and ACT for their college application. They each have their own Pros and Cons. I personally favor SAT. VOTE in the poll to show you …

I'm a junior about to be a senior and I have no extracurriculars. I plan on getting into things in college, but I don't know if that's good enough. I'm asking because I've seen so many people talk ab …

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So I know a lot of people use Twitter for some college admissions things, and I have heard it is a good way to get acknowledged by your admissions officer. Does anybody have any community-type thi …

I have to choose between taking a math class or science class next year, I have already taken 3 years of science classes: Adv. physics, honors chemistry and biology. Also 3 years of math but nothing s …

I’m in 11th grade and looking for free college counselor. Please if you know any, let me know.

Hey!! im a junior in high school and I want to go to Hofstra, like REALLY want to go, but I know my family can't pay the tuition. Is there any way I can get a good scholarship in order to lower the tu …

When I started high school, I had no idea what colleges were looking for in their applicants. I thought that as long as I got good grades, the level of my class wouldn't matter. So, throughout 9th and …

I already have one of my letters figured out: my CS teacher. Computer science is the major I am planning on going into so she was my top choice. For my other letter I have two options: My english teac …

Hello fellow juniors,

As application season is nearing many of us are aiming to bolster our applications. And I have an opportunity that may be of assistance. I founded a public health podcast, The Fr …

As I started to plan my classes for senior year, I realized that I am torn between taking 1) AP Literature versus Creative writing and 2) AP Biology vs. Honors Anatomy.

Creative writing, although it is …

So, I'm nonbinary. I'm very much out at my school (president of the LGBTQ+ group) and have changed my name in the school's system to my preferred name.

Which means all my transcripts and documents and …

I understand admission is a holistic process. However, I am curious about how attending a semester school will impact my college acceptance rate. The Oxbow School is an art school in Napa and I am pot …

As I said above I am a junior with a 4.28 10-12 WGPA. I have gotten all As on my transcript and now I’m absolutely terrified as to what will happen if I get a B or even a C for second semester in math …

Right now, I'm a junior and I'm taking two dual enrollment (D.E) classes (English and U.S. Gov). My state will pay for a total of four dual enrollment classes on the dual enrollment grant. Next year I …

Hi All! Thanks in advance for sharing your experience/advices.

I'm a rising junior and have an interest in pre-med. I haven't taken any physics but H Chemistry only. Having hard time deciding betwe …