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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. My question isn’t so much about making friends (although I hope for that, too, of course!), but I’d love for him to try things of interest or possible
interest like for random examples- model UN club, intramural softball, campus radio station, volunteer tutoring, etc. I’m not trying to remake him, but am a believer that you get more out of life being part of a community than an island. He also needs to start exploring interests to spark potential careers/fields of
study. Hopefully someone will respond with campus environments that inspired their kids to try something new or get out of their shell a little. [/quote]

well that is tough one because colleges are not coddling people... at UVA for example, there are over 800 clubs but no one will go sign him up, he has to do that. They also have a ton of intramural teams. I went to a SLAC and did not join a single club, but I will say that the freshman dorm was more oriented around creating a learning/living community. Again, didn't try new things per se though.

I think a large part of it will come from the friend group honestly. If there is not something he is passionate about, he will probably just join things because other kids on the hall are etc. [/quote]

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