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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). COLLEGE FAIRS: Go to them!

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What Grades Do Colleges Look At?

College Essay Guy

Senior year grades: Your grades in senior year are most important in the first semester. Colleges consider these grades (along with your junior year grades) as an essential clue about how ready you are for your college classes. One more note about what colleges care about… it depends on the college!

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

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

and “Can you elaborate more on your favorite extracurricular?” Tell us more about an extracurricular Some colleges will simply ask for you to elaborate further on an extracurricular activity or class you’ve already mentioned on your Common App activities list. and “What’s your favorite snack?” My motivation: simple.