Junior year most important year of all

March 18, 2010  
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The last home basketball game is tonight and the biggest chemistry test is tomorrow, first block. The right thing to do would be to go home and study, but it’s the biggest game of the year! The game simply cannot be skipped for schoolwork. Big mistake.

Junior year is the most important year of high school. It is a make or break year. It is your last opportunity to “boost your GPA,” says administrative assistant Mrs. Pillow. “My first two years of high school I didn’t really try as hard as I should have, so this year I have been trying really hard to get my GPA up.” junior Macy Caldwell says.

The reason why junior year is so important is because this is the year that colleges look at. “Seniors apply in October, so the grades that colleges have is from your junior year.” says Mrs. Pillow.

Not only are grades important but colleges also look for extra curricular activities. Service learning, clubs, sports, and community service are all great examples.

Times are changing and colleges are getting much harder to get into. They’re also excepting more out of state applicants.

“I was really disappointed this year when I got denied from College of Charleston. This had been my goal since the seventh grade. Obviously times have changed now and things are much different. No matter how many extra curricular activities you do or how much you give back to the community all it really comes down to is grades, so you definitely need to stand out from the crowd and try as hard as you can.” advises senior Grace Powlas.

Most students take the SAT and ACT in their junior year. It’s imperative to good on these tests. These scores can be really helpful on determining college acceptance. Doing good on these tests is so important, not only to get into colleges but thousands of dollars are given for good scores.

Studying a little harder, sacrificing a little more, and standing out from the crowd are all important things to remember to accomplish in a junior year. Making these years count makes all the hard work pay off.

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