for JUNIORS (class of '08) who are ready to get onto the PERILOUS ROAD.

Applying to College
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<p>4 IMPORTANT THINGS Juniors should be focusing on:</p>

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<li><p>GPA</p></li>
<li><p>Extracurricular Activities- Don't STOP! Junior year is your last chance to do something that will have a lasting impact. Also, FOCUS on 1-2 areas of interest (e.g. I am a political maniac, so I started the first politics club on campus and organized a series of school wide activities that have lasting effects. In fact, I devoted my entire junior year just for this single EC, and of course, along with a few side-dish activities like cross country running, etc...just to have some fun)</p></li>
<li><p>SATs (pretty self explanatory)- If you do find time, PRACTICE. No excellence can be acquired without CONSTANT practice.</p></li>
<li><p>"Good relations with the Wookies I have," exclaimed Master Yoda. Now, by Wookies, I am referring to your school teachers. Good relations (plus outstanding academic performance in their classes) you will have with these people, since anyone of them could be a potential referee for your recommendation letters. For instance, spare some time and have a few casual conversations (about anything) with your teachers once in a while, and just give them a chance to know you better, so they'd at least have something to write about when the time comes. </p></li>
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<p>All in all, good luck Juniors. Use this year wisely! (I used to be such a big procrastinator...sigh)</p>

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<p>hello..........?</p>

<p>How is everything going for everybody?</p>

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<p>this thread is much quieter compared to the gigantic one we had last year...</p>

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<p>yanners: at least you are going into it thinking the MATH IIC will be difficult, better than underestimating it</p>

<p>also, don't spazz out 'so so' much because the curve for the test is fantastic, you can lose 7 raw points and still get a 800 on most versions... (however, there is a chance you will omit 7 ^^; so... that might balance it out).</p>