There should be an activities fair, either soon for rising 9th graders, or right at the beginning of the year for everyone, or both. Make sure she goes – not to load up her schedule with club memberships but to see what’s out there and try a few that seem interesting. High school is a time to find something that drives you (not for college applications, but for your own personal fulfillment), and 9th grade is a time to explore possibilities. Community service activities outside of school also offer valuable chances to explore areas that might become important to her. Again, I’m not suggesting over-scheduling or checking college admissions boxes – just suggesting how to find areas of interest that are meaningful and fulfilling, and that can connect her with like-minded people. By sometime in 10th grade, she’ll probably settle on a few of those interests/activities and can really start exploring them and developing her passions.
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