<p>What should I know going into junior year? Or for rising seniors, what do you wish you had known before you started junior year?
I know a lot of people say junior year is the hardest but I think I set my schedule up in a way that made 10th grade the hardest. My junior schedule is honors physics, honors English 3, honors pre calc, honors US history, then second semester physics will become AP and English 3 will become AP Language & Comp. and I've got two spaces open for electives</p>
<p>Where’s your foreign language class?</p>
<p>I don’t think junior year is as bad as people say it is. </p>
<p>Homework can be done at lunch, in other classes, or in the morning before school starts. </p>
<p>Write down essay ideas and/or interesting sentences when you think of them. You don’t actually have to start writing essays during the year (and you really probably shouldn’t, because your writing will improve a lot) but by the time you’re a senior you’ll have a list of stuff you can work with. </p>
<p>Take the ACT and SAT at least twice. Take a lot of practice tests. </p>
<p>Participate in class and get to know your teachers so they’ll write good recommendations.</p>
<p>Do not slack off. Junior year is literally the most important when you start applying to college</p>
<p>Take SAT/ACT at least once as early as possible to see what are you strengths and weakness. And actually study for it, lol. My scores would have been way higher if I took the time to study.</p>
<p>Here’s a tip: stay alive.</p>
<p>Don’t procrastinate! It will literally
be the bane of your existence. I also took 4 Honors and 1 AP, and trust me
you do NOT want to keep putting it off.</p>
<p>@HalcyonHeather</p>
<p>I picked Spanish as an elective choice. Schedules haven’t been given out t my school yet so I don’t know if I’m in the class. My school is really new and there’s very limited space in the foreign language classes so there may only be enough space for college bound seniors.</p>
<p>Does anyone have suggestions for the best ways to prepare for the ACT or SAT? Any book suggestions?</p>
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<li>Take practice tests. Get one of those books that has 10 full practice tests in it, and time yourself.</li>
<li>Use freerice.com to learn new vocab words for the SAT.</li>
<li>Learn grammar/punctuation really well. Here are some rules we compiled:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/1523128-grammar-lessons-sat-based-cc-users.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/1523128-grammar-lessons-sat-based-cc-users.html</a></li>
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<p>If you have a list of more than a couple of schools that you would like to visit, you really can’t start too early. And if the schools require interviews and are open to scheduling Juniors, all the better.</p>
<p>Take SATs and ACTs as early as possible (I did them in October and December) and then I was done and it felt great. Definitely take practice tests over the summer.
Plan your SAT 2s strategically. This means in May and June after the curriculum.
Also have lots of ECs that you should continue into senior year.
Definitely do well on APs and honors classes. Remember that this is your last year that colleges will critique.
And plan which teachers you want for recommendations. Be nice to your counselor.</p>
<p>Take your SAT Subject Tests in the same subjects as your AP tests. </p>
<p>I have a Word document on my computer with a list of my stats (all the classes I’ve ever taken, my test scores, ECs, etc.). It’s helpful because it keeps me from forgetting things when I have to put a resume together.</p>
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<p>I agree about showing commitment, but it’s not important to have a large number of ECs. Quality > quantity.</p>
<p>It’s just like the other three years, except you have to prepare for standardized tests.</p>