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Rising Junior and Senior Admissions Journey Timeline (2023 Updates)

Admissions Mom

Junior year is where your college admissions journey starts for real. You now have quite a few items to tick off your to-do list, but don’t freak out if you’re already a rising senior — (or even a fall semester senior for that matter if you’re reading this much later). Here’s how I suggest you tackle this list.

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The Ultimate Guide to Supplemental College Application Essays (Examples Included)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

Admissions committees use your secondary essays to augment the story they have assembled about you as a candidate from your Common App essay and your recommendations. and “Can you elaborate more on your favorite extracurricular?” In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the the college admissions code.

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What Grades Do Colleges Look At?

College Essay Guy

Colleges understand all of this and generally give you a little leeway when it comes to your grades in 9th grade. Senior year grades: Your grades in senior year are most important in the first semester. Check out this report from the National Association for College Admission Counseling for detail.)