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5 Things High School Juniors Should Know For the 2021 College Apps

Getting into a good college is becoming more and more like throwing you hat in the ring.

Sera Biju

Apr 25, 2020

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5 Things High School Juniors Should Know For the 2021 College Apps

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Now, college applications these days are the most stressful thing for juniors. Not to mention, the recent quarantine has made it more difficult for individuals to fulfill their requirements to stand out to colleges. A lot of this information present in this article is already widely-known. But, this article is basically to summarize all the information bombarding high school students during the quarantine.

Colleges are not requiring your ACT and SAT scores.

Many of you guys waited around the beginning or end of junior year to get your testing done. However, due to COVID-19, that may no longer be the case. For those of you who don't know, these scores are optional for the 2021 application.

College Board is administering 45 minutes AP Exams.

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Though you guys no longer have to worry about the ACT or SAT, you guys still have to take AP exams. The CollegeBoard has made it evident that they will only students to take 45-minute long free-response AP exams from the comfort of their home. You are allowed to use notes and your textbook. However, you are not allowed to take the exam with the help of others, so don't think of cheating!

There are ways to do Extracurriculars from home!

Many of you may not know that there are awesome ways for students to show their skills to admissions officers. Remote volunteer work, writing internships like Odyssey, having a Youtube channel, you name it! There are many companies now offering remote online work for student interns.

You got to be creative for making your college application stand out.

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Now, this makes be easier for some people and difficult for others. But this will be the ticket to get into a great college. One thing I do suggest, which may be similar to the above point, it does go on and do personal projects. Examples of different ways can be learning a new programming language and explaining why you loved learning or how you started to build cool experiments within the confinements of your home. You can talk about how the coronavirus impacted you (in a slightly positive way- yes this pandemic is a terrible thing with millions of people dying, but always show how you can make the best of your situation).

You need to make decisions on where to apply based on the Internet.

Now you don't always need to take everything from a college's website, cause the majority of the time they are marketing their college to seem like the best. Try to get in contact with students there to understand a little more about the lifestyle there. I recommend watching a day in my life videos for college YouTuber to get more of a feel for the college.

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5 Things High School Juniors Should Know For the 2021 College Apps

Getting into a good college is becoming more and more like throwing you hat in the ring.

Colleges are not requiring your ACT and SAT scores.

College Board is administering 45 minutes AP Exams.

There are ways to do Extracurriculars from home!

You got to be creative for making your college application stand out.

You need to make decisions on where to apply based on the Internet.

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10 ways to prepare for finals week—beginning with getting to the library.

Who knows where we would be without them.

1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

22. Thank you for dancing horribly with me everywhere we go.

23. Thank you for staying up super late with me when we aren’t tired or can’t sleep.

24. Thank you for being super weird with me.

25. Thank you for all the unforgettable college memories.

26. And most of all, thank you for being the best friends a girl could have.

I may or may not be stressing right now.

1. "What do I have to study for?"

2. "What class do I need to study for the most?"

3. "I’m going to ace this."

4. "Focus!"

5."I have no idea what I'm reading."

6. "I should call my smart friend about this."

7. "I’m going to fail. I’m going to fail."

8. "I’m dropping out of school."

9. "What grade do I have to get on the final to pass the class?"

10. "Oh, no, I have to do good."

11. "I shouldn’t have procrastinated all semester."

12. "I wanna go to bed."

13. "We did not learn this!"

14. "I should go get food."

15. "Why do we even have finals?"

16. "I don’t want to be at the library."

17. "Get off your phone."

18. "I can watch Netflix for like 20 minutes and then go back to studying."

19. "I shouldn’t have watched Netflix."

20. "You have to study now!"

The "Happiest Place on Earth" has a lot of characters with some pretty great advice.

Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine. — Snow White

The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it. — Rafiki

You don't have time to be timid. You must be bold and daring. — Lumière

If watching is all you're gonna do, then you're gonna watch your life go by without ya. — Laverne

Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one. — Grandmother Willow

Always let your conscience be your guide. — Jiminy Cricket

To infinity and beyond. — Buzz Lightyear

Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved. — Pooh

Let it go. — Elsa

If you can't say something nice, don't say nothin' at all. — Thumper

Today's special moments are tomorrow's memories. — Genie

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