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 …

It says if I take this digital SAT in April, I can send my score to colleges, receive a refund for my SAT fee, and get a $25 bonus. I signed up to take the SAT in June, but the email says I must take …

There’s a public Health internship I’m really interested that’s supposed to be in Mexico this summer. I’m going into 12th grade. I’d get approximately 50 hours of medical interning experience but the …

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If this year has sucked for you, you are not alone. Things may seem as if they aren’t going your way. You may be stressed about applying to college or not living up to your parents/caretakers expe …

hey everyone,

i'm a current junior and i'm wondering what i should do over the summer. Should I take a community college class? Or volunteer more? or create a new project / camp?

thanks!

HI Im currently a junior and currently I am doing online dual-enrollment with a local college and I have 15 credits towards an associates degree, I need 10 more classes for an AA. Should I get my asso …

As a Junior, I obviously haven’t applied to any colleges yet so I don’t know much about how this works. I have multiple colleges I’m considering applying to, and I have good chances in them. If I get …

I’ve been a varsity cheerleader since freshman year, but I’ve grown to loathe it. Now as my senior year approaches, I’m thinking of finally retiring. How much would this potentially weaken my college …

I used to be a straight-A student and now my grades are sitting at a B- average. GPA wasn't high enough to be inducted into NHS, and I'm getting worried about being admitted to a decent school at all …

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I am a Junior and I wish to become a secondary teacher. I recently came across a poster saying that my local summer school needs assistance, so I emailed them asking for more information. But i …

I want to be a lawyer but I'm worried because I have no extracurriculars. I want to go to college and join clubs. Will my lack of extracurriculars hurt me?

I was looking at potential colleges and realized I need more extracurriculars. I'm already in girl scouts, one school club, I run a monthly event through a local nonprofit, and I'm participating in a …

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I'm a junior in high school and need funds to take classes at my local community college to build up my academic record. Do you know any online jobs I could do to make some money for this? I would …

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I'm a junior right now, and I would love to take some classes at my local community college to build up my academic record. But, I don't have the means to pay for them since it's in the range of $ …

Hello fellow Juniors!

Quick question. I went for scheduling with my guidance counselor and I was recommended to take multiple APs next year. I ended up not taking any, which means I will finish out hig …

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I am a Chinese student living in the US for 3-4 years now, and I need tips on college admission as an international student.

MY STATS!

3.4 Unweighted GPA (Messed up some classes in MS that counted …

I'm looking for summer programs or internships for high school students. I plan on majoring in political science so anything in that field would be preferred. If anyone has any ideas please let me kno …

I'm a sophomore taking my first AP next year, which is APES. I have a 3.78 unweighted GPA and I'm planning on taking Honors Molecular Bio and Honors Spanish 3.

My school offers a variety of AP courses, many of which I am taking/will have taken. Next year, I signed up to take AP Economics, a course that apparently incorporates both Micro and Macroeconomics, a …

Hey there, I am a sophomore in high school, and would like to pursue a major in astronomy in the U.S.

I have collected as much info I could and I wish to take at least 4 AP classes in the coming year …

I'm planning on applying to some extremely competitive schools next year. I know one in particular that I want to apply Early Decision to, but I'm worried that I won't have all the materials I need. I …